NETWORK UPDATE:  In final numbers adjusted to reflect the presidential address at 9PM, CBS’s NFL Films documentary UNDER THE LIGHTS fell 0.2 to 0.5, and EXTANT gained 0.1 to 0.8.  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rose 0.1 to 1.9, while TAXI BROOKLYN lost 0.3 to 0.8.  On FOX, the HELL’S KITCHEN special was up 0.1 to […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  Game 7 of the WORLD SERIES adjusted up another half-point to 12.61. Meanwhile, SURVIVOR gained 0.1 and the CRIMINAL MINDS rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.             Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The gargantuan baseball rating probably affected some cable […]

      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: Saturday July 17, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

Night 3 of the Democratic National Convention (President Obama, Senator Tim Kaine and VP Joe Biden speaking) attracted 23.7 million viewers 2+ across the three broadcast networks and three major cable new channels, down 1.1 million from Night 2 (but that is a fairly typical decline for the DNC on Night 3).  In contrast, the RNC […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The broadcast share of the NFL PLAYOFFS MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL game was 2.73. CBS:  The network branded its line-up as “specials” because of the holiday.  Returning from a week of reruns, THE NEIGHBORHOOD gained 0.07 to 0.61, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA slipped 0.02 to 0.49, NCIS rose 0.07 to 0.54, and NCIS: […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE was at 0.71, and CLAIM TO FAME was at 0.36. CBS:  Reruns at 0.29/0.27/0.27. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT ticked down to 0.73, followed by a PASSWORD rerun at 0.31. FOX:  TMZ INVESTIGATES was at 0.31. CW:  LEONARDO held at 0.07, and DEVILS ticked down to 0.03. TELEMUNDO:  TOP CHEF […]

              Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s acclaimed BETTER THINGS debuted moderately at 0.31.  (The network also announced today that SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL, which had the timeslot last week, has been canceled.)  Meanwhile, HGTV had three of the Top 5 shows on a very quiet Thursday […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE AMAZING RACE and AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL each gained 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Fox Sports 1’s American League MLB PLAYOFFS took the night at 1.35, while ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL was at 0.37.  Discovery had 3 shows in the Top 10, witgh GOLD RUSH […]