> As anyone who’s ever worked at a TV network knows, sometimes the only thing worse than a flop is having a hit on your air.  AMC is learning this lesson the hard way:  it’s endured messy, extended renewal talks for Mad Men and the loss of The Walking Dead‘s showrunner over the past year […]

  USA:  Another strong night for the BURN NOTICE/SUITS duo.  Burn, which uncharacteristically featured the killing of a major recurring character, was the highest-rated show on cable with 1.4 in 18-49s (slightly up from last week, and about 40% of its total viewership), while Suits held even at 1.2, skewing around the same. FX:  ANGER […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  $100,000 PYRAMID gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season premiere of Showtime’s THE AFFAIR went badly with 0.8, down 0.09 from the November 2016 premiere (which admittedly had a 0.49 lead-in from SHAMELESS), and lead-out […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  In the battle of COLLEGE FOOTBALL games, CBS’s LSU vs. Alabama match-up was dominant by far, adjusting up 0.2 to 3.6.  ABC’s Minnesota vs. Ohio State game held at 1.2, and FOX’s Utah vs. Washington game gained 0.1 from early numbers but was still way behind at 0.4.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE rose 0.09 to 0.54, and THE GOOD DOCTOR was up 0.03 to 0.32. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD climbed 0.05 to 0.56, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA grew by 0.06 to 0.41, NCIS surged by 0.08 to 0.43, and NCIS: HAWAII was up 0.04 to 0.36. NBC:  THE VOICE dropped 0.09 to […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  MARRY ME lost 0.1 and both THE FLASH and CHICAGO FIRE gained the same amount in final numbers.  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): SONS OF ANARCHY returned from its week off for the final stretch of its run, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK ticked up to 0.49, and 20/20 was up 0.08 to 0.35. CBS:  The network’s NCAA TOURNAMENT games were at 2.26/2.37. NBC:  THE BLACKLIST ticked up to 0.24, and DATELINE was down 0.08 to 0.27. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN fell 0.09 to 0.49. CW:  CHARMED dropped 0.05 to 0.04, and DYNASTY […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Fox News’s THE STORY led both cable news and the day overall at 0.56/0.87/4.8M, with CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.41/0.56/2.2M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW […]