Bake Your Heart Out Season 5 Christmas Special - Christmas in East of Connecticut

Bake Your Heart Out Season 5 Christmas Special - Christmas in East of Connecticut
Bake Your Heart Out Season 5 Christmas SpecialChristmas in East of Connecti...

Wednesday Cable Ratings 12/27/23: College Football Tops the Night, AEW: Dynamite Rebounds, The Five Takes Cable News Lead

Wednesday Cable Ratings 12/27/23: College Football Tops the Night, AEW: Dynamite Rebounds, The Five Takes Cable News Lead
Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Wednesday, 12/27/23. Items of note include AEW: Dynamite on TBS, The Five on Fox News, and College Football on ESPN.(Click the names of the shows written in teal or blue to...

CBS Renew/Cancel Week 15: CSI: Vegas Gets A Taste of the Sunday Night Death Slot

The Ratings Junkie Sunday, December 31, 2023
CBS Renew/Cancel Week 15: CSI: Vegas Gets A Taste of the Sunday Night Death Slot
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Saturday TV Ratings 12/30/23: NFL Dominates An Otherwise-Weak Night, I Am Burt Reynolds Draws Average Audience for The CW (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Saturday TV Ratings 12/30/23: NFL Dominates An Otherwise-Weak Night, I Am Burt Reynolds Draws Average Audience for The CW (UPDATED w/Analysis)
Ratings Analysis: The Lions v. Cowboys NFL game (2.61) propelled ABC to a Saturday night win and completely crushed the Ohio State v. West Virginia college basketball game (0.12) that Fox offered up. NBC aired reruns of...

FOX Renew/Cancel Week 14: The Simpsons Reunites With Football Inflation

FOX Renew/Cancel Week 14: The Simpsons Reunites With Football Inflation
Predictions for 12/30/23Photo Credit: FoxBelow are the Week 14 renew/cancel predictions for the Fox network in the 2023-24 television season. The numbers listed in the table mark the Nielsen rating low, average,...

Friday TV Ratings 12/29/23: WWE SmackDown Clip Show Leads Weak Night, The Wall, 20/20 and Dateline Encores Tie for Second (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Friday TV Ratings 12/29/23: WWE SmackDown Clip Show Leads Weak Night, The Wall, 20/20 and Dateline Encores Tie for Second (UPDATED w/Analysis)
Ratings Analysis: On the last Friday of 2023, nothing was able to even post a 0.3. A WWE Smackdown clip show (0.28) came the closest to clearing the 0.30 threshold and led Fox to a win, though the network's lead was not...

Tuesday Cable Ratings 12/26/23: Fargo Rises, The Oval Slips, College Football Leads the Way

Tuesday Cable Ratings 12/26/23: Fargo Rises, The Oval Slips, College Football Leads the Way
Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Tuesday, 12/26/23. Items of note include Fargo on FX, The Oval on BET, and College Football on ESPN.(Note: Click any show with its name in green or blue to be...

Monday Cable Ratings 12/25/23: NBA Leads on Christmas, WWE Raw Slides for Clip Show, Fox & Friends Tops Weakened Cable News

Monday Cable Ratings 12/25/23: NBA Leads on Christmas, WWE Raw Slides for Clip Show, Fox & Friends Tops Weakened Cable News
Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Monday, 12/25/23. Items of note include NBA on ESPN, WWE Raw on USA, and Fox & Friends on Fox News.(Note: Click any show with its name in yellow or blue to...

Thursday TV Ratings 12/28/23: Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Repeat Leads the Night, Press Your Luck Encore Solid, Ghosts UK Rises (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Thursday TV Ratings 12/28/23: Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Repeat Leads the Night, Press Your Luck Encore Solid, Ghosts UK Rises (UPDATED w/Analysis)
Ratings Analysis: ABC's repeat of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (0.34) was the top-rated program on another evening with a limited amount of original programming. From there, encores of Press Your Luck (0.27)...

Sunday Cable Ratings 12/24/23: NFL Dominates on Christmas Eve, The Curse Remains Invisible

Sunday Cable Ratings 12/24/23: NFL Dominates on Christmas Eve, The Curse Remains Invisible
Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Sunday, 12/24/23. Items of note include NFL on NFL Network, The Curse on Showtime, and Premier League on USA.(Note: Click any show with its name in orange to be taken to...

