BREAKING BAD kicked off its 5th season in fine style for AMC last night, recording the show’s most-watched episode (2.9M viewers, up 14% from the Season 4 premiere), and what should be a 1.4 in the 18-49 demo, a whopping 34% year-to-year increase (2/3 of its viewers were under 50).  That means the show […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted down to 1.2 in final numbers, and everything on NBC and FOX dropped by 0.1-0.2.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports dominated Saturday cable, with TBS’s MLB PLAYOFFS game on top at 1.50.  ESPN had […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s (amazing) Golden State vs. Oklahoma City NBA game gained half a point in final numbers.  Somewhat less excitingly, the NCIS: NEW ORLEANS rerun on CBS rose 0.1.        Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO insists on listing its licensed theatrical movies […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, and DATELINE lost the same.  In addition, FOX’s MLB PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 1.2.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL rose 0.43 to 3.35.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.60/0.59/0.52 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  It was Conference Championship day in COLLEGE FOOTBALL, so ABC, CBS and FOX all featured games, topped by CBS’s SEC CHAMPIONSHIP at 3.62.    Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  With the big games on the broadcast networks, it was a low night on cable, with the highest college […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE and KEVIN (PROBABLY) SAVES THE WORLD gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, up 0.06 to 0.86, and it was a strong lead-in for the premiere of UNSOLVED at […]

Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’s college basketball conference tournament coverage took up all of the Top 5 slots on Saturday cable, with the ACC leading the way with 1.17.  (Other tournaments on ESPN2 and FS1 also made the chart.)  4 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun NCIS: LA gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun of THE SIMPSONS lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Syfy’s WYNONNA EARP returned with a 0.13 premiere, up a tick from its last premiere in July […]