NETWORK FINALS:  The new MASTER OF ILLUSION and the SHARK TANK rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the special 9PM 20/20 on the Dallas shootings lost the same.        Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The events in Dallas made Friday another day dominated by […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted up to 1.4 in final numbers.  Elsewhere the rerun of SUPERSTORE fell 0.1, and DATELINE fell 0.2.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD won Saturday cable, down 0.02 to 0.68.  The Adult Swim line-up […]

        NETWORK FINALS: DATELINE gained 0.1 in final numbers, and FRESH OFF THE BOAT lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD ticked up to 0.69, and the clip show lead-in was at 0.39.  On Discovery, GOLD RUSH returned at […]

        NETWORK REPORT: ABC:  ROSEANNE stabilized after last week’s drop at 2.6, as did THE MIDDLE at 1.5, and BLACK-ISH at 1.2.  SPLITTING UP TOGETHER lost 0.1 to 1.0, and FOR THE PEOPLE also dropped 0.1 to 0.5. CBS:  A “very special” episode of NCIS bidding farewell to a regular cast member […]

Top broadcast and cable programs of the week:

  AMC:  If a 6% decline to 4.9 (plus 1.7 for the 10PM rebroadcast) can be considered an “off” week, then THE WALKING DEAD was off this Sunday.  That 6.6 total will still be second only to Sunday Night Football in all of television for the week, although football’s lead is more lopsided this week, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK dropped 0.06 to 0.45, and 20/20 was down 0.02 to 0.29. CBS:  Returning from a rerun week, SWAT rose 0.09 to 0.52, FIRE COUNTRY edged up 0.02 to 0.44, and BLUE BLOODS was up 0.07 to 0.42. NBC:  LOPEZ VS LOPEZ gained 0.04 to 0.30, and YOUNG ROCK was […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The TIME100 special got a big boost from the afternoon NBA Playoffs games that preceded it (at 1.58/2.98), and it jumped 0.22 from last year’s edition to 0.50.  AMERICAN IDOL gained 0.06 to 0.74, and THE COMPANY YOU KEEP was up 0.02 to 0.25. CBS:  After 60 MINUTES slipped 0.02 to […]