AMC: THE WALKING DEAD, of course, chomped on everything but Sunday Night Football, with a 6.0 in 18-49s rating that was down 0.2 from last week. (The 11PM re-airing added another 1.0.) TALKING DEAD remained steady at 2.2. SHOWTIME: HOMELAND is perplexing many of its fans this season, but its ratings remained even with […]
NETWORK FINALS: NCIS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MENTAL SAMURAI lost the same. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Despite a great deal of marketing and publicity, FX’s FOSSE/VERDON premiered at 0.13, a long way down from the 0.52 premiere of FEUD, […]
BREAKING BAD kicked off its 5th season in fine style for AMC last night, recording the show’s most-watched episode (2.9M viewers, up 14% from the Season 4 premiere), and what should be a 1.4 in the 18-49 demo, a whopping 34% year-to-year increase (2/3 of its viewers were under 50). That means the show […]
NETWORK UPDATE: There were no changes from the preliminary New Year’s Eve numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN owned December 31 on cable, with 9 of the day’s Top 10 shows, but it was still bittersweet for the network. Last year’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS aired on January […]
NETWORK FINALS: YOUNG SHELDON lost 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.88 (Golden State vs. 76ers)/0.54 (Toronto vs. Milwaukee). TLC’s august DR PIMPLE POPPER jumped 0.12 to 0.75, and UNTOLD STORIES OF THE ER […]
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NETWORK FINALS: EMPIRE, THE GOLDBERGS and SVU gained 0.1 in final numbers, but both ARROW and SUPERNATURAL dipped the same. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: It was TNT’s turn to lead cable on Wednesday with its Golden State vs. Oklahoma City NBA PLAYOFFS game at 3.11, […]
NETWORK FINALS: HAWAII 5-0 gained 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Discovery was in control of Friday cable, with GOLD RUSH steady at 1.12 and the premiere of lead-out THE WHEEL at 0.47. On Lifetime, BRING IT returned at 0.45, […]