NETWORK FINALS:  THE CONNERS gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Fox Sports 1’s MLB PLAYOFFS game led Tuesday cable at 0.95.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY rose 0.08 to 0.49.  On MTV, TEEN MOM ticked down to […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  STATION 19 fell 0.08 to 0.45, GREY’S ANATOMY lost 0.06 to 0.40, and ALASKA DAILY was down 0.09 to 0.17. CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON ticked up to 0.57, GHOSTS gained 0.02 to 0.55, SO HELP ME TODD was steady at 0.32, and CSI: VEGAS ticked down to 0.27. NBC:  LAW & ORDER […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the 10-11PM reruns of MODERN FAMILY and BLACK-ISH lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Wednesday cable, steady at 0.65, with CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST down 0.06 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.2, down 1.3 from the final rating for last year’s Sunday night opener.  Afternoon football brought plenty of other adjustments:  on CBS, 60 MINUTES lost 0.1, while BIG BROTHER gained the same, and on FOX, the MASKED SINGER preview special gained 0.3, while the […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  There wasn’t any good news for fans of AMC’s HALT AND CATCH FIRE, which returned at 0.11.  (Note that although the chart only reports the 10PM episode, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted down to 1.2 in final numbers, and everything on NBC and FOX dropped by 0.1-0.2.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports dominated Saturday cable, with TBS’s MLB PLAYOFFS game on top at 1.50.  ESPN had […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  AGENTS OF SHIELD gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE BIG STAGE and the AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR, THE OUTPOST and MASTERCHEF reruns lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD jumped 0.13 to 0.71, solidifying its Friday cable […]

> You couldn’t ask for a better example of the way in which HBO is different from all other networks–even other pay-cable networks–than its decision today to cancel BORED TO DEATH, HUNG and HOW TO MAKE IT IN AMERICA, while renewing ENLIGHTENED.  While none of the shows were hits, even by pay-cable standards, all 3 […]