NETWORK UPDATE:  NCIS gained 0.1 in final numbers, but CHICAGO FIRE lost the same.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The big winner of the REPUBLICAN DEBATE last night was Fox Business Channel, which took 4 of the night’s Top 10 slots, led of course by the debate itself, which […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:   ABC:  After a rerun at 0.41, THE YEAR: 2022 was at 0.35. CBS:  Reruns at 0.38/0.30/0.22/0.20. NBC:  THE WHEEL was at 0.31, followed by a movie at 0.19. FOX:  Reruns at 0.21/0.21. CW:  A FAMILY FILM AWARDS special was at 0.03. TELEMUNDO:  EXATLON dropped 0.04 to 0.25, REINA DEL SUR gained 0.02 […]

  Netflix is notoriously about as open with its viewership numbers as Frank Underwood is with his political agendas.  But Variety has unearthed a metric that suggests HOUSE OF CARDS has returned with its second batch of episodes to a massive leap in subscriber interest.  On one (unnamed) internet service, a full 15% of Netflix […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  GREY’S ANATOMY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun BIG BANG THEORY lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader led Thursday cable at 0.73/0.62.  ESPN’s PRO BOWL SKILLS CHAMPIONSHIP special was at 0.53, after a […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE BIG BANG THEORY usually does very well with afternoon adjustments, and it rose 0.2 once again, bringing it to 3.4 (although that’s still considerably below where it was at this time last year).  The first hour of GREY’S ANATOMY grew by 0.1, but AMERICAN CRIME lost the same.  BONES went up […]

          NETWORK FINALS:  Since we weren’t able to provide text for this morning’s ratings, a more detailed afternoon analysis follows: ABC:  GREY’S ANATOMY slipped 0.1 to 1.8, yet STATION 19 had a heartening 0.1 bump to 1.2.  SCANDAL, airing for the first time this season at 10PM, fell 0.3 to 0.8. […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  A couple of notes:  because the PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE aired without commercials, it’s not included by Nielsen in their final broadcast numbers.  Also, it appears that FOX didn’t air national analysis after the Debate, and the number we had for that this morning was the combination of ratings from local affiliates. […]

    It’s not exactly a surprise that History’s HATFIELDS & MCCOYS had another spectacular ratings night with its conclusion on Wednesday.  The show actually went up from its record-setting Part 1 audience to a phenomenal 14.3 million viewers, with an 18-49 audience that should be in the high 3s–not just easily beating everything on […]