NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Even with the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION in gear, VH1 and USA continued to split the Monday cable honors.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP was steady at 1.40, with lead-out […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE FOUR, THE BIG BANG THEORY and YOUNG SHELDON each gained 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader led Thursday cable at 0.69/0.66.  It was another banner day for MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW in cable […]

  SATURDAY NETWORK:  Not even the tiny number of CROSSBONES fans who watched on Fridays followed the show to Saturday for its finale, which was at a pathetic 0.2/0.2 for its 2 hours. SATURDAY CABLE:  The POWER season finale did extremely well for Starz at 0.52 (plus another 0.16 for the 10PM re-airing), particularly strong when […]

With the NCIS shows in reruns, only one series even reached a 2 last night. FOX:  The season premiere of KITCHEN NIGHTMARES was at 2.2, down a very reasonable 0.2 from last year and the highest-rated show on a slow night. ABC:  CELEBRITY WIFE SWAP edged up to 1.6, but the finale of THE TASTE […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK inched up 0.02 to 0.54, and 20/20 was down 0.03 to 0.33 CBS:  SWAT gained 0.07 to 0.50, MAGNUM PI was steady at 0.40, and BLUE BLOODS ticked down to 0.41. NBC:  The premiere of HOME SWEET HOME was at 0.21, about the same as the scripted reruns that […]

  As we traditionally do this time of year at SHOWBUZZDAILY, over the next few days we’re going to be bringing you our versions of the Fall 2013 network schedules.  These may or may not reflect what the networks will actually announce at their Upfront presentations the week of May 13, but we like to […]

Tuesday fast national ratings with relevant comparisons:

>The top few programs on cable this week were generally good enough for third place in their time periods, including broadcast competition.  The 10:30 pm edition of Pawn Stars on History Monday hit a 1.8 rating with Adults 18-49 (down a few tenths from last week), just missing NBC’s Smash.  Monday 10 pm: #1 ABC […]