Our House Season 6 Episode 3 - Our 100th (TVRG Productions Throwback)

Our House Season 6 Episode 3 - Our 100th (TVRG Productions Throwback)
Our House Season 6, Episode 3Our 10...

Wednesday TV Ratings 12/27/23: Kennedy Center Honors Heavily Down, The Year Also Drops, College Football Leads (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Wednesday TV Ratings 12/27/23: Kennedy Center Honors Heavily Down, The Year Also Drops, College Football Leads (UPDATED w/Analysis)
Ratings Analysis: The 46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (0.32) declined by almost 30% from last year's ceremony (0.45) but still beat out E! News Presents NBC's Hot 10 of 2023 (0.24). NBC also had reruns...

Saturday Cable Ratings 12/23/23: College Football Leads, AEW: Collision Rises, Mom’s Christmas Boyfriend Low

Saturday Cable Ratings 12/23/23: College Football Leads, AEW: Collision Rises, Mom’s Christmas Boyfriend Low
Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Saturday, 12/23/23. Items of note include College Football on ESPN, Premier League on USA, and Mom's Christmas Boyfriend on Lifetime.(Note: Click the name of any show with its title...

Friday Cable Ratings 12/22/23: Power Book III: Raising Kanan Hits Season High, College Football Tops the Night, The Five Leads Weak Cable News Field

Friday Cable Ratings 12/22/23: Power Book III: Raising Kanan Hits Season High, College Football Tops the Night, The Five Leads Weak Cable News Field
Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Friday, 12/22/23. Items of note include Power Book III: Raising Kanan on Starz, College Football on ESPN, and The Five on Fox News.Note: Click the name of any show with its title...

Marietta Season 6 Episode 10 - All I Want for Christmas (Midseason Finale)

Marietta Season 6 Episode 10 - All I Want for Christmas (Midseason Finale)
Marietta Season 6, Episode 10All I Want for Christ...

Sunday TV Ratings 12/24/23: It’s a Wonderful Life Rises from 2022 but Home Alone Still Triumphs on Christmas Eve, Lingo and Loteria Loca Holiday Specials Leave Coal in CBS’s Stocking (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Sunday TV Ratings 12/24/23: It’s a Wonderful Life Rises from 2022 but Home Alone Still Triumphs on Christmas Eve, Lingo and Loteria Loca Holiday Specials Leave Coal in CBS’s Stocking (UPDATED w/Analysis)
Ratings Analysis: Two classic Christmas movies faced off on Christmas Eve, but one had a clear advantage, that being 1990 film Home Alone (0.65). ABC's broadcast of the Macaulay Culkin staple beat out...

CBS Renew/Cancel Week 14: The Ghosts of Christmas Past and Present are Not the Ghosts of CBS’s Future

The Ratings Junkie Sunday, December 24, 2023
CBS Renew/Cancel Week 14: The Ghosts of Christmas Past and Present are Not the Ghosts of CBS’s Future
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Saturday TV Ratings 12/23/23: Extended Family Has Pitiful Post-NFL Showing, Night Court Rates Below Season One Average, SNL Christmas Grows in Second Airing (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Saturday TV Ratings 12/23/23: Extended Family Has Pitiful Post-NFL Showing, Night Court Rates Below Season One Average, SNL Christmas Grows in Second Airing (UPDATED w/Analysis)
Ratings Analysis: NBC used their NFL lead-in to boost the series premiere of new sitcom Extended Family (0.71), but the results were less than satisfactory. If Family were to carry over even half of this rating...

FOX Renew/Cancel Week 13: Will Family Guy Survive The Move To Wednesday?

FOX Renew/Cancel Week 13: Will Family Guy Survive The Move To Wednesday?
 December 23rd Predictions Photo Credit: FoxBelow are the Week 13 renew/cancel predictions for the Fox network in the 2023-24 television season. The numbers listed in the table mark the Nielsen rating...

