NETWORK FINALS:  The only change in final numbers was a 0.1 bump for AMERICAN NINJA WARRIORS.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast moved to the top of Monday cable at 1.29/1.27/1.18, compared to last week’s 1.08/1.01/0.94. VH1 was directly behind, with […]

> SMASHWatch demands to know why “Bombshell” didn’t get any Tony nominations today.  NBC:  Last night’s SMASH encapsulated its season.  The episode began with high promise (a buoyant “Another Opening, Another Show” on the soundtrack as the cast members made their way to Boston for out-of-town tryouts), devolved into unconvincing, uninvolving soap, and culminated in […]

  Not so fast, MACGYVER. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary 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 age of 2). Ratings analysis follows the chart. CBS:  MACGYVER […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  HOLEY MOLEY gained 0.04 to 0.41, THE CHASE was up 0.03 to 0.35, and WHO DO YOU BELIEVE was steady at 0.22. CBS:  Reruns at 0.32/0.25/0.24. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT ticked down to 0.76, and DANCING WITH MYSELF was down 0.05 to 0.34. FOX:  Reruns at 0.22/0.29. CW:  After a rerun […]

ABC won another night with the NBA Finals.  Game 3 (Miami beating Oklahoma City and taking a 2-1 lead in the series) averaged a 5.6 preliminary Adults 18-49 rating from 8-11 pm, although that number will rise to a 7 or more when the official nationals are released tomorrow morning.  For the entire evening (including […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment in the 8PM half-hour, the rerun of 2 BROKE GIRLS was at 0.7, the rerun of NEW GIRL was at 0.5, and the rerun of THE WALL was at 1.1.  In addition, the new episode of THE WALL and the rerun of THIS IS US gained 0.1 […]

Ratings for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Monday (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs):  

  Once again, the NBA FINALS were on top, but far from their previous level. 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 […]