NETWORK FINALS:  All of the networks saw bumps in their DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION coverage:  NBC and CBS each by 0.2 (to 0.9/0.6 respectively), and ABC by 0.1 (to 0.8).  In addition, BIG BROTHER, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and the 8PM GOLDBERGS and BLACK-ISH reruns gained 0.1, while AMERICAN GOTHIC, THE NIGHT SHIFT and […]

  BROADCAST FINALS (except where otherwise noted, comparisons are to 2 weeks ago) ABC:  SHARK TANK dropped 0.04 to 0.41, and 20/20 was up 0.05  to 0.34. CBS:  SWAT fell 0.13 to 0.39, FIRE COUNTRY lost 0.05 to 0.39, and BLUE BLOODS was down 0.08 to 0.34. NBC:  LOPEZ VS LOPEZ gained 0.03 to 0.33, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SCANDAL lost 0.1 in final numbers, and CBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage adjusted to 1.2, down rather badly by half a point from last year’s Day 1 broadcast network action.        Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Thursday cable belonged to the NCAA BOURNAMENT, with […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  JEOPARDY COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP gained 0.06 from Wednesday to 0.60, and the NFL HONORS was at 0.44 (with an NFL Network simulcast at 0.13). CBS:  Reruns at 0.38/0.27/0.26/0.23/0.19. NBC:  The WINTER OLYMPICS was at 2.15, and appear to be on the upswing, the opposite trend as the 2018 Games.  Last night was […]

      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: Wednesday May 19, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A SOUL OF THE NATION special was at 0.20, followed by a 20/20 rerun at 0.23. CBS:  A run of the movie STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS was at 0.15. NBC:  Reruns at 0.23/0.23. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN ticked down to 0.52. CW:  Reruns at 0.07/0.06/0.05. TELEMUNDO:  TOP CHEF VIP dropped 0.03 to […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NOTE–due to the night’s PRESEASON FOOTBALL preemptions, comparisons are to last Saturday’s final ratings rather than the Sunday morning fast nationals.  NBC:  AQUARIUS ended its season (but not its run!) at 0.2, the same as HANNIBAL (which was down 0.1 from last week) and below the 0.3 for the rerun RUNNING WILD that […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Things slid a bit for ABC after football adjustment, as expected, but even a 0.2 drop to 2.2 for THE GOOD DOCTOR is a terrific result (DANCING WITH THE STARS dipped 0.1). There were also several adjustments at CBS, with THE BIG BANG THEORY up 0.2 to 4.1, YOUNG […]