BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICAN IDOL slipped 0.03 to 0.53, and THE GOOD DOCTOR was down 0.05 to 0.30. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD lost 0.04 to 0.42, and BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA was down 0.03 to 0.34.  Reruns followed at 0.21/0.21. NBC:  THE VOICE ticked up to 0.45, and THAT’S MY JAM was at 0.37. FOX:  9-1-1 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Everything stayed as-is from this morning’s numbers. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): AMERICAN HORROR STORY (FX) returned with a new episode last night after taking the holiday week off and led cable, although it was down 0.38 from […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  STATION 19 pulled ahead of its leadout, up 0.04 to 0.68, while GREY’S ANATOMY dropped 0.09 to 0.61.  BIG SKY was down 0.04 to 0.30. CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON gained 0.04 to 0.73, UNITED STATES OF AL rose 0.06 to 0.79, GHOSTS was steady at 0.55, and B POSITIVE was up 0.07 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  WORLD SERIES GAME 1 did manage to climb half a point in final numbers, but its final 3.4 was still far below last year’s 4.3 for Game 1.  AGENTS OF SHIELD found an extra 0.1, as did THE FLASH, and THE VOICE climbed 0.2, but MARRY ME (which probably started at 9:01PM) […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.44.  FOX’s USFL game was at 0.13.  On CW, MASTERS OF ILLUSION dropped 0.02 to 0.04, and TOTALLY WEIRD & FUNNY fell 0.03 to 0.03.  Telemundo’s soccer match was at 0.31, and Univision’s LIGA match was at 0.36.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Game 4 of the WORLD SERIES adjusted to 2.3, and ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.4.  In addition, 48 HOURS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the full NBC primetime line-up lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  COLLEGE […]

> Showtime is having a very good season.  Subscriptions are up, HOMELAND has, for the first time, put the network in HBO’s orbit of prestige, and the reburbished Sunday night line-up of SHAMELESS, HOUSE OF LIES and CALIFORNICATION has burst out of the winter starting gate, with double-digit gains for the 2 returning shows (a […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SHARK TANK lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Cable news was led by Fox News’s SPECIAL REPORT WITH BRET BAIER at 0.54/0.86/5.5M, with CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.49/0.67/2.5M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.27/0.40/3M.  Discovery’s […]