NETWORK UPDATE: There were 0.1 bumps for THE BRIEFCASE and the rerun of AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR in final numbers. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: HGTV’s BROTHER VS BROTHER rode a 0.15 increase into the top slot on Wednesday cable, with lead-out HOUSE HUNTERS up 0.06 to 0.47, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL up 0.06 to 0.42. THE GAME (BET) dropped 0.05 to 0.63, […]
For anyone who missed this morning’s introduction: below are last night’s Top 25 original cable telecasts, which in this case gets us all the way to the 159th-most watched show on cable Monday night, because of the avalanche of reruns that clog the full list. The demographic categories below should be self-explanatory, and the green and […]
NETWORK UPDATE: Lots of afternoon adjustments, mostly unhelpful. TIMELESS, LUCIFER, DANCING WITH THE STARS and CONVICTION each lost 0.1, while THE BIG BANG THEORY, as it usually does, picked up the same. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL dropped […]
NETWORK FINALS: The post-NFL adjustment gods were kind to CBS, where 60 MINUTES rose 0.2 to 2.7, and STAR TREK: DISCOVERY went up 0.3 to 1.9; in addition, the NCIS: LA rerun gained 0.1. SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.3, down 0.8 from last week’s game. On ABC, CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD […]
NETWORK FINALS: RISE fell 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The Season 2 premiere of FX’s LEGION was at 0.30, which was down 0.39 from last year’s series premiere, and down 0.12 from the Season 1 finale. The official […]
NETWORK UPDATE: The NFL Kickoff Game (Steelers vs Patriots on NBC) did not lift as much as we thought from the fast nationals to the official nationals (from 8.8 to 10.3), but the ratings were very good, as we expect from the NFL. The 27,398,000 viewer 2+ number last night is above […]
NETWORK FINALS: It’s not clear why, but CBS took something of a hit in final numbers, as SURVIVOR was down 0.1, and both THE BIG BANG THEORY rerun and CODE BLACK fell 0.2. In addition, SVU and THE GOLDBERGS each gained 0.1, and HELL’S KITCHEN lost the same. Broadcast […]
NETWORK FINALS: As we noted in yesterday’s Network Scorecard text, the GOLDEN GLOBES adjusted to 5.0 in final numbers. In addition, after football adjustments, THE SIMPSONS fell 0.6 to 2.8, and GHOSTED was down 0.2 to 1.6. Elsewhere, the 9PM SHARK TANK rose 0.1 to 1.4. Broadcast […]