It’s encouraging when the ratings for a new series rise off a much-hyped premiere, and RAY DONOVAN managed that last night (in total viewers, at least–we don’t yet have any demo information), up from 1.4M to 1.6M, plus another 600K from re-airings later that night.  A couple of things should be noted, though.  First, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK gained 0.03 to 0.60, but 20/20 fell 0.18 to 0.31. CBS:  Back from a rerun week,  SWAT rose 0.03 to 0.49, MAGNUM PI held at 0.43, and BLUE BLOODS was steady at 0.46. NBC:  HOME SWEET HOME climbed 0.05 to 0.21, and DATELINE was up 0.05 to 0.38. FOX:  […]

  For one last glorious night, Walter White truly was The One Who Knocks. AMC:  Ratings for the finale of BREAKING BAD smashed through even the huge expectations.  The show was watched by 10.3M people in its 9PM airing.  That was almost 40% higher than last week–which was itself a series record.  It was the […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  BOY BAND HOLIDAY was at 0.53, followed by a Monday edition of THE BACHELORETTE at 0.47. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD gained 0.06 to 0.63, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA was steady at 0.49, NCIS ticked down to 0.58, and NCIS: HAWAII was down 0.02 to 0.44. NBC:  THE VOICE lost 0.04 to 0.71.  A […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  CROSSBONES can’t seem to hold onto a 0.6 rating, as it dropped again to a timbers-shivering 0.5.  20/20 climbed 0.1. FRIDAY CABLE:  Syfy’s WWE led the cable evening, up 0.1 to 0.8 amid the many FAMILY GUY and ROBOT CHICKEN reruns.  Its leadout THE ALMIGHTY JOHNSONS held onto very little of that at […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Airing new episodes for the first time since December 17, SHARK TANK jumped 0.27 to 0.75, and 20/20 was up 0.36 to 0.70. CBS:  The season premiere of UNDERCOVER BOSS was at 0.49.  The remainder of the line-up aired for the first time since December 10, with MAGNUM PI down a […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELOR fell 0.12 to 0.66, and PROMISED LAND was down 0.04 to 0.18. CBS:  BIG BROTHER: CELEBRITY EDITION was at 0.42, down 0.05 from Sunday.  It was sandwiched between reruns at 0.48/0.36 and 0.20. NBC:  The WINTER OLYMPICS were at 1.59, compared to 5.16 for the parallel night in 2018.  […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK returned from a week off steady at 0.55.  20/20 jumped 0.33 to 0.49. CBS:  UNDERCOVER BOSS dropped 0.05 to 0.36, MAGNUM PI rose 0.06 to 0.41, and BLUE BLOODS was up 0.03 to 0.46. NBC:  PARALYMPICS coverage was at 0.19, and DATELINE fell a tenth to 0.27.  A rerun […]