No surprise what’s gnawing at the top of the ratings. AMC:  The typical post-premiere decline for a big returning show seems to have been made up by AMC’s settlement of its lawsuit with DISH Network and the network’s resulting return to that service, so this week’s numbers are virtually even with last week’s, an […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NOTE–because of NFL PRESEASON preemptions, comparisons are to last Friday’s final ratings, rather than to the Saturday morning preliminaries.  NBC:  the AMERICA’S MOST TALENTED rerun was up 0.02 to 0.08, and DATELINE rose 0.1 to 1.0.  CBS:  the ELEMENTARY and HAWAII 5-0 reruns were steady, at 0.4/0.5, and the BLUE BLOODS rerun fell 0.1 to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  STARGIRL gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  News was at the top of Tuesday cable, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.37/0.60/4.1M, MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.29/0.43/3.4M, and CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.26/0.39/1.9M.  On […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As we noted yesterday, we’ll now be comparing preliminary ratings in tenths to final numbers in hundredths.  ABC’s NBA game was way up in finals, from an early 1.1 to a final 1.82.  With the help of a late-afternoon NFL lead-in, FOX’s WWE SMACKDOWN was also up (from 0.8 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.5.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE  HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.74 (Lakers vs. Portland)/0.48 (Boston vs. Denver).  A&E’s LIVE PD dropped 0.07 to 0.51, and the lead-in hour was down a tick to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 1.08 (Lakers vs. Dallas)/0.55 (Houston vs. Brooklyn).  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH jumped 0.15 to 0.59, with a WHITE WATER follow-up hour at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SURVIVOR gained 0.1 in final numbers, while RIVERDALE lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NBA PLAYOFFS were again at the top of cable, with games on TNT at 1.68/1.23.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Returning from an off-week, PRESS YOUR LUCK gained 0.03 to 0.46, and GENERATION GAP was down 0.06 to 0.35.  THE CON premiered at 0.23. CBS:  After reruns at 0.31/0.30, BIG BROTHER returned up 0.07 to 0.78, followed by another rerun at 0.20. NBC:  Reruns at 0.21/0.28/0.20. FOX:  Reruns at 0.24/0.12/0.10. CW:  […]