NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary ratings for Saturday.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO persists in labeling its theatrical movies as “originals,” which is why STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON is at the top of Saturday’s cable list, although that 0.75 […]

    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 […]

>This past week in cable, ESPN’s Monday Night Football drifted down to a 4.9 rating with Adults 18-49, still the highest-rated cable program by far.  NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football rose to a 2.9 rating. AMC’s Walking Dead continues to soften but remains the top-rated scripted series on cable.  About one rating point behind Walking […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE and the FBI rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, while PANDORA and the rerun of BLESS THIS MESS lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, down 0.04 to 0.64, with […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Back-to-back episodes of SOUL OF A NATION were at 0.29/0.21.  They were followed by a rerun of PROMISED LAND at 0.10. CBS:  Sitcom reruns at 0.52/0.48 were followed by BIG BROTHER: CELEBRITY EDITION, down 0.29 from Wednesday to 0.49.  A BULL rerun was at 0.21. NBC:  Night 1 of the WINTER […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  BACKSTROM lost 0.1 in final numbers yesterday, while AMERICAN IDOL gained that fraction (BACKSTROM may not have started until 9:01PM).  Also down 0.1:  BAD JUDGE, MOM and the 9:30PM BIG BANG THEORY rerun, while THE VAMPIRE DIARIES was on the plus side. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK aired for the first time since December 9, up 0.08 to 0.53. CBS:  The line-up returned from a month-long break, with SWAT up 0.11 to 0.52, the just-renewed FIRE COUNTRY up 0.15 to 0.56, and BLUE BLOODS up 0.02 to 0.42. NBC:  Airing for the first time since December […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  On both CBS and NBC, the 8PM shows (the season finales of BIG BROTHER and AMERICA’S GOT TALENT) gained 0.1 in final numbers at the expense of the 10PM lead-outs (the season finale of SALVATION and the season premiere of THE GOOD PLACE).  In addition, the 8PM hour of […]