NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the early numbers for Friday.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports continued its reign over cable, with Fox Sports 1’s MLB PLAYOFFS game on top at 1.56.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL doubleheader was at 0.80/0.76.  The […]

Broadcast news and late night series ratings available below for this week and the same week last year. You can also search for other available weeks with the link at the bottom of this post. Week 52: December 19-25, 2022 Broadcast News: Current Week Broadcast News: Same Week Last Year   Broadcast Late Night: Current […]

Viewers have the same lack of interest in the DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION that they did in the Republicans. FOX:  Without the burden of convention coverage, and with its HELL’S KITCHEN/MASTERCHEF double-bill at 2.5/2.7, the network romped away with the night. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT‘s 2.3 was the highest-rated non-FOX show of the night, but it’s […]

  Behaving much like recent high-profile sequels Spectre and Mockingjay Part 2, RIDE ALONG 2 (Universal) appears to be heading for an opening weekend around 20% below its predecessor.  According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, Ride 2 had a $11.8M Friday, compared to $14.4M for the original Ride Along.  That suggests a 4-day holiday weekend […]

> Football is like crack for TV networks. FOX:  The NY Giants/Green Bay playoff game was massive, and since it ran until 8:12PM on the east coast, the giant SIMPSONