NETWORK FINALS:  SPEECHLESS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while BLINDSPOT and SVU lost the same.  DOUBT was lucky to hold onto its 0.8–its less-rounded final was 0.76.           CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s transplanted BLACK INK CREW led Wednesday cable, up 0.06 to 0.73, with the 10PM AMERICA’S NEXT […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Because of the many sports preemptions on Thursday  night, our full broadcast network analysis is below. ABC:  The season finale of BOY BAND was up 0.1 to 0.6, but both BATTLE OF THE NETWORK STARS and the rerun of THE GONG SHOW were down 0.1 to 0.5. CBS:  BIG […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the 10PM MODERN FAMILY rerun lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, up 0.06 to 0.62, with CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST up 0.09 to 0.45, and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The 24 HOURS TO HELL & BACK rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The day’s news was led by Fox News’s 5PM hour at 0.54/0.80/4.7M, with the same hour on CNN at 0.48/0.65/2.8M, and MSNBC’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE TITAN GAMES gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE franchise held the clear lead on Monday cable at 0.88/0.48/0.46, compared to last week’s 0.88/0.49/0.48.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK slipped 0.03 to 0.54.  USA’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no significant adjustments from the preliminary Saturday primetime ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: In addition to airing the NAACP IMAGE AWARDS on CBS as noted above, Viacom did a massive simulcast across its networks.  These are the […]

  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’s coverage of the Alabama vs Auburn COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was far and away the biggest show on Saturday cable, with a 4.31 rating that more than doubled the network’s earlier Florida vs Florida State […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE MESSENGERS fell by 0.1 in final numbers, and so did the reruns of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY, ELEMENTARY and HAWAII 5–0. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:   Readers will note some glitches in today’s chart, caused by the way Discovery listed its SHARK WEEK shows.  Only the first listings for SHARK CLANS, SHARKS OF THE SHADOWLANDS […]