NETWORK FINALS:  CW’s reruns of THE FLASH and HOOTEN & THE LADY were preempted by baseball in NY, and both lost 0.1 in final numbers; however, it’s noteworthy that despite the adjustment, the HOOTEN rerun had the same rating as last week’s premiere. In addition, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1, […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, and BEST TIME EVER lost 0.1.  The worse news for BEST TIME EVER, though, was its trajectory through the hour, starting at 2.2 in the 1st 15 minutes, and then falling steadily to 1.9-1.7-1.6.  That suggests a show that wasn’t living up to its title […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:   BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the FAMILY GUY rerun slipped by 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The biggest ratings news of the night was the awful swoon by E!’s I AM CAIT, which lost more than half its premiere rating, down 0.58 to 0.57.  (Lead-in STEWARTS & HAMILTONS behaved likewise, down 0.23 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MATCH GAME dropped 0.2 in final numbers, while LOVE ISLAND and HOLEY MOLEY each lost 0.1.  The 9PM TRANSPLANT rerun gained 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL game dominated Thursday cable at 2.34, up 0.19 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The unstoppable EMPIRE gained another 0.1 in final numbers, putting it at an astonishing 4.8.  It took AMERICAN IDOL along for a 0.1 boost of its own, and ARROW had an extra 0.1 as well.  The rest of the adjustments were less pleasant, with 0.1 drops for THE GOLDBERGS, BLACK-ISH, THE MENTALIST, CRIMINAL […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The line-up returned after 2 weeks off.  After a WEST SIDE STORY: SOMETHING’S COMING special at 0.22, CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE fell 0.13 to 0.38, SUPERMARKET SWEEP dropped 0.08 to 0.29, and THE ROOKIE was down 0.03 to 0.30. CBS:  The network had the late national NFL game, and compared to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FAMILY GUY gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun LITTLE BIG SHOTS lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD had its familiar Week 2 tumble, down two-tenths to 1.00, with the premiere of DISPATCHES […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The entire CW line-up was down in final numbers, MASTERS OF ILLUSION by 0.1 and the reruns of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY and PENN & TELLER: FOOL US by 0.2, suggesting that sports preemptions may have inflated the initial ratings.  Elsewhere, the changes were all in reruns:  an extra 0.1 for […]