The Bullpen 2023 Christmas Special: Warming Up on Christmas

The Bullpen 2023 Christmas Special: Warming Up on Christmas
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Do Not Resuscitate: The Vampire Diaries

Do Not Resuscitate: The Vampire Diaries
 Welcome to another installment of Do Not Resuscitate. Since I've been absent much of 2023, I have not written another article until Christmas break. Today, I will talk about The Vampire Diaries, which was produced...

Thursday Cable Ratings 12/21/23: Miracle in Bethlehem, PA Hits Multi-Year Ratings High for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Christmas Cookie Challenge Ends with a Series Low, Gutfeld! Back to #1 in Cable News

Thursday Cable Ratings 12/21/23: Miracle in Bethlehem, PA Hits Multi-Year Ratings High for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Christmas Cookie Challenge Ends with a Series Low, Gutfeld! Back to #1 in Cable News
Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Thursday, 12/21/23. Items of note include Miracle in Bethlehem, PA on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Hannity on Fox News, and the season finale of Christmas Cookie Challenge...

Friday TV Ratings 12/22/23: A Home for the Holidays Weak, Santa Claus is Comin to Town Encore Solid, WWE SmackDown Steady (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Friday TV Ratings 12/22/23: A Home for the Holidays Weak, Santa Claus is Comin to Town Encore Solid, WWE SmackDown Steady (UPDATED w/Analysis)
Ratings Analysis: A Home for the Holidays (0.18) did not impress on CBS and settled for a fourth-place finish in the 8 p.m. time slot. Fit for Christmas (0.16) went even lower in the 9 p.m. hour. ABC had a strong showing...

Wednesday Cable Ratings 12/20/23: College Basketball Leads, The Five Tops Cable News, King Charles Ticks Up

Wednesday Cable Ratings 12/20/23: College Basketball Leads, The Five Tops Cable News, King Charles Ticks Up
Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Wednesday, 12/20/23. Items of note include AEW: Dynamite on TBS, Hannity on Fox News, and 30 for 30 on ESPN.(Click the names of the shows written in teal or blue to...

Tuesday Cable Ratings 12/19/23: Gutfeld! Leads Cable News, Fargo Stable, NBA Tops the Night

Tuesday Cable Ratings 12/19/23: Gutfeld! Leads Cable News, Fargo Stable, NBA Tops the Night
Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Tuesday, 12/19/23. Items of note include Fargo on FX, The Oval on BET, and Gutfeld! on Fox News.(Note: Click any show with its name in green or blue to be taken...

Thursday TV Ratings 12/21/23: Dick Van Dyke Special and iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Mediocre, Big Brother Reindeer Games Rises for Finale (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Thursday TV Ratings 12/21/23: Dick Van Dyke Special and iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Mediocre, Big Brother Reindeer Games Rises for Finale (UPDATED w/Analysis)
Ratings Analysis: Big Brother Reindeer Games (0.32, +0.02) inched up for its CBS finale and was able to top a quiet Thursday night. In the 9 p.m. time slot, Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic (0.24) was rather modest...

Wednesday TV Ratings 12/20/23: Survivor Steady for Finale, The Masked Singer Ends Higher, Olaf’s Frozen Adventure Rates as Top Christmas Special of the Night (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Wednesday TV Ratings 12/20/23: Survivor Steady for Finale, The Masked Singer Ends Higher, Olaf’s Frozen Adventure Rates as Top Christmas Special of the Night (UPDATED w/Analysis)
Ratings Analysis: CBS's Survivor (0.84, 0.00) ended a wildly successful season by tying its week-ago installment and topping the night with ease. On Fox, The Masked Singer (0.51, +0.12) had a pretty solid comeback for its...

Monday Cable Ratings 12/18/23: Holiday Baking Championship Jumps for Finale, American Dad Ends Down, Monday Night Football Rises

Monday Cable Ratings 12/18/23: Holiday Baking Championship Jumps for Finale, American Dad Ends Down, Monday Night Football Rises
Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Monday, 12/18/23. Items of note include the season finale of Holiday Baking Championship on Food, the season finale of American Dad! on TBS, and NFL on ESPN.(Note: Click any show...

