Updated cable and broadcast program rankings for the week ending Sunday and the prior week.  As the May sweep ends and repeats begin to dominate summer schedules, the length of the list begins to contract.  (Remember we are only showing television programs registering a 1.5 adult 18-49 rating or higher.)  Missing the list was the […]

  It’s encouraging when the ratings for a new series rise off a much-hyped premiere, and RAY DONOVAN managed that last night (in total viewers, at least–we don’t yet have any demo information), up from 1.4M to 1.6M, plus another 600K from re-airings later that night.  A couple of things should be noted, though.  First, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NBA tripleheader was at 0.51/0.68/1.09.  NBC’s SNL tumbled 0.29 to 0.69.  FOX’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.17.  CW’s WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS was up 0.02 to 0.06.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL dominated Saturday cable at 0.45/0.31/0.27/0.26/0.26.  Reelz’s ON PATROL ticked down to 0.15.  […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s US OPEN coverage held at 0.4 in final numbers.  Elsewhere, the NCIS: LA and MASTERS OF ILLUSION reruns each lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE led Friday cable, down 0.02 to 0.64, with lead-out HOMESTEAD […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no significant adjustments to the preliminary Saturday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s UFC PRELIMS led Saturday cable at 0.54, with the network’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL at 0.30/0.27/0.23/0.21.  Lifetime’s SALT-N-PEPA movie was at 0.45, with lead-out specials at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC has been propping up BLINDSPOT by starting its airings at 10:01PM, and sometimes it catches up with the show in final numbers, as happened last night, with THE VOICE up 0.1 and BLINDSPOT down 0.1.        Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Before the STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS took over, MASTERCHEF JR and THE FLASH each gained 0.1 in the 8PM hour, while PARKS AND RECREATION declined by the same amount (but held its preliminary rating in the 2d half-hour).  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from Saturday’s preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturday cable, up 0.05 to 0.66, with the preceding clip show at 0.32.  The Adult Swim line-up performed as follows:  DRAGON BALL up […]