NETWORK UPDATE:  The only adjustment from this morning’s numbers was a 0.1 bump for AMERICA’S GOT TALENT. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  PUBLIC MORALS had a very unpromising premiere for TNT at 0.28, putting it 0.09 below the premiere of PROOF in June, and 0.05 below last week’s season finale.  Its lead-in was a bit smaller–RIZZOLI & ISLES was […]

> GIRLS doesn’t earn an HBO throne. HBO:  GIRLS received largely rhapsodic reviews, and those are critically important at HBO–if the show’s quality stays strong, it could easily be in line for Best Comedy Emmy consideration–which should ensure that it sticks around.  But on a ratings level, the show was meant to be a demographic […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A broadcast run of THE 1619 PROJECT was at 0.23. CBS:  Reruns at 0.30/0.20. NBC:  Reruns at 0.23/0.23/0.20/0.20. FOX:  MASTERCHEF rose 0.07 to 0.40, and FOOD STARS was up 0.02 to 0.29. CW:  The final season premiere of NANCY DREW was at 0.05, steady with its 2021 premiere.  RIVERDALE jumped 0.04 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS at 0.39, CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD ticked down to 0.50, THE FINAL STRAW gained 0.05 to 0.39, and THE $100,000 PYRAMID was down 0.02 to 0.37. CBS:  After a 60 MINUTES rerun at 0.43 and before an NCIS: LA rerun at 0.17, BIG BROTHER rose […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  ABC’s NBA FINALS game adjusted up to 7.6 in final numbers, and correspondingly the lead-in JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE shrank to 1.4.  Elsewhere, the BONES season finale gained 0.1, as did all the CBS sitcom reruns. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Syfy’s WWE coverage took the cable night with 0.73, up 0.14 from last week.  That didn’t help the […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK aired a new episode for the first time since November 19, and fell 0.18 to 0.50, and 20/20 was down 0.02 from 2 weeks ago to 0.34. CBS:  SWAT was steady at 0.54, MAGNUM PI gained 0.07 to 0.49, and BLUE BLOODS was up 0.11 to 0.50. NBC:  THE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were a significant adjustment (to the next tenth) for SHARK TANK.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.53/0.36 compared to last week’s 0.51/0.38, and MYSTERY OF BLIND FROG RANCH was steady at 0.16.  ESPN’s NBA […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the early numbers for Friday.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports continued its reign over cable, with Fox Sports 1’s MLB PLAYOFFS game on top at 1.56.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL doubleheader was at 0.80/0.76.  The […]