NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 8.4 in final numbers, still the biggest game in town but down quite a bit from 2015’s 10.1 (Giants vs. Dallas) premiere.  In addition, the AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS rerun gained 0.1, but 60 MINUTES and the 9PM hour of BRAINDEAD lost the same.   […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s NFL WILD CARD game adjusted to 8.9.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN shared the AFC NFL WILD CARD game with ABC, and the cabler’s share was 2.09, while the COLLEGE BASKETBALL games that sandwiched football were at 0.47/0.45.  […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY went in the wrong direction in final numbers, down 0.2 to 7.5.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Adult Swim was in command of Friday cable, with THE ERIC ANDRE SHOW at 0.50, and MDE WORLD PEACE […]

  The day’s top 25 cable originals are listed below (actually reaching #134 on the night’s overall cable list, if reruns were included), with some context and analysis under that.  But first: NETWORK UPDATE:  The football adjustments didn’t affect NBC’s numbers, but all of ABC’s shows lost 0.1 in the final count.    Football trumped sharks […]

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday June 8, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday January 23, 2016 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS gained 0.03 to 0.52, AMERICAN IDOL rose 0.08 to 0.73, and THE ROOKIE was steady at 0.35. CBS:  60 MINUTES was boosted by afternoon Masters coverage by 0.38 to 0.91.  Returning from a Grammys break, THE EQUALIZER dropped 0.12 to 0.53, NCIS: LA fell 0.08 to 0.44, […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did the rerun of BLACK-ISH, but AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL lost the same amount. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s DUCK DYNASTY retained its Wednesday title, up 0.09 to 0.84, although lead-out WAHLBURGERS lost 0.13 to 0.57, DONNIE LOVES JENNY was down 0.12 to 0.37, and LACHEY’S […]