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There was good news and bad news emanating from the White House on Sunday. First, the bad news: a deadly pandemic is apparently gaining steam and killing more Americans. The good news? The ratings for President Donald Trump’s near-daily briefings are beating The Bachelor and Monday Night Football, at least according…

There are only a couple of episodes left of crime drama Hawaii Five-0 before it paddles into the sunset. But it’s not going quietly. Last night’s episode was highlighted by a guest shot from everyone’s favorite internet meme, Chuck Norris. The episode was originally scheduled to air with the show’s finale on April 3…

ABC’s double shot of Station 19 and Grey’s Anatomy along with the Season 2 finale of its 10 PM drama A Million Little Things helped the network take both the demo and viewership top spots Thursday in primetime. The night also saw the season enders of Fox’s midseason duo Outmatched and Deputy. Station 19 drew a 1.2…

ABC’s Stumptown ended its freshman season Wednesday delivering a 0.5 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 2.71 million viewers. The Cobie Smulders-fronted action drama, which was even with its penultimate episoded, bookended the network’s primetime lineup kicked off by The Goldbergs (0.9, 4.72M), which stumbled…

The season 4 return of Pop TV’s One Day at a Time has gotten off to a solid start, drawing 607,000 total viewers in a simulcast on ViacomCBS cable channels Pop, TV Land and Logo for its premiere episode. The majority of viewers, 457,000, did not watch the former Netflix comedy’s Tuesday night return on Pop, however…

Once again everyone’s eyes were on the Pearsons, who took the top spot in Tuesday’s primetime ratings. NBC’s season finale of This Is Us delivered a 1.7 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 6.92 million viewers, gaining three tenths in the demo over last week. Those numbers gave  the drama its best rating since…

For many RuPaul’s Drag Race fans, watching episodes are a very eventized and communal activity. Before social distancing, fans sashayed their way to bars and each other’s houses to watch queens compete, throw shade and death drop their way to snatch the crown of America’s next drag superstar. Drag Race fans aren’t…

NBC won Monday in primetime ratings with The Voice leading the charge. The reality singing competition ticked down from last week but still earned a 1.7 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 9.50 million viewers. It was a healthy lead-in to Manifest (0.8, 4.38M), which held steady, staying on par with the show’s season…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s sober national address on coronavirus is set to become one of the most-watched moments in UK television history. Johnson’s message to the country, in which he introduced a three-week lockdown to help stymie the spread of COVID-19, was broadcast at 8.30 PM across BBC One, ITV…

ABC’s American Idol continues to sit confidently at the top of the Sunday ratings, climbing a tenth in the demo last night with a leading 1.4 rating to go along with 7.68 million viewers for its two-hour show. The network won the night in the demo, with help from America’s Funniest Home Videos (1.1 6.74M), which…

Primetime ratings continue to soar, as a locked down country turns to the tube to get some relief from the outside world’s pressures. ABC’s Shark Tank and its two-hour 20/20 provided a strong one-two punch for the Alphabet network, with 20/20 soaring to an 0.8, helping ABC to an overall network victory in preliminary…

ABC’s drama duo Grey’s Anatomy and Station 19 surged week over week to finish as Thursday’s top-rated shows in primetime, while the night’s lineup of fresh comedies all saw gains — several by more then two tenths in the demo. It offers another round of data suggesting people staying home during coronavirus…