NETWORK UPDATE:  Another 0.1 for EMPIRE pushed the blockbuster to 5.4 in final numbers, and AMERICAN IDOL gained a tenth as well.  In addition, SURVIVOR and ARROW gained 0.1.  However, BLACK-ISH, NASHVILLE and THE 100 each lost 0.1. Ratings in  demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The premiere of FOX’s WHAT JUST HAPPENED? dropped 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Neither of the night’s high-profile premieres was impressive.  On Showtime, THE LOUDEST VOICE launched off the chart at 0.02/299K, preceded by CITY ON […]

      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 June 12, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  HAWAII 5-0 gained 0.1 in final numbers, but both the new and rerun episodes of MASTERS OF ILLUSION lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Lifetime led another slow Friday on cable, as THE RAP GAME rose 0.03 to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The season premiere of 20/20: IN AN INSTANT lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Showtime ran a “sneak preview” of I’M DYING UP HERE with little publicity and earned a rating of 0.03/102K. Sports occupied the […]

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  CMA SUMMER JAM was at 0.46, down from the 0.8 for August 2019’s CMA FEST special. CBS:  BIG BROTHER dipped 0.07 to 0.92, followed by reruns at 0.17-0.31. NBC:  BROOKLYN NINE-NINE was at 0.28/0.25 compared to last week’s 0.40/0.33.  Reruns followed at 0.20/0.20. FOX:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL dominated the night at 1.71. […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, returning from a week off at 0.60, with the preceding clip show up 0.09 to 0.33.  On HGTV, HOUSE […]

The second night of the Republican National Convention declined to 19.4 million persons 2+ across the three broadcast networks and three cable networks in the 10-11 pm ET hour (from 22.5 million Monday) and now slightly below the comparable night in 2012 and 2008.   Viewing in the 25-54 sales demographic really suffered, falling to 5.7 […]