NETWORK FINALS: Once the CBS numbers were scrubbed of their NFL overrun, 60 MINUTES dropped half a point to 2.6, NCIS: LA and ELEMENTARY each shed 0.1, and MADAM SECRETARY remained unchanged. SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL itself adjusted to 6.2 for NBC, although that was down a big 1.5 from the previous […]
NETWORK FINALS: LAST MAN STANDING gained 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: It was another big night for sports. Fox Sports 1’s NLCS game dominated Friday cable at 1.47, and ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.92/0.93. A&E’s LIVE PD […]
TNT carried the NBA PLAYOFFS Clippers/Spurs Game 7, and easily topped Saturday cable at 1.88. Lifetime was strong with its CLEVELAND ABDUCTION movie at 0.93, followed by a BEYOND THE HEADLINES documentary special at 0.84. The latter stages of the NFL DRAFT on ESPN scored 0.54. Adult Swim’s late night block was solid although […]
NETWORK FINALS: The rerun 20/20 gained 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Although drastically down from the games that aired the night before, ESPN’s MLB BASEBALL tripleheader was still strong at 0.36/0.31/0.27. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES gained […]
NETWORK UPDATE: The NBA FINALS adjusted up to 7.6 in final numbers, and the pre-game primetime JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE fell correspondingly to 0.9. In addition, the rerun of THE SIMPSONS gained 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The hand-wringing about all the terrible things that happen on GAME OF THRONES certainly isn’t hurting the ratings, as its season finale was […]
History Channel has to be awfully happy with its decision to get into the scripted programming business. Part 1 of HATFIELDS & MCCOYS (our review is here) premiered last night to the largest non-sports audience in basic cable history, almost 14 million people (17 million with the rebroadcast added), and what should be around […]
NETWORK UPDATE: Things only got worse for AGENT CARTER in final numbers, with a 0.1 dip to 0.9 that made its new series low even lower. Both HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT and CHICAGO PD, however, gained 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND topped Tuesday […]
SATURDAY BBCAMERICA: The ORPHAN BLACK season finale didn’t push it anywhere near the ratings big leagues, but at least it rounded up to a 0.2 in 18-49s, and it skewed fairly young, with that demo making up more than half its 375K total viewers. The finale was up 50% from the week before, however […]