BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  JUDGE STEVE HARVEY rose 0.09 to 0.54.  The season finale of ABBOTT ELEMENTARY climbed 0.08 to 0.57, and the penultimate BLACK-ISH was also up 0.08 to 0.43.  TO TELL THE TRUTH gained 0.03 to 0.31. CBS:  Returning from a rerun week, FBI slipped 0.03 to 0.63, FBI: INTERNATIONAL lost 0.02 to […]

        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 preliminary Monday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The night’s premieres weren’t auspicious:  HBO’s THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA launched at 0.06, and the season premiere of MY BRILLIANT FRIEND was off the chart at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SINGLE PARENTS and CHICAGO PD lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s ALCS MLB PLAYOFFS game topped Wednesday cable at 1.73, with Fox Sports 1’s NLCS game at 0.88.  ESPN’s NBA games were at 0.69/0.56.  The […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE SUPER BOWL adjusted up to 39.1 in final numbers, slightly below last year’s 39.3.  THE BLACKLIST adjusted down to 8.4, which was far below the 11.4 for the NEW GIRL that ran during the first half-hour of last year’s post-game slot, but above the 6.9 that BROOKLYN NINE-NINE had in the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  LAST MAN STANDING gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Friday cable was a grab-bag of genres.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH led the night, up 0.05 to 0.94, with lead-out TREASURE QUEST up 0.04 to 0.44.  A pair […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, DANCING WITH THE STARS and EMERGENCY CALL both dropped after adjustment for local NFL coverage.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was down 0.38 to 3.19.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s HANNITY at […]

  As we’ve been teasing for the past week, today we’re adding something new and exciting to SHOWBUZZDAILY’s cable ratings coverage.  The chart below includes Sunday night’s top 25 originals, and it’s important to repeat that these are the top 25 original shows only–without the dross of reruns that clog the full list of cable […]