NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes to the preliminary Monday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a big night for USA’s WWE coverage, which was at 1.17/1.13/1.11, compared to last week’s 0.83/0.83/0.74, and followed by a “sneak peek” of the […]

Note: The text has been corrected to note the combined simulcast audience numbers for the Trump Town Hall on NBC, MSNBC & CNBC.      NETWORK FINALS:  The BIDEN TOWN HALL adjusted up 0.3 to 3.0 in final numbers on ABC, and the TRUMP TOWN HALL was up half a point to 2.2 (combining NBC, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  PRESS YOUR LUCK returned from a rerun week at 0.57, and THE $100,000 PYRAMID was back from an off-week at 0.46.  An AMANDA GORMAN special was at 0.22. CBS:  BIG BROTHER lost 0.05 to 0.86, and 2 episodes of HOUSE CALLS (including the season finale) were at 0.20/0.15 compared to last […]

  Last night’s premiere telecast of KING & MAXWELL gave TNT a decent 0.6-0.7 rating in the 18-49 demo and 3.5M total viewers, an old-skewing result (only around one-quarter of total viewers were under 50) that’s consistent with its lead-in MAJOR CRIMES, albeit losing about 30% of that show’s numbers.  If King can hold there, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.1 on Thanksgiving night.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The pickings were slim on Thanksgiving cable for original proramming.  ESPN’s primetime COLLEGE FOOTBALL game led at 0.73.  Hallmark’s holiday movie THE MISTLETOE INN was at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.4, down 1.2 from last week’s game.  In addition, A MILLION LITTLE THINGS lost 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS and the MLB PLAYOFFS dominated Thursday able at 1.02/0.88.  On MTV, […]

Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): There’s not much doubt about what tops the ratings on Sunday cable, and AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD did so again, although it was down 0.26 to a mere 7.27.  TALKING DEAD followed as usual, down 0.06 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s STANLEY CUP game adjusted up to 2.2.  Elsewhere, the YOUNG SHELDON rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The week’s trend of underwhelming high-profile scripted cable premieres continued with the 0.32/0.25  for Freeform’s CLOAK & […]