AMC has renewed its building-the-railroad melodrama HELL ON WHEELS for a 10-episode 3rd season.  The renewal was far from a sure thing, as the show has indifferent ratings among 18-49s (the recent season finale was at 0.5, which was around where the series usually landed where it didn’t have a strong lead-in), but it […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  2 networks carried NBA ALL-STAR Weekend events, with TNT’s RISING STARS telecast at 0.69, and ESPN’s ALL-STAR EVENT at 0.60.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH rose 0.07 to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  DYNASTY and the 9:30PM rerun of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY each lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game led Friday cable at 1.36, followed by the network’s preceding coverage of the NFL […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no adjustments at all from the morning numbers. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Lifetime and HGTV shared honors for the night.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN LA ticked up to 0.51, while HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS INTL gained a tenth to the same number, with PROP BROS BUY AND SELL up 0.02 to 0.46, and HOUSE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  DATELINE dropped 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The Saturday of Memorial Day weekend didn’t have much original programming, and it was dominated by TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game at 3.39.  Assuming that the marathon of DINERS, DRIVE-INS […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE fell 0.11 to 0.56, and QUEENS was up 0.02 to 0.30. CBS:  FBI jumped 0.14 to 0.72, FBI INTERNATIONAL gained 0.05 to 0.51, and FBI MOST WANTED was steady at 0.44. NBC:  THE VOICE returned to regular episodes at 0.78, LA BREA climbed 0.15 to 0.58, and NEW AMSTERDAM […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  NCIS: NEW ORLEANS gained 0.1 in final numbers.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The REPUBLICAN DEBATES continue to be the hottest shows on television that don’t feature a football, zombies, or the Lyon clan.  CNN’s coverage gave the network a huge 3.84 rating, with over 18M […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  As expected, the bulk of the adjustments affected CW:  PENN & TELLER: FOOL US and SIGNIFICANT MOTHER each dropped 0.2, and WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY was down 0.1.  In addition, AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did the CSI LA rerun, but the BACHELOR IN PARADISE after-show lost 0.1. […]