NETWORK UPDATE:  There was nothing extra for DANCING WITH THE STARS in final numbers.  On NBC, while THE VOICE gained 0.1, the adjustment hit to THE NIGHT SHIFT was even worse than anticipated, down 0.2 to a weakening 1.3 (only 0.2 ahead of the rerun NCIS: LA on CBS).  On CW, THE ORIGINALS lost […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  Nielsen got it all correct on the first try, and there were no changes from the preliminary numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  This is an opportune time for a reminder that only about one-third of US households subscribe to HBO, not […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  the FILTHY RICH rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL barely took the Thursday cable crown, down 0.44 from last week’s game to 1.90.  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was right behind […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY and THE BLACKLIST: REDEMPTION each gained 0.1 and SCANDAL fell the same in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The bombings in Syria put news at the top of Thursday cable.  CNN and Fox News […]

  BBCAmerica has renewed its first original scripted drama COPPER for a 2d 13-episode season in 2013.  The network claims a total audience of 1M+ per episode, but that must count multiple airings and other platforms, since its most recent episode had about half a million viewers in its initial airing.  As a period piece, […]

    NOTE:  See Mitch Metcalf’s calendar of holiday ratings delays to see what to expect over the next 2 weeks.   NETWORK FINALS:  As the sharp-eyed will note, the chart below is currently a reprint of this morning’s preliminary ratings.  Until that’s replaced, here are the adjustments in finals;  0.1 bumps for SANTA CLAUS […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s STANLEY CUP game adjusted up to 2.2.  Elsewhere, the YOUNG SHELDON rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The week’s trend of underwhelming high-profile scripted cable premieres continued with the 0.32/0.25  for Freeform’s CLOAK & […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The bad start for LIFE SENTENCE got worse, as it fell 0.1 in final numbers to a dismal 0.2, even as lead-in RIVERDALE rose 0.1 to 0.5.  Also down 0.1:  CHICAGO PD, while THE GOLDBERGS gained the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   […]