> Jersey Shore’s reign at the top of the weekly cable chart is over.  The NFL double-header on ESPN’s Monday Night Football saw to that.  The early game started at 7:00 ET and scored a 6.3 demo rating, down from last year’s ESPN opener but still potent.  The later game, featuring a late start time […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK aired for the first time since December 9, up 0.08 to 0.53. CBS:  The line-up returned from a month-long break, with SWAT up 0.11 to 0.52, the just-renewed FIRE COUNTRY up 0.15 to 0.56, and BLUE BLOODS up 0.02 to 0.42. NBC:  Airing for the first time since December […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After football adjustment, 60 MINUTES dropped 0.4 and GOD FRIENDED ME was down 0.1.  On FOX, THE SIMPSONS lost 0.1 and FAMILY GUY gained the same.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.5, down 0.9 from last week’s final.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   […]

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday January 25, 2016 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:   There were 0.1 bumps for DANCING WITH THE STARS, MIKE & MOLLY, and STALKER in final numbers. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  LOVE & HIP-HOP ATLANTA (VH1) topped Monday cable, up 0.12 from last week to 1.55, with its AFTERPARTY lead-out down 0.06 to 0.98.  The 3 hours of WWE on USA were at 1.35-1.29, up […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE MASKED SINGER gained 0.1 in final numbers, and SEAL TEAM lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Cable news was led by Fox News’s SPECIAL REPORT WITH BRET BAIER at 0.64/0.95/5.5M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.43/0.61/2.6M, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant upward adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE BACHELOR, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, both episodes of ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES and the rerun of THE MASKED DANCER.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  In the absence of a Monday NFL […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NCIS and THE FLASH each gained 0.1 in final ratings, and SUPERNATURAL lost 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): TLC’s 19 KIDS AND COUNTING topped Tuesday cable at 1.22, with a lead-in COUNTDOWN show at 0.63 and lead-out […]