NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s shows shuffled a tenth in final numbers, with AMERICA’S GOT TALENT up and BETTER LATE THAN NEVER down.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  There were two high-profile arrivals on cable Tuesday night.  After the 0.90 season finale of THE […]

      NETWORK UPDATE:  THE EMMYS adjusted to 2.8 in final numbers, still down a big 0.8 from the 2015 final rating.  (The Red Carpet PRE-SHOW went down to 0.9 after adjustment.)  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 8.2, far below the 9.7 for last year’s parallel game.  Once the late afternoon NFL overrun was […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The 8PM SHARK TANK  rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the ELEMENTARY rerun lost the same. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports occupied half the slots in Friday’s cable Top 10.  COLLEGE FOOTBALL took the lead with ESPN’s double feature of games at 0.77/0.64.  An episode of SPORTSCENTER occupied #6 at 0.39, a Univision […]

        NETWORK FINALS to come.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, up 0.04 to 0.67, with MIZ & MRS down 0.03 to 0.36, and GROWING UP CHRISLEY down 0.02 to 0.23.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY gained […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 1.08 (Lakers vs. Dallas)/0.55 (Houston vs. Brooklyn).  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH jumped 0.15 to 0.59, with a WHITE WATER follow-up hour at […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and BIG BROTHER both gained 0.1 in final numbers, and for once the AGT gain didn’t lead to a loss for TAXI BROOKLYN. Below are Wednesday’s Top 25 original cable telecasts (which actually cover the 157 most watched shows of the night once reruns are excluded).  Analysis and context […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The pre-finale hour of THE VOICE and THE MASKED SINGER gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES led Tuesday cable, down 0.03 to 0.49.  MTV’s TEEN MOM ticked down to 0.39, and RIDICULOUSNESS was […]

NOTE: Many FOX stations (mostly in the Northeast and Texas) carried the regional NFL game between Washington and Pittsburgh. The game ended after 8PM ET and impacted the fast affiliate-based nationals for FOX. Precise program ratings for FOX primetime will be available this afternoon with the official nationals. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour […]