NETWORK FINALS:  STATION 19 lost some of its morning bounce, down 0.1 in final numbers, and LIFE IN PIECES was also down 0.1.  THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1.  On FOX, GOTHAM and SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO hopscotched, with the first up 0.1 and the latter down the same, but really […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Saturday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL ruled Saturday cable, and it was a big day for ESPN, which led with the ORANGE BOWL at 3.12 and the FIESTA BOWL at […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There was nothing extra for DANCING WITH THE STARS in final numbers.  On NBC, while THE VOICE gained 0.1, the adjustment hit to THE NIGHT SHIFT was even worse than anticipated, down 0.2 to a weakening 1.3 (only 0.2 ahead of the rerun NCIS: LA on CBS).  On CW, THE ORIGINALS lost […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a rerun at 0.18, 20/20 fell 0.18 to 0.17. CBS:  Reruns at 0.22/0.17/0.19. NBC:  After a rerun at 0.19, DATELINE was at 0.25. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN lost 0.06 to 0.61. CW:  Following reruns at 0.06/0.08, GREAT AMERICAN JOKE OFF ticked up to 0.06. TELEMUNDO:  TOP CHEF VIP slipped 0.02 to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun SNL lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.57/0.28/0.28/0.27/0.22, and its UFC PRELIMS was at 0.48.  A&E’s LIVE PD dropped 0.11 to 0.44.  On HGTV, NATE & JEREMIAH: SAVE MY […]

  A superhero comes to the rescue. CW:  ARROW gave the beleagurered little network the best news it’s had literally in years, with a colossal (for CW) 1.3 rating that beat NBC in its first half-hour and was only narrowly behind in its second.  That also lifted SUPERNATURAL to a snappy 1.0 at 9PM. ABC:  You couldn’t call NASHVILLE a […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BROKE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Another news-heavy night was topped by CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.54/0.75/2.8M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at […]

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday July 18, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]