NETWORK FINALS:  GRIMM and THE AMAZING RACE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while 20/20 lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game topped Friday cable (and broadcast) at 1.43. Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE edged up 0.02 to 0.75.  NBC Sports […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE PARENT TEST was at 0.32/0.29 compared to last week’s 0.39.  THE CHASE was down 0.04 to 0.22. CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON rose 0.06 to 0.68, and GHOSTS ticked up to 0.63.  SO HELP ME TODD edged up 0.02 to 0.44, and CSI: VEGAS was down 0.02 to 0.36. NBC:  After a […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only football-related changes in final numbers were 0.1 decreases to ELEMENTARY and the 8PM rerun of BONES.  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): NFL Network’sTHURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was in its customary place at the top of the Thursday […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND series finale and the entire NBC line-up (BLINDSPOT, THE BLACKLIST and DATELINE) dropped 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Cinemax’s WARRIOR had an inauspicious start, off the chart at 0.03/157K. A&E’s LIVE PD led […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After reruns at 0.39/0.31, a SOUL OF THE NATION special was at 0.18. CBS:  Reruns at 0.26/0.24/0.23. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.03 to 0.68, and HOT WHEELS was down 0.03 to 0.30. FOX:  BEAT SHAZAM rose 0.07 to 0.26, and DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS was up 0.05 to 0.25. CW:  […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  JEOPARDY MASTERS was steady at 0.50.  After a rerun, THE GAME SHOW SHOW was down 0.02 to 0.28. CBS:  SURVIVOR gained 0.04 to 0.71.  The series finale of TRUE LIES was up 0.05 to 0.22. NBC:  The CHICAGO franchise included MED up 0.07 to 0.47, FIRE up 0.05 to 0.49, and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As it did last week, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT adjusted up 0.1 in final numbers. In addition, both BLACK-ISH reruns lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s Celtics/Lakers documentary was divided into a 2-hour segment and a 1-hour, and both […]

  Cable Highlights:  In the morning’s overnight ratings, last night’s ESPY AWARDS on ESPN rose a healthy 0.3 from last year to a 1.9 household rating, giving host Jon Hamm a nice lead-in to this morning’s Emmy nomination for Best Drama Actor. But while last year the awards finished with a 1.2 adult 18-49 rating, this […]