NETWORK FINALS:  The LAST MAN STANDING rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s LOVECRAFT COUNTRY premiered at 0.23, slightly below the 0.25 start for WATCHMEN earlier this year; it was followed (after a rerun of the premiere) […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the morning’s preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s SOUTHERN CHARM again led Thursday cable, up a tick to 0.59, with the series finale of GIRLFRIENDS’ GUIDE TO DIVORCE down 0.03 to 0.15.  FX’s […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  We had waited for post-adjustment numbers to take a look at last night’s network ratings, so we’ll do that now. ABC:  the season finale of BATTLEBOTS fell 0.2 from last week to 0.6, and a MATCH GAME rerun followed at 0.4.  CBS:  BIG BROTHER dropped 0.3 to 1.6.  NBC, FOX […]

  BREAKING BAD kicked off its 5th season in fine style for AMC last night, recording the show’s most-watched episode (2.9M viewers, up 14% from the Season 4 premiere), and what should be a 1.4 in the 18-49 demo, a whopping 34% year-to-year increase (2/3 of its viewers were under 50).  That means the show […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  OLYMPICS coverage adjusted up by 0.1 to 9.1 in final numbers.  In addition, BIG BROTHER gained 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  POWER again put Starz at the top of Sunday cable, even though it fell 0.11 to 0.78, with SURVIVOR’S REMORSE […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 8.7, up 0.7 from last week.  In addition, BLOOD & OIL gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did THE SIMPSONS and 60 MINUTES, but MADAM SECRETARY went down the same.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On a very busy night, AMC’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s STANLEY CUP game adjusted up to 2.2.  Elsewhere, the YOUNG SHELDON rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The week’s trend of underwhelming high-profile scripted cable premieres continued with the 0.32/0.25  for Freeform’s CLOAK & […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted to 0.7.  In addition, there were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for CBS’s CLARICE rerun and FOX’s 9-1-1 rerun, while NBC’s reruns of ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES and DATELINE dropped to the next lowest tenth.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings […]