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UPDATED with final numbers: CBS’ Big Brother topped a Thursday again littered with NFL preseason preemptions, coming away as the night’s top-rated and most-watched program with a 1.2 rating and 4.36 million viewers. The show saw only a tenth of a point shaved from its NFL-inflated preliminary numbers, which were…

It seems audiences aren’t really clamoring to be reunited with the Beverly Hills 90210 gang, as Fox’s BH90210 continues to dip. The nostalgic and super-meta revival of the classic primetime teen soap saw a decline to an 0.8 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and drew 3.05 million viewers Wednesday. That’s a big…

It’s no surprise that Big Brother continues to dominate as the head of household when it comes to broadcast network primetime ratings. The CBS reality series boasted a season high in viewers Sunday, earning a season-ratings-high 1.3 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 5.04 million sets of eyeballs. At Fox, the network…

UPDATED with final numbers: CBS’ Big Brother (1.0 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic, 4.18 million total viewers) was Thursday’s top-rated and most-watched show in a primetime that saw several local preemptions for NFL preseason football games. Many shows were adjusted down in the final ratings after preliminary…

After a strong debut last week, BH90210 took a fall Wednesday night with a 0.9 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 2.57 million viewers. Fox’s revival of sorts of Aaron Spelling’s soapy teen primetime drama dropped six tenths from last week’s premiere. Fox’s MasterChef (0.8, 2.96M) also slipped a tenth in…

In an evening of reruns, teen-driven award shows and jaw-dropping gymnastics, Big Brother managed to win Sunday ratings, coming out on top once again with a 1.2 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 4.7 million viewers. Their rating is up a tenth from last week. Meanwhile, the 2019 Teen Choice Awards on Fox was…

Jack Matthews has been booted from the Big Brother house, and now faces a larger jury – the world. Matthews was sent packing from the house during Thursday’s live eviction, but now is branded by the derogatory and racist remarks he made about his fellow guests on the show’s 24/7 live feed. The remarks have drawn…

UPDATED with final numbers: As expected, all of broadcasters’ primetime shows took a hit Thursday thanks to a slew of NFL preseason games in local markets. CBS’ Big Brother remained the night’s top-rated and most-watched program, but saw a downward adjustment of three tenths of a ratings point in the key adults 18-49…

ABC’s three-hour CMA Fest special scored a 0.8 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 4.69 million viewers in primetime Sunday, giving the network an easy win in both metrics for the night. The Country Music Association’s annual performance show was down a tenth from last year’s edition but mostly even in…

The NFL returned to primetime Thursday with the league’s annual preseason Hall of Fame Game on NBC, which drew a leading 1.4 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 4.99 million viewers. It scored an easy win overall for the network on a night the CW aired its second series finale this week in iZombie (0.2…

Despite CBS programming chiefs on Thursday touting strides with diversity in front of and behind the camera of their scripted series, they continued to come under fire by the TCA press corps for mismanaging inclusivity on the network’s reality programs like Big Brother and Survivor.  One press member today…

The CW said an emotional goodbye to Jennie Snyder Urman’s Jane the Virgin on Wednesday night, and the telenovela dramedy starring Gina Rodriguez wrapped it run with a steady-as-ever  0.2 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 660,000 viewers. Leading into the finale was a one-hour retrospective special (0.2…