Ratings: Empire Rebounds From Lows, Whiskey Cavalier Ticks Up

Fox’s Empire this Wednesday drew 4.1 million total viewers and a 1.2 demo rating, ticking up from last week’s series lows to end a slide that spanned four episodes. RELATED STORIES Leading out of that, Star (3.5 mil/1.0) also rose, improving on last week’s demo low. Elsewhere…. CBS | Survivor (7.3 mil/1.5) dipped a tenth […]

Ratings: Proven Innocent Ticks Up in Week 3, Speechless Dips

With CBS in rerun mode and NBC airing a Voice repeat, Proven Innocent this Friday drew 2.6 million total viewers and a 0.5 rating, ticking up in both measures with its third episode. Opening Fox’s lineup, Last Man Standing (5.5 mil/1.0) and The Cool Kids (4.1 mil/0.7) were both steady, with the former leading the […]

Ratings: Station 19 Returns Steady, Murphy Ticks Down, SVU Ties Low

Station 19 fired up (see what I did there?) Season 2 on Thursday night with 5.2 million total viewers and a 1.1 demo rating, improving on its finale and matching its freshman average. Opening ABC’s night, Grey’s Anatomy (6.5 mil/1.6) slipped to match its smallest audience ever while landing just a tenth above its all-time […]

Ratings: Timeless Ticks Up With Finale, as Series Awaits Word on Its Future

NBC bubble drama Timeless this Sunday aired its Season 2 finale, ending with a whiz-bang cliffhanger while its future remains TBD. The two-hour season-ender averaged 2.4 million total viewers and a 0.6 demo rating from 9:14 to 11:14 pm ET, ticking up versus last week. TVLine readers gave Timeless‘ finale an average grade of “A”; […]

Mysterious ticks from Asia that can carry a deadly virus and drain cattle of their blood are now in the US — and efforts to kill them are failing

Shutterstock/MR.AUKID PHUMSIRICHA Last November, an Icelandic sheep in New Jersey was found to be covered by Haemaphysalis longicornis or East Asian longhorned ticks. These ticks can carry a deadly virus known as SFTS and may also be able to transmit Lyme Disease and other pathogens. The ticks survived the winter and have survived efforts to […]

Ratings: Jane the Virgin Ticks Up, Taken Slips to New Lows, Five-0 Tops Night

Jane the Virgin this Friday whipped up 670,000 total viewers and a 0.3 demo rating, holding steady in audience week-to-week while ticking up a tenth in the demo. Opening The CW’s night, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (660K/0.2) was steady. RELATED2018 Renewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Getting Cancelled? What’s on the Bubble? Elsewhere…. NBC |Blindspot (3.3 mil/0.6) […]

Ratings: The Brave and Valor Flat With Finales, Supergirl Ticks Up

Even with time slot nemesis The Good Doctor in rerun mode, NBC’s The Brave only managed to hold steady with its Season 1 finale. RELATED2018 Renewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Getting Cancelled? What’s on the Bubble? The Brave on Monday night drew 3.9 million total viewers and a 0.7 rating, gaining 15 percent in […]

Ratings: The Voice Ticks Up From Last Season's All-Time Finale Lows

NBC’s The Voice on Tuesday night closed Season 13 with 10.8 million total viewers and a 2.0 demo rating, rising 10 and 18 percent week to week. RELATEDMajor Crimes Recap: [Spoiler]’s ‘Extraordinary’ Arc Ends Among the night’s fresh fare, ABC’s The Year: 2017 did 3.8 mil/0.8, while CBS’ Josh Groban special did 5.1 mil/0.6. Let’s […]

Trump ticks the box on another campaign promise at the expense of inflaming the Muslim world

President Donald Trump’s announcement to move the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem has inflamed regional leaders and drawn threats of violence against the US and Israel, but in practical terms it changes little. Both US political parties have long promised to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, and Palestinian-aligned regional forces have long threatened violence […]