Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Saturday was very slow on cable, with the highest 18-49 rating a 0.37 for BELLA AND THE BULLDOG on Nickelodeon.  Spike’s AUCTION HUNGERS was at 0.31.  LOG CABIN LIVING (HGTV) was at 0.29/0.27, down more than […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR and MASTERS OF ILLUSION reruns lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s US OPEN coverage led Friday cable at 0.45, and the same network’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was next at 0.41.  On […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  We weren’t able to post analysis this morning, so here’s a rundown of the night: ABC:  Compared to last week, BACHELOR IN PARADISE was up 0.1 to 1.3, and GRAND HOTEL was steady at 0.4 (but down 0.1 from this morning’s preliminary numbers). NBC:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR was down […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE MIDDLE, the season finale of CHICAGO MED and NCIS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE 100 lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game owned the night at 3.25, and the preceding NBA DRAFT […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary July 4th ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s HOT DOG EATING CONTEST led the July 4th cable ratings, but at 0.32 it was down 0.23 from the 2019 edition.  Cable news covered […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA FINALS game adjusted to 6.5, and the JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE pre-show to 0.7.  Elsewhere, the rerun of THE SIMPSONS dropped 0.1 in final numbers, while the reruns of BOB’S BURGERS  and FAMILY GUY rose the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE rose 0.08 to 0.52, and THE GOOD DOCTOR was up 0.09 to 0.34. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD jumped a tenth to 0.59, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA gained 0.03 to 0.44, NCIS rose 0.07 to 0.46, and NCIS: HAWAII was up a tenth to 0.38. NBC:  THE VOICE slipped 0.02 to […]

> It’s lucky that BOSS is a bid for prestige by Starz, because it’s certainly not doing much on the ratings front.  The initial airing on Friday had a total of 659,000 viewers, which wouldn’t even be much of a number if it referred only to 18-49 year olds–and in this case, given the show’s […]