NETWORK FINALS:  60 MINUTES and THE SIMPSONS lost 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s DIRTY JOHN premiered at a solid 0.36, with lead-ins REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA up 0.06 to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s coverage of the PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME adjusted to 0.9.  Elsewhere, MACGYVER and DATELINE gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH franchise was again at the top of Friday cable, at 0.46/0.38/0.26 compared to […]

MTV’s Video Music Awards took the top spot of the week, pushing Duck Dynasty into second place.  AMC’s Breaking Bad ticked up one tenth from last week.  Although it aired directly against the top-rated VMAs, there was very little overlap between those two audiences.  Also, Breaking Bad did not have to face HBO’s True Blood.  Nevertheless, Newsroom […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  With final numbers in, STATE OF AFFAIRS is now tied for the lead in the 10PM timeslot (albeit at a modest 1.6), because with football simulcasts removed, CASTLE fell 0.3 from this morning’s rating to 1.4.  THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT lost 0.2 to 1.7.  In addition, MIKE & MOLLY gained 0.1. Ratings […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  All of the networks saw bumps in their DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION coverage:  NBC and CBS each by 0.2 (to 0.9/0.6 respectively), and ABC by 0.1 (to 0.8).  In addition, BIG BROTHER, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and the 8PM GOLDBERGS and BLACK-ISH reruns gained 0.1, while AMERICAN GOTHIC, THE NIGHT SHIFT and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun LAST MAN STANDING lost 0.1 in final numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sunday scripted cable was led by ESPN’s documentary BE WATER at 0.33 (plus 0.10 on ESPN2).  TNT’s SNOWPIERCER, shed 0.06 to 0,28.  On HBO, LAST WEEK […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CHICAGO MED gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  E!’s REVENGE BODY WITH KHLOE KARDASHIAN premiered at 0.30.  The season premiere of USA’s COLONY was at 0.29, down a bit from the mid-0.3 numbers it was doing […]

  USA:  Another strong night for the BURN NOTICE/SUITS duo.  Burn, which uncharacteristically featured the killing of a major recurring character, was the highest-rated show on cable with 1.4 in 18-49s (slightly up from last week, and about 40% of its total viewership), while Suits held even at 1.2, skewing around the same. FX:  ANGER […]