Sunday Cable Ratings 12/17/23: Archer Nears Series Low for Series Finale, The Gilded Age Ends on a New Season High, Friends & Family Christmas Makes for an Underwhelming End to Countdown to Christmas

Sunday Cable Ratings 12/17/23: Archer Nears Series Low for Series Finale, The Gilded Age Ends on a New Season High, Friends & Family Christmas Makes for an Underwhelming End to Countdown to Christmas
Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Sunday, 12/17/23. Items of note include Friends & Family Christmas on Hallmark, the season finale of The Gilded Age on HBO, and the series finale of Archer on...

Saturday Cable Ratings 12/16/23: Sealed with a List Strong for Hallmark, NFL Dominates, AEW: Collision Rises

Saturday Cable Ratings 12/16/23: Sealed with a List Strong for Hallmark, NFL Dominates, AEW: Collision Rises
Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Saturday, 12/16/23. Items of note include On Patrol: Live on Reelz, Sealed with a List on Hallmark, and NFL on NFL Network.(Note: Click the name of any show with its title...

Tuesday TV Ratings 12/19/23: The Voice Rises for Finale, Prep & Landing Down from 2022, The Great Christmas Light Fight Slips for Finale (UPDATED with Analysis)

Tuesday TV Ratings 12/19/23: The Voice Rises for Finale, Prep & Landing Down from 2022, The Great Christmas Light Fight Slips for Finale (UPDATED with Analysis)
Ratings Analysis: NBC's The Voice (0.53, +0.07) climbed higher on finale night and was the top program of the evening in both the Adults 18-49 demographic and total viewership. On ABC, animated Christmas specials Prep &...

Friday Cable Ratings 12/15/23: The Secret Gift of Christmas OK on Hallmark, Real Time with Bill Maher Slips for Finale, Morning Joe Rises

Friday Cable Ratings 12/15/23: The Secret Gift of Christmas OK on Hallmark, Real Time with Bill Maher Slips for Finale, Morning Joe Rises
Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Friday, 12/15/23. Items of note include The Secret Gift of Christmas on Hallmark, the season finale of Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO, and Power Book III: Raising Kanan...

Thursday Cable Ratings 12/14/23: Christmas Cookie Challenge Hits New Low, Women’s College Volleyball Tournament Leads, The Five Back to #1 in Cable News

Thursday Cable Ratings 12/14/23: Christmas Cookie Challenge Hits New Low, Women’s College Volleyball Tournament Leads, The Five Back to #1 in Cable News
Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Thursday, 12/14/23. Items of note include Women's College Volleyball Tournament on ESPN, Hannity on Fox News, and Christmas Cookie Challenge on Food.(Note: Click the...

Sunday TV Ratings 12/17/23: Willie Nelson 90th Birthday Special Low, The Sound of Music Down from 2022, Krapopolis Sinks (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Sunday TV Ratings 12/17/23: Willie Nelson 90th Birthday Special Low, The Sound of Music Down from 2022, Krapopolis Sinks (UPDATED w/Analysis)
Ratings Analysis: Willie Nelson's 90th Birthday Celebration (0.27) was quite abysmal on CBS but some of the blame could be put on its lead-in as 60 Minutes (0.40, -0.85) plummeted to a new season low in the...

CBS Renew/Cancel Week 13: They Should Have Never Let Big Brother Join In Any Reindeer Games

The Ratings Junkie Sunday, December 17, 2023
CBS Renew/Cancel Week 13: They Should Have Never Let Big Brother Join In Any Reindeer Games
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The CW’s Old Shows Are Still Being Helped By Netflix

The Ratings Junkie Sunday, December 17, 2023
The CW’s Old Shows Are Still Being Helped By Netflix
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Saturday TV Ratings 12/16/23: SNL Ratings to Come, Frosty the Snowman Heavily Down from 2022, College Football Leads Primetime (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Saturday TV Ratings 12/16/23: SNL Ratings to Come, Frosty the Snowman Heavily Down from 2022, College Football Leads Primetime (UPDATED w/Analysis)
Ratings Analysis: CBS had holiday specials throughout the night in the form of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (0.27), Frosty the Snowman (0.26), and Frosty Returns (0.24). The Frosty duo was markedly lower...