NETWORK UPDATE:  The only change from this morning’s numbers was a 0.1 increase for the rerun Michael Buble holiday special on NBC. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): MOONSHINERS (Discovery) led the way for a depleted set of original shows on […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The final game of the NBA FINALS adjusted to 5.4, and the pre-game JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE show to 0.9.  In addition, MY LAST DAYS and the AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  The NFL DRAFT adjusted to 1.1.  Elsewhere, THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers, and MOM lost the same.              Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The ESPN portion of the NFL DRAFT was at 2.04 (down 0.07 from 2018), […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for local football preemptions, DANCING WITH THE STARS, THE VOICE, BLUFF CITY LAW and THE GOOD DOCTOR were all down 0.1.  In addition, the 9:30PM rerun of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY gained 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The STANLEY CUP FINALS game adjusted to 0.6 in final numbers, and GREATEST #ATHOME VIDEOS gained 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game topped Friday cable at 1.72.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE CHASE, MR MAYOR, and the reruns of MOM and SVU.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.46/0.39.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE rose 0.08 to 0.42, and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The series finale of COUNCIL OF DADS lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On another cable night topped by news, Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT was at 0.34/0.58/4.2M, MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW was at 0.27/0.39/3.2M, and CNN’s […]

  Breaking Bad‘s arrival was the big ratings news on Sunday night, while the launch of Political Animals wasn’t. HBO:  TRUE BLOOD, as usual, took the night with a 2.7 that was a tick higher than last week, beating the season premiere of Big Brother on CBS and for that matter everything else on broadcast […]