NETWORK UPDATE: There were no changes from the New Year’s night preliminaries. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games and related programming continued to dominate cable, with 6 of the Top 10 slots, the top game being the ROSE BOWL (3.58), with the FIESTA BOWL (2.78) and […]
Ratings information for Starz’s BLACK SAILS was never particularly abundant, thanks to a combination of the show’s slow Saturday berth, Starz not being forthcoming, and a general lack of buzz. The series finale appears to have rated in line with its first 2 episodes, with 0.28 in 18-49 (that goes up to 0.45 with […]
There was some byplay on Twitter today about the way we and other TV ratings sites report cable ratings, and it seems worthwhile to share a few guidelines. Part of the confusion may have been caused by the way that the estimable, comprehensive TV By the Numbers website posts its cable ratings. As TVBTN […]
BROADCAST FINALS: ABC: The season finale episodes of JUDGE STEVE HARVEY were at 0.41/0.34 compared to last week’s 0.40. The season finale of TO TELL THE TRUTH gained 0.03 to 0.30. CBS: FBI ticked down to 0.55, FBI: INTERNATIONAL lost 0.04 to 0.49, and FBI: MOST WANTED was up 0.02 to 0.47. NBC: YOUNG […]
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: Reruns at 0.35/0.21/0.14. CBS: Reruns at 0.22/0.21/0.24. NBC: AMERICA’S GOT TALENT fell a tenth to 0.63, and DANCING WITH MYSELF was down 0.06 to 0.33. FOX: The MLB ALL-STAR GAME was at 1.55, down 0.29 from last year’s game. CW: After a rerun SUPERMAN & LOIS at 0.05, TOM SWIFT was […]
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: Things got even worse for ABC’s SOMEWHERE BETWEEN in final numbers, as it fell 0.1 to a flat-out awful 0.5 premiere. The rerun of LIFE IN PIECES also lost 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: VH1 stayed on top […]
NETWORK FINALS: The ABC coverage of the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION gained 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: See Mitch Metcalf’s Night 2 post for detailed analysis of the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION ratings. A snapshot of the 18-49 numbers had […]