NETWORK FINALS: SHARK TANK, HELL’S KITCHEN and HAWAII 5-0 gained 0.1 in final numbers, but CAUGHT ON CAMERA lost the same. Note: the precise finals for THE VAMPIRE DIARIES/CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND premieres were 0.39/0.18. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Discovery’s GOLD RUSH led Friday […]
> PBS had to dust off its forms and sharpen the quill pens it uses to announce big ratings news, because DOWNTON ABBEY came back strong in its Season 2 debut. The network announced that Downton‘s premiere was watched by 4.2 million viewers. Apart from doubling PBS’s usual primetime average–which is no surprise–it was up […]
NETWORK FINALS: THE CARMICHAEL SHOW, 60 MINUTES and MADAM SECRETARY each adjusted down by 0.1 in final numbers, as did the reruns of LITTLE BIG SHOTS and THE SIMPSONS. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: AMC devoured another Sunday night, as THE WALKING DEAD rose […]
> It’s lucky that BOSS is a bid for prestige by Starz, because it’s certainly not doing much on the ratings front. The initial airing on Friday had a total of 659,000 viewers, which wouldn’t even be much of a number if it referred only to 18-49 year olds–and in this case, given the show’s […]
NETWORK FINALS: ELEMENTARY and the reruns of the MACY’S JULY 4TH FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR, MASTERCHEF, MOM, FAMILY FOOD FIGHT and REEF BREAK each dropped 0.1 in final numbers Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: July 4th events dominated holiday cable. ESPN2’s GREAT AMERICAN EVENTS, […]
NETWORK UPDATE: ABC got its afternoon gift from Nielsen, as once again, every one of its shows gained in adjusted numbers, this time by 0.1 across the board. The only other change was THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL settling into a 5.9, down 0.1 from last week’s game. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 […]
NETWORK UPDATE: Both CW reruns, the IHEARTRADIO JINGLE BALL and WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY, lost 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: There wasn’t much original programming on Christmas night to hang on the tree. Once again, our Top 150 chart reaches all the […]
NETWORK FINALS: The season finale of BLINDSPOT and EMPIRE each gained 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: With one exception, the top of Wednesday cable was all about sports and news. TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game scored a dominant 2.65, […]