NETWORK UPDATE:  There was no good news for UTOPIA in final numbers, although 2 other 8PM shows (48 HOURS and MASTERS OF ILLUSION) went up 0.1 each.  DATELINE lost 0.1. FRIDAY CABLE:  Technical issues kept it off the Top 25 chart below, but Syfy’s premiere of Z NATION was actually the #2 cable original of […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A night of premieres, with PRESS YOUR LUCK at 0.41, GENERATION GAP at 0.46, and FATAL FLAW at 0.23. CBS:  Reruns at 0.26/0.20/0.23/0.19/0.21. NBC:  Reruns at 0.23/0.28/0.22. FOX:  Reruns at 0.21/0.26. CW:  Reruns at 0.05/0.03. TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSOS rose 0.07 to 0.36, AMOR VALIENTA was gained 0.03 to 0.25, and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AGENTS OF SHIELD, MASTERS OF ILLUSION and the rerun AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR all lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Disney Channel’s DESCENDANTS 3 resoundingly took the Friday cable title with a 1.10 rating.  A&E’s LIVE PD […]

>Big time professional sports dominate the top of this week’s cable ratings chart.  The NFL Draft turned in an excellent 3.3 rating with Adults 18-49 and nearly 7 million viewers 2+.  The Draft finished in third place in the 8:00 half hour on Thursday (behind only Big Bang Theory on CBS with a 4.1 rating […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SHARK TANK and 20/20 gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MASTERS TOURNAMENT coverage led Friday cable at 0.53.  Cable news was topped by CNN’s LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER at 0.51/0.68/3.3M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 1.08 (Lakers vs. Dallas)/0.55 (Houston vs. Brooklyn).  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH jumped 0.15 to 0.59, with a WHITE WATER follow-up hour at […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  DANCING WITH THE STARS ticked down to 0.70, and THE GOOD DOCTOR was up 0.02 to 0.43. CBS:  Returning from a rerun week, THE NEIGHBORHOOD slipped 0.02 to 0.65, and BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA was steady at 0.53.  NCIS was down 0.03 to 0.59, and NCIS: HAWAII held at 0.48.  NBC:  THE […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK gained 0.05 to 0.65, and 20/20 fell a tenth to 0.44. CBS:  UNDERCOVER BOSS dropped 0.12 to 0.42, MAGNUM PI ticked down to 0.49, and BLUE BLOODS was up 0.05 to 0.53. NBC:  After a rerun THAT’S MY JAM at 0.37, DATELINE was down 0.04 to 0.41. FOX:  WWE […]