NETWORK UPDATE:  SCANDAL and AMERICAN IDOL gained 0.1 in final ratings, and although the “REAL BLACKLIST” branded DATELINE did as well, THE BLACKLIST itself did not.  Meanwhile, things got worse at CBS, where THE ODD COUPLE, MOM and ELEMENTARY all lost 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus […]

  HBO:  Another wacko episode of TRUE BLOOD (Lilith!) topped the night in cable (and beat everything on broadcast TV except the Bachelorette finale/epilogue) with a 2.6 (a splendid 75% of the viewers under 50), down just slightly from last week.  And as much as THE NEWSROOM seems to infuriate at least half the people […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage adjusted to 1.5 for the Miami vs. Villanova game and 2.3 for Kansas vs. Maryland.  In addition, GREY’S ANATOMY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun of THE BLACKLIST lost the same.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE […]

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday July 16, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The CBS VAX LIVE telecast adjusted up to the next tenth, while NBC’s DATELINE rerun dropped to the next-lowest.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT led Saturday cable at 0.23, HGTV’s ESCAPE TO THE CHATEAU gained 0.03 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  HAWAII 5-0 gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did the night’s SHARK TANK rerun.  There was an 0.1 dip for one of the WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY reruns. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Discovery owned Friday cable, with […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BONES and the MODERN FAMILY rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  With the broadcast season over, the NBA PLAYOFFS towered even higher over the landscape, this time with TNT earning 3.99 for the Golden State vs. […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL was the prime attraction, with FOX’s BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP at 2.72 ahead of CBS’s afternoon SEC CHAMPIONSHIP at 2.57 and ABC’s BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP at 2.10.  On CW, WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY was at 0.07, and WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS was at 0.05.  In late night, NBC’s SNL returned from […]