NETWORK FINALS:  The 9PM hour of 48 HOURS lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports led Saturday cable, with NBC Sports Net’s Game 3 of the STANLEY CUP FINALS at 0.91, and TNT’s UEFA match at 0.65 (Univision’s […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Both THE BLACKLIST and SCANDAL gained 0.1 in final Thursday numbers, as did GREY’S ANATOMY and both episodes (the original and the rerun) of THE BIG BANG THEORY.  (There was no change for ALLEGIANCE.)  The only loser was THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, which lost 0.1 to return to last week’s 0.7 rating. Ratings […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK gained 0.05 to 0.47, and 20/20 ticked up to 0.32. CBS:  On premiere night, SWAT was at 0.38, down 0.04 from last fall’s premiere.  FIRE COUNTRY debuted at 0,40.  The season premiere of BLUE BLOODS was at 0.41, down 0.04 from last season. NBC:  COLLEGE BOWL lost 0.04 to […]

>Updated weekly  cable rating chart below.  More of the same, fine shows such as Jersey Shore and Pawn Stars and Storage Wars top the list.   Most shows that are highly rated on cable are found in the 10 pm hour, but it is interesting to note the success ABC Family has in the 8 pm […]

  After 5 seasons, you’d think THE WALKING DEAD would have reached its ratings peak–but no.  We won’t have official numbers until tomorrow, but AMC is reporting that last night’s Season 5 premiere was the show’s most watched episode ever, both in total viewers (17.3M) and in 18-49s (approximately an 8.8 rating, compared to last […]

        NETWORK REPORT: ABC:  ROSEANNE stabilized after last week’s drop at 2.6, as did THE MIDDLE at 1.5, and BLACK-ISH at 1.2.  SPLITTING UP TOGETHER lost 0.1 to 1.0, and FOR THE PEOPLE also dropped 0.1 to 0.5. CBS:  A “very special” episode of NCIS bidding farewell to a regular cast member […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from Thursday’s preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s coverage of the NBA DRAFT easily led Thursday cable at 1.25, down 0.11 from 2017, and with the pre-show at 0.78 (down 0.23).  MTV’s JERSEY SHORE […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE gained 0.06 to 0.55, followed by a ROAD TO THE CMAS special at 0.17. CBS:  Reruns at 0.37/0.28/0.22/0.23. NBC:  THE VOICE was up 0.03 to 0.64, and QUANTUM LEAP rose 0.07 to 0.40. FOX:  Returning from a rerun week, 9-1-1 slipped 0.02 to 0.67, and THE CLEANING LADY […]