The highest rated program on cable the past week was Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals on ESPN, a very good 4.9 rating with Adults 18-49 Sunday night.  (Boston tied the series 2-2 with a 93-91 overtime victory over the Miami Heat.)  It was also the highest rated program with young adults 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: Wednesday May 12, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

In response to popular demand, we’re introducing a NEW FEATURE today: a Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings chart which includes final Total Viewers for each show.  We have a limited ability to make revisions to the format (a side-by-side comparison of morning and afternoon ratings isn’t doable, for example), but would appreciate any thoughts and […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The NFL PLAYOFFS game on NBC adjusted up to 10.6 in final numbers, and the earlier football game figured into the drops for both of the CRIMETIME SATURDAY reruns on CBS, down 0.6 for NCIS: NEW ORLEANS and 0.1 for CRIMINAL MINDS.  Elsewhere, the FRESH OFF THE BOAT rerun lost 0.1. Broadcast […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The night started with a KARDASHIANS special tied in to the upcoming (Disney-owned) Hulu series at 0.46.  The rest of the line-up aired for the first time in 2 weeks, with an out-of-timeslot episode of THE WONDER YEARS up 0.02 to 0.33, HOME ECONOMICS down 0.05 to 0.32, and A MILLION […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a news special at 0.31, reruns at 0.21/0.19/0.19. CBS:  Reruns at 0.29/0.26/0.19/0.15. NBC:  Following a news special at 0.21, THE BLACKLIST was at 0.25 compared to last week’s 0.24/0.20.  After that, reruns at 0.20/0.18. FOX:  Reruns at 0.13/0.15/0.18. CW:  After a rerun at 0.06, 100 DAYS TO INDY was at […]

            NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports ruled Saturday cable, as ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL game (North Carolina vs. Duke) took the night with 1.01 (the late Louisville vs. Virginia game […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were 0.1 bumps for the season finales of THE VOICE, THE FLASH and THE REAL O’NEALS in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT took its NBA PLAYOFFS-fueled turn at the top of Tuesday cable, with 3.59 for its Golden […]