> It turns out there are some numbers so low that even NBC can’t endure them.  After an inconceivably bad 0.8 rating for THE FIRM last night–lower than most network shows score in reruns, and only 0.1 ahead of The Secret Circle on CW–NBC finally pulled the trigger and will push the show to the […]

        CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AGENTS OF SHIELD and THE MICK gained 0.1 in final numbers, while IZOMBIE and 48 HOURS: NCIS lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NatGeo’s much-hyped GENIUS debuted at 0.23, skewing very old with a 0.95 score in […]

  The absence of the NFL Draft didn’t help all that much. FOX:  The losses keep accumulating for AMERICAN IDOL, which last night had its lowest-ever regular episode at 2.5, down 0.3 from last week, and equal to the season low for a Thursday X Factor.  Incredibly, the show that spent a decade as a […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING gained 0.1 in final numbers on Wednesday. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): There was no AMERICAN HORROR STORY on Thanksgiving Eve, which gave the nightly win to DUCK DYNASTY (A&E), down 0.05 to 0.93.  […]

      HOLIDAY DELAYS: The next cable and broadcast nationals post will be on Monday July 8 (ratings for Wednesday July 3). The rest of the schedule for next week will be posted separately soon.  Happy Independence Day!     NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers and the rerun of THE FLASH […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The year’s run of THE SOUND OF MUSIC was at 0.36, down just a tick from last year’s airing. CBS:  Compared to 2 weeks ago, 60 MINUTES was down 0.12 to 1.28.  The original movie WHEN CHRISTMAS WAS YOUNG was at 0.35, followed by an EAST NEW YORK rerun at 0.24. […]

  Even with a slip from last week, Mondays still belong to The Voice. NBC:  THE VOICE was down 0.4 from last week, a number that nevertheless doubled the next-highest rated show of the night.  Currently REVOLUTION is at its third consecutive season-low 2.2, but the show has tended to drop a bit in final […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes for BULL or THIS IS US in final numbers.  However, THE VOICE gained 0.1, while SCREAM QUEENS lost the same, the latter pushing the show down to a truly awful 0.7.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: […]