NETWORK UPDATE:  The FOX numbers shifted, as MASTERCHEF climbed (to a noteworthy 2.0) and 24 slipped by 0.1.  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR was also down 0.1, as was its LAST COMIC STANDING rerun lead-in.  The 8:30PM WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY reruns gained an additional 0.1. MONDAY CABLE:  VH1 and USA had their usual places […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS at 0.37, the line-up returned from an off-week with CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD up 0.07 to 0.58, THE $100,000 PYRAMID up 0.02 to 0.44, and THE FINAL STRAW up 0.07 to 0.28. CBS:  BIG BROTHER jumped 0.28 to 0.82, sandwiched between reruns at 1.05 (swollen […]

  Everything was either down or steady on a quiet night. CBS:  BIG BROTHER took honors for the night, but fell 0.2 from last week to 2.0.  EXTANT held at last week’s series low 1.0. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT dropped 0.2 to 1.8, and TAXI BROOKLYN held at 0.9, but those shows usually exchange 0.1 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE ticked up to 0.55, and THE ROOKIE: FEDS was down 0.07 to 0.23. CBS:  FBI slipped 0.02 to 0.55, FBI: INTERNATIONAL dropped 0.06 to 0.40, and FBI: MOST WANTED was down 0.07 to 0.38. NBC:  THE VOICE fell a tenth to 0.60, LA BREA lost 0.06 to 0.38, […]

  Below are the ratings in key demos for Wednesday’s Top 25 original cable telecasts, along with a few lower-rated shows of interest.  If you’d like us to add any series to the latter list, please let us know.  Some context and analysis follow the chart. TEEN MOM (MTV) topped the night but lost a […]

  NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s primetime COLLEGE FOOTBALL was at 1.25, although CBS’s afternoon game led the day at 2.06, while Fox’s primetime game was at 0.84.  On CW, MAGIC WITH THE STARS gained 0.02 to 0.07, and WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS was steady at 0.04.  NBC’s Dave Chappelle-hosted SNL rose 0.11 to 0.90.   Broadcast Official […]

  Almost there… CBS:  The network used the eve of the fall TV season to launch MADAM SECRETARY.  The night started with a big boost from the 8.3 overtime of the Seattle/Denver Super Bowl rematch, which went into primetime and pushed the line-up (meaning adjustments are in store tomorrow), compared to last Sunday’s 6.7 primetime […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC: Reruns at 0.32/0.21/0.18/0.20, followed by the special FINDING HARMONY at 0.16. CBS:  The fall finale of SURVIVOR was at 0.75, up 0.04 from last week and down 0.24 from last December’s finale. NBC:  An SNL clip show at 0.60, followed by a rerun THAT’S MY JAM at 0.34. FOX:  The season […]