FRIDAY STARZ:  DA VINCI’S DEMONS stayed at an 0.2 rating in the 18-49 demo, and had a very slight increase among older viewers to give it 420K.  With such a serialized storyline, it seems unlikely to move much higher for the remainder of the season. SATURDAY BBCAMERICA:  It’s a shame that ORPHAN BLACK is […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  FOX’s Utah vs. USC COLLEGE FOOTBALL game rose 0.2 to 1.0, while ABC’s Ohio State vs. Rutgers game stayed at 1.6.  48 HOURS also gained 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   ‘ CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  This being a fall Saturday, 6 of the day’s Top 10 were COLLEGE FOOTBALL (topped by […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The Thanksgiving edition of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 7.4 in final numbers.  However, what the NFL giveth, it taketh away, and with the football overrun removed, FOX’s CAUSE FOR PAWS lost 0.3.  ELEMENTARY gained 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MY KITCHEN RULES lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It’s not much of a shock that Inauguration Eve was a bonanza for Fox News, which had all of […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The NCIS season finale went up another 0.1 in final numbers, as did CHICAGO FIRE.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Basketball was at the center of Tuesday cable, with both leading telecasts on ESPN:  Game 1 of the Cleveland vs. Toronto […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  The ABC line-up suffered in final numbers, with 500 QUESTIONS down 0.1 and both FRESH OFF THE BOAT reruns down 0.2.  The NCIS: NEW ORLEANS and THE FLASH reruns also lost 0.1.  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT, on the other hand, went up 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers, but no such luck for THE NIGHT SHIFT, which stayed at 1.5 but was actually at 1.3 for 45 of its 60 minutes.  Similarly, GOTHAM rose 0.1, but the SLEEPY HOLLOW season finale remained at this morning’s numbers.  In addition, CASTLE lost 0.1. Ratings in […]

  THURSDAY USA:  The night started out weakly with the premiere of reality show SUMMER CAMP, which only had a 0.5 rating among 18-49s year olds, and 1.1M total viewers. That seemed to set the tone for the evening, since airing for the first time in 2 weeks (due to July 4th preemptions), BURN NOTICE […]