>Don’t Trust the B- in Apt 23 had an okay second outing last night, while Revenge returned acceptably at best.  American Idol dropped again this week (after a brief bout of stability last Wednesday), but Idol remains comfortably ahead of this week’s The Voice in the weekly singing competition popularity contest.          […]

  Fridays aren’t the most exciting night on the broadcast network schedule, but there are some interesting changes coming next fall.  We’re following our predictions for Monday,  Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday with a look at what Fridays have in store.  These projections cover the September 22-December 7 period, before holiday reruns and specials kick in, […]

    NOTE TO READERS:  For the remainder of this week, text and responses to Comment requests will be delayed until the night after charts have been posted.   NETWORK FINALS:  Since there was no text for the morning prelims, a bit more detail on the final numbers. ABC:  ONCE UPON A TIME and the […]

  A definition of pathetic:  the combined rating for the four broadcast networks last night sunk below a 4 rating with adults 18-49, down 33% from the same night last year. CBS:  For what it’s worth, a 1.1 average allowed CBS to claim victory last night.  BIG BROTHER was the highest-rated show of the evening […]

Monday ratings.  CBS’s Under the Dome (2.5 adult 18-49 fast national rating last night, probably going up to a 2.6 in the official nationals later today) is down from recent levels (2.8 rating average the last three weeks),  but the dip is probably more related to unusually strong competition from ABC’s Bachelorette finale night than the ongoing blackout from […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE FOUR lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season finale of Bravo’s SOUTHERN CHARM led Thursday cable, up 0.05 from its last airing 2 weeks ago to 0.58, with lead-out GIRLFRIENDS’ GUIDE TO DIVORCE up […]

  BROADCAST FINLS ABC:  The PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME was at 0.95. CBS:  SWAT aired a new episode for the first time since November 12, up a tenth to 0.54.  MAGNUM PI, back from an off-week, was down a tick to 0.42, and BLUE BLOODS, ditto, was down 0.07 to 0.39. NBC:  BAKING IT was at […]

NBC averaged a 4.8 adult 18-49 rating from 7:00-11:00 pm Sunday night in the preliminary fast nationals, although the final rating for Sunday’s coverage will probably be a 5.0 rating when the low-rated 7:00 half hour is excluded from the average.  (The first half hour is often not rated because it does not have national […]