The second Thursday of the season is down a relatively modest 13% collectively for the broadcast networks (10.2 Adult 18-49 rating last night versus 11.7 last fall on this night). Thursday Night Football (Cardinals at Rams) on the NFL Network had limited impact on the fast nationals.  The game was aired locally in Phoenix on […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.6, down 0.2 from last week’s game.  There were also football-related adjustments at CBS, where 60 MINUTES rose 0.1, but WISDOM OF THE CROWD and MADAM SECRETARY lost the same.  In addition, ABC’s AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS gained 0.1.         […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS gained 0.03 to 0.49, CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE was steady at 0.44, SUPERMARKET SWEEP held at 0.35, and THE ROOKIE was down 0.02 to 0.30. CBS:  The network again lacked the late national NFL game.  60 MINUTES rose 0.04 to 0.64, THE EQUALIZER slipped 0.02 to 0.57, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The NCIS: LA season finale gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE SIMPSONS rerun went down the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sunday scripted cable was led by the return of Adult Swim’s MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES at 0.67.  AMC’s […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  HAWAII 5-0 gained 0.1 in final Friday numbers.  In addition, note that Nielsen has issued highly suspicious numbers showing SHARK TANK as having doubled its preliminary Friday rating to 3.6, and 20/20 almost doing the same by rising to 2.3.  We’ll update this post when new info comes in, but for now […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  MISTRESSES and the rerun THE BIG BANG THEORY both went up 0.1 from this morning’s numbers. MONDAY CABLE:  ESPN’s coverage of the All-Star HOME RUN DERBY took the night at 2.1–even the rain delay scored 1.4.  The top-rated regular programming, as usual on Mondays, was VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP ATLANTA, down 0.1 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for the NCAA overrun, 60 MINUTES gained 0.4, and NCIS: LA and MADAM SECRETARY were both up 0.1.  Elsewhere, GOOD GIRLS rose 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The news was familiar for AMC’s THE […]

Apparently ABC viewers are unimpressed by superheroes. ABC:  On a night when the other networks were mostly down (were viewers at the multiplex to see the near-record Avengers opening?), all of ABC’s shows were up, and the network took the night across the board.  SHARK TANK and PRIMETIME, in particular, rose a strong 0.3 for […]