> When you watched the tableau of the all-dead Harmon family in the season finale of AMERICAN HORROR STORY merrily trimming the tree while a Christmas carol played in the background, did you think “Oh boy, I can’t wait to see what terrors await them next season!”  Or “How long will Violet really resist the […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE VOICE and UNDATEABLE each picked up 0.1 in final network numbers, as did AGENTS OF SHIELD, HELL’S KITCHEN and THE FLASH.  IZOMBIE was the only show to lose 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts:   TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS doubleheader led Tuesday cable at 1.73/1.42.  Discovery’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The reruns of SINGLE PARENTS and CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD lost 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season 2 finale of YELLOWSTONE won the cable night at 0.59, up 0.06 from last week, and even more impressively […]

          NETWORK FINALS:  CW’s reruns of THE FLASH and HOOTEN & THE LADY were preempted by baseball in NY, and both lost 0.1 in final numbers; however, it’s noteworthy that despite the adjustment, the HOOTEN rerun had the same rating as last week’s premiere. In addition, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The special TRUTH & LIES was at 0.49, followed by a rerun of the PROMISED LAND pilot at 0.18. CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON fell a tenth to 0.73, and UNITED STATES OF AL ticked up to 0.54.  A pair of B POSITIVE episodes were at 0.50/0.46 compared to last week’s 0.50.  BULL […]

  AMC:  THE WALKING DEAD,  with another strong episode that continued to put last year’s dim drama into its rear-view mirror, recovered from its blip of slight decline the week before, up 0.7 to another gigantic 5.6.  With 1.6 added for the 10PM rebroadcast (itself higher rated than anything else on cable Sunday except the […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  Primetime COLLEGE FOOTBALL had FOX’s game at 1.23 and ABC’s at 0.69.  On CW, MAGIC WITH THE STARS dropped 0.03 to 0.04, and WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS held at 0.04.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL dominated, with games on ESPN at 1.32/0.80/0.42/0.28, Fox Sports 1 at […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s primetime COLLEGE FOOTBALL game led Saturday at 1.17.  NBC’s SNL was at 0.92, down 0.05 from last week.  CW’s originals were at 0.07/0.06.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL once again dominated Saturday cable, but it was ESPN’s COLLEGE GAMEDAY, not any game, on top […]