NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER and the reruns of THE WALL, SVU and the 8PM BEAT SHAZAM all gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games were easy winners of Thursday cable at 1.05/0.91.  Cable news was […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday August 10 and Sunday August 11, 2013. (The 56 markets out of 210 total cover about 70% of the US television population.)   Golf’s fourth and final major championship of the year, the PGA Championship, averaged a 3.7 […]

>Four new movies join the worldwide box office chart this weekend, with Journey 2: The Mysterious Island being the early standout.  Released overseas a week before this weekend’s North American opening, Journey 2 already has an overseas total of $75 million to date, nearly matching our total domestic projection of $79 million.  The first in […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TV Land’s YOUNGER returned at 0.27, which was up 0.11 from the Fall 2016 premiere, although that was simulcast on Nick At Nite, which added […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Removing the MONDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL simulcast ratings from adjusted numbers lowered both ABC and CW.  JANE THE VIRGIN dropped 0.2 from this morning’s rating, and DANCING WITH THE STARS, COUNTDOWN TO THE CMAs and THE ORIGINALS all lost 0.1.  In addition, THE VOICE gained 0.1. Ratings fin key demos or the Top 25 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The final 5.0 for THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was up 0.3 from last week’s rating.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s share of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 0.97, down 0.07 from last week.  MTV’s JERSEY SHORE dipped 0.07 to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THIS IS US tied a milestone in final numbers, rounding up to a 3.0 18-49 rating (actually it was 2.96, but who’s counting), its first 9PM rating at that level.  In addition, THE MIDDLE gained 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The WORLD SERIES adjusted to 3.7, down 0.2 from last year’s Game 1.  Elsewhere, NEW AMSTERDAM gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, although it fell 0.23 from last week to 0.69, […]