Starz has been exceptionally tolerant of ratings that other networks might find discouraging, and without even waiting to see how DA VINCI’S DEMONS will perform without a Spartacus lead-in, the network has already ordered a Season 2.  This is in keeping with renewals for Boss and Magic City after slow starts; the former didn’t […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted to 0.5.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturday cable, up 0.02 to 0.61, with the lead-in clip show at 0.37.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.47/0.47/0.25/0.24/0.20.  Adult Swim’s line-up performed as follows: […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As we noted yesterday, the final rating for the ACADEMY AWARDS was 9.1.  The LIVE FROM THE RED CARPET pre-show ratings were released in half-hour increments at 2.2/3.5/5.2. In addition, the NCIS: LA rerun fell 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart […]

  HBO:  Another wacko episode of TRUE BLOOD (Lilith!) topped the night in cable (and beat everything on broadcast TV except the Bachelorette finale/epilogue) with a 2.6 (a splendid 75% of the viewers under 50), down just slightly from last week.  And as much as THE NEWSROOM seems to infuriate at least half the people […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Both episodes of MASTERS OF ILLUSION, and the reruns of AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR and PENN & TELLER: FOOL US lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On Syfy, the WYNONNA EARP season premiere was at 0.12,. up […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Apart from 0.1 drops for the reruns of MARRY ME and GOTHAM, there were no changes to Friday’s preliminary ratings. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Friday night cable belonged to Discovery’s GOLD RUSH, with a dominating 1.18.  In […]

>Big time professional sports dominate the top of this week’s cable ratings chart.  The NFL Draft turned in an excellent 3.3 rating with Adults 18-49 and nearly 7 million viewers 2+.  The Draft finished in third place in the 8:00 half hour on Thursday (behind only Big Bang Theory on CBS with a 4.1 rating […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.32/0.24. CBS:  SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION dropped 0.04 to 0.21, followed by a CBS FALL PREVIEW promo special at 0.18, and reruns at 0.15/0.19. NBC:  COLLEGE BOWL was at 0.24 compared to last week’s 0.24/0.25.  The season premiere of DATELINE followed at 0.31. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN lost 0.07 to 0.50. […]