BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was at 1.83.  FOX’s USFL game was at 0.16.  On CW, MASTERS OF ILLUSION gained 0.02 to 0.06, and TOTALLY WEIRD & FUNNY was at 0.06 compared to last week’s 0.04/0.04.  In late night, NBC’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE edged up 0.02 to 0.67.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  JEOPARDY MASTERS was steady at 0.50.  After a rerun, THE GAME SHOW SHOW was down 0.02 to 0.28. CBS:  SURVIVOR gained 0.04 to 0.71.  The series finale of TRUE LIES was up 0.05 to 0.22. NBC:  The CHICAGO franchise included MED up 0.07 to 0.47, FIRE up 0.05 to 0.49, and […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.30/0.30/0.23. CBS:  Reruns at 0.26/0.17/0.15/0.14. NBC:  US OPEN coverage at 1.06 was followed by a rerun at 0.34. FOX:  A USFL game at 0.14. CW:  Reruns at 0.02/0.05/0.05/0.02. TELEMUNDO:  Movies at 0.13/0.16. UNIVISION:  A CONCACAF match at 0.62.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ELEMENTARY lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Thursday means a cable win for TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER, steady at 0.52, with UNTOLD STORIES OF THE ER down 0.04 to 0.22.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE was at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for local MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL coverage, THE VOICE lost 0.1 and NURSES dropped 0.2.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 3.57, up 1.12 from last week’s game (which was shared with ABC).  Bravo’s […]

>The lack of schedule flexibility (as NBC has with its late season Sunday Night Football games) has hurt the Monday and Thursday night football franchises recently.  When match-ups feature teams with little to no playoff chances, ratings drift downward (although Monday and Thursday Night Football still sit atop the weekly cable ratings chart).  Discovery’s American […]

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> Ratings for last night’s premiere of AMERICAN HORROR STORY on FX are promising, if not overwhelming.  The show’s 10PM initial airing was watched by about 2 million people 18-49, which should equal something like a 1.5 rating in that demo; when the night’s 2 rebroadcasts are added, the number goes to 3.2 million people […]