Despite strong competition in every direction on Sunday night, Showtime had a very strong start for its winter line-up, setting new records for SHAMELESS, HOUSE OF LIES and CALIFORNICATION.  Demo numbers aren’t yet available, but in total viewers for its initial airing, Shameless reached the 2M mark, up 400,000 from last season’s premiere and […]

Official ratings for Thursday came down to a combined 3.6 adult 18-49 rating for the five over-the-air broadcast networks last night from a very misleading 6.7 rating in the fast nationals, which were inflated by many local pre-emptions for the final night of NFL preseason games.  CBS declined 0.9 rating point from the fast nationals […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for local coverage, the FOX MLB games were at 0.4/0.3.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As expected, TNT’s coverage of the NBA’s return towered over the rest of cable, with the Lakers vs. Clippers game at 1.56 and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP game adjusted to 5.3, above last year’s 4.83 on cable, but considerably below the 7.1 for the last broadcast final 2 years ago.  In addition, the preceding rerun of THE BIG BANG THEORY adjusted to 0.9.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The NFL HALL OF GAME adjusted to 2.0, still half a point below last year’s game.  Elsewhere, BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the reruns of THE BIG BANG THEORY and SUPERNATURAL lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     […]

        NETWORK FINALS: SURVIVOR and SWAT gained 0.1 in final numbers, while ALMOST FAMILY and SEAL TEAM lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The MLB PLAYOFFS were again at the top of Wednesday cable, with both games on TBS:  Dodgers vs. Nationals at […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s annual telecast of THE 10 COMMANDMENTS was at 0.33, down 0.14 from last year.  FOX’s MLS match was at 0.14.  CW premiered WOULD I LIE TO YOU at 0.09, and MASTERS OF ILLUSION at 0.08.  In late-night, NBC’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE was up 0.02 to 0.85.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NBC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 1.5, and FOX’s regional MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL coverage adjusted to 0.4 nationwide. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Lifetime’s MARILYN: THE SECRET LIFE OF MARILYN MONROE led Saturday cable at 0.50, and its BEYOND THE HEADLINES follow-up was close behind at 0.42.  Adult Swim’s late-night line-up returned solidly after skipping […]