TV ratings are not the Bible, but once again, the “Last” came first on Friday night, as Fox’s Last Man Standing returned with its first new episode since last month to reclaim its throne atop the evening. The comedy scored an 0.8/5 and 4.73 million audience to win the night’s demo wars. It now needs to rebuild…

Triple 7s on a slot machine promises a great payout. Triple 7s on Friday’s ratings will probably have the same multiplier effect for CBS, which again won the demographic wars with its drama-action lineup. Kicking things off for the eye network was MacGyver, which was up a tick with a solid 0.7/4 and 6.10 million…

No NCAA basketball on CBS this Friday? No problem, said the eye network, which managed to retain its top spot on the evening despite the lack of ratings-boosting hoops contests. Instead of Duke’s Zion Williamson, CBS has a lineup led by a new MacGyver, which scored a 0.6/4 and 5.64 million total audience, a tick down…

It’s crunch time in men’s college basketball, as the NCAA tournament’s “Sweet 16” face off for some dynamic confrontations on the road to the Elite 8, Final Four and ultimate championship game. It’s a time when Cinderella teams find the clock striking midnight, the blue bloods of the sport assert themselves, and…

Fox’s Last Man Standing usually wins the Friday night primetime demo ratings. This week, another type of last man standing, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, took over the top slot. The annual hoops tournament, which matches the best 68 teams in men’s college basketball in single-elimination games leading up to…

After a one-week absence from its normal spot atop the Friday ratings, Fox’s Last Man Standing returned to glory last night, reclaiming its throne to lead the demo kingdom. Last Man Standing had an 0.9/5 rating/share among adults 18-49, topping the night and drawing 5.02 million viewers.  It led in to sitcom The Cool K…

Gayle King’s intense interview with accused sex predator and pop singer R. Kelly won the Friday primetime ratings race, scoring a 1.2/6 demo triumph among adults 18-49 and 6.60 million total viewers, toppling Fox’s Last Man Standing from its usual perch atop the evening. King’s interview had been well-previewed in the…

Perennial Friday champion Last Man Standing from Fox again sat atop the evening’s ratings birthday cake, scoring a 1.0/5 in demographics and overall audience of 5.51 million, both topping a night dominated by reruns. Elsewhere of note, ABC's 20/20 was up a tenth week-to-week to match its season high in Adults 18-49…

Another Friday, another demo win for Fox’s Last Man Standing, as back-to-back episodes dominated the demo ratings shares, scoring a 1.1/6 and 6.12 million viewers at 8 PM, then staying strong with a 1.0/5 and 5.63 million at 8:30 PM But the twin knockouts didn’t particularly help Fox’s new legal drama Proven Innocent…

A two-hour finale for Hell’s Kitchen meant there was no room on the Fox schedule for perennial Friday ratings champion Last Man Standing. That left the field wide open for CBS, and Big Brother: Celebrity Edition was the winner, scoring a 1.0/5 in demographics and a total of 4.40 million viewers to top the night. That…

As usual, Fox’s Last Man Standing won the Friday night ratings demo wars, but the farewell to actor George Eads on CBS’s MacGyver proved to be a strong audience draw as well. Last Man Standing returned from a two-week hiatus to cop a 1.1/6 and 6 million viewers to lead the Friday demographics, a slight drop from the…

The juggernaut that is Fox’s Last Man Standing continued its Friday ratings stranglehold, once again winning the demo wars with a solid 1.2/6 and 6.21 million total audience. The win in its second week back from winter break saw the Tim Allen show rise from its previous 1.0, increasing its lead over the Friday pack…