> Just how big a fan are you of RULES OF ENGAGEMENT?  If CBS dropped it off the top of the Empire State Building, would you jump after it?  Because that’s pretty much what they’ve done by (probably only temporarily) airing new episodes on Saturdays.  The rest of the night isn’t even worth mentioning… The […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Monday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.53/0.53/0.48 compared to last week’s 0.59/0.58/0.53.  TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE gained 0.05 to 0.52, the SELF-QUARANTINE hour rose 0.13 to 0.52, […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICAN IDOL and THE BLACKLIST each gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did the BIG BANG THEORY rerun.  The VAMPIRE DIARIES rerun lost 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): The front half of TNT’s NBA doubleheader took top honors […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Game 7 of THE WORLD SERIES had a healthy adjustment up to 8.2, although that was still quite a bit below 2016’s 12.6 final for Game 7.  Elsewhere, SURVIVOR, THE BLACKLIST, THE GOLDBERGS and SPEECHLESS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the 10PM rerun of SEAL TEAM lost the […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There was no change for the NBC sitcoms.  BIG BROTHER, however, climbed 0.1 to an even higher 2.1.  GANG RELATED slipped 0.1 to 0.7, and the CW reruns were both down 0.1. THURSDAY CABLE:  The cable night was all about Pawn and History Channel, as the 2 half-hours of PAWN STARS were […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  STATION 19 dropped 0.07 to 0.68, GREY’S ANATOMY fell 0.15 to 0.63, and BIG SKY was down a tick to 0.29. CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON dipped 0.03 to 0.60, B POSITIVE (out of timeslot) ticked up to 0.45, GHOSTS lost 0.03 to 0.52, and UNITED STATES OF AL (also slot-shifted) was down […]

  Some networks were untouched by the massive Olympics ratings being piled up by NBC, while others appeared to be hit hard. USA:  Last night’s BURN NOTICE showed the limitations of the USA house format, as what should have been a relatively serious hour following the death of a major recurring character was 90% the […]

  Live basketball and football may lead to adjustments for almost every network. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the […]