Ratings in key demos or the Top 25 original cable telecasts Saturday (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Sports occupied the top 7 slots on Saturday cable, mostly various pieces of ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL coverage, which ranged from 0.61-1.52, interrupted by TBS’s airing of the AMERICAN LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS at 1.05.  After […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICAN IDOL rose 0.2 in final numbers, and THE SIMPSONS gained 0.1, while the premiere of THE REDLINE dropped 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The Battle of Winterfell pushed HBO’s GAME OF THRONES to its 2nd highest-rated episode ever at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.4, down 1.2 from last week’s game.  In addition, A MILLION LITTLE THINGS lost 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS and the MLB PLAYOFFS dominated Thursday able at 1.02/0.88.  On MTV, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.5.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE  HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.74 (Lakers vs. Portland)/0.48 (Boston vs. Denver).  A&E’s LIVE PD dropped 0.07 to 0.51, and the lead-in hour was down a tick to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  LAST MAN STANDING lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On USA, Season 3 of THE SINNER premiered at 0.19, down 0.12 from the Season 2 premiere.  BRIARPATCH launched at 0.09.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.96 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ALL RISE gained 0.1 in final numbers, and BULL lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On USA, WWE RAW was at 0.71/0.68/0.68 compared to last week’s 0.76/0.75/0.70, and BRIARPATCH was down 0.06 to 0.15.  On VH1, LOVE & […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  WWE SMACKDOWN, 20/20 and DATELINE gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s night of the GOLD RUSH franchise was t 0.48/0.37/0.23, compared to last week’s 0.47/0.37/0.22.  Cable news was led by CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s REPUBLICAN DEBATE gained 0.2 in final numbers, and both the debate lead-in 48 HOURS and FOX’s NASCAR coverage were up 0.1.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports dominated the Top 10, with 7 of the slots (actually 8, because HBO’s premiere of the FURIOUS 7 […]