Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): A&E’s premiere of THE RETURNED was at 0.58, following the season premiere of BATES MOTEL, which at 0.92 was 0.34 below last March’s premiere, but up a hundredth from the May 2014 season finale.  Earlier in […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA telecast gained 0.3 in final numbers, and NBC’s SNL rerun was up 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  COLLEGE BASKETBALL ruled Saturday cable, with ESPN games taking 4 of the top 6 slots at 0.61/0.48/0.47/0.46 (plus a COLLEGE GAMEDAY report at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY earned back 0.1 in final numbers, although that was still a big drop from last week, while MOM and RUSH HOUR each lost 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game dominated Thursday cable at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.5, down 0.1 from last week.  Elsewhere, GOTHAM and SUPERNATURAL gained 0.1 in finals, while ARROW lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Every show in Thursday’s cable Top 10 was sports related.  NFL […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The 8:30PM rerun of BOB’S BURGERS gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Starz’s POWER remains the network’s biggest hit, although at 0.62 its season premiere was down 0.16 from 2017.  On Adult Swim, ROBOT CHICKEN dipped […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  EMPIRE dropped 0.1 in final numbers, tying its series low (although its less-rounded number was 1.24, so just barely below the threshold for this morning’s rating).  The CHICAGO MED rerun also lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The series finale of THE BIG BANG THEORY and PARADISE HOTEL gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the season finale of YOUNG SHELDON, the UNRAVELING THE MYSTERY special and the FOR THE PEOPLE series finale lost 0.1.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, both episodes of THE CARMICHAEL SHOW (new and rerun), both reruns of THE GOLDBERGS and the 10PM MODERN FAMILY lost 0.1.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was soccer narrowly […]