NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.7 in final numbers, up 0.6 from last week’s game.  In addition, NOTORIOUS fell another 0.1, putting it at a new low 0.8.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s FALLING WATER premiered at a mediocre […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND led cable at 0.99, up 0.03 from last week, with HUNTING HITLER up 0.05 to 0.52.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME adjusted to 13.9, which is a huge number, but far below the 19.0 for last year’s primetime NFC game.  The post-game SCORPION was up 0.2 from early numbers to 3.2.  RESURRECTION rose 0.1 to 0.8.  Even though it fell 0.3 in adjusted numbers, the viewers of the afternoon […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There were 0.1 increases for THE BIG BANG THEORY and the 2 1/2 MEN finale in final numbers.  THE ODD COUPLE stayed where it was, but it was very steady throughout its half-hour (up 0.1 at 8:45PM), which is a promising sign.  In addition, SCANDAL and HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  On a night heavy with COLLEGE FOOTBALL, ABC’s game adjusted up 0.1 to 2.1, NBC’s was up 0.02 to 0.08, and FOX’s stayed at 0.4.  On CBS, 48 HOURS gained 0.1 to 0.5.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Putting aside […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:   There were 0.1 increases for THE BRIEFCASE and MASTERCHEF, as well as for the rerun of BLACK-ISH.  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The final Conference Championship game of the NBA PLAYOFFS gave ESPN a towering 3.56 rating, while NBC Sports Net had a 0.84 for its NHL PLAYOFFS game.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS was next, up a […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The new MASTER OF ILLUSION and the SHARK TANK rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the special 9PM 20/20 on the Dallas shootings lost the same.        Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The events in Dallas made Friday another day dominated by […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The post-football adjustments to NBC pushed both episodes of SUPERSTORE and CHICAGO MED each down 0.1, and THE BLACKLIST down 0.2 from this morning’s preliminary ratings.  Elsewhere, LIFE IN PIECES gained 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  This was the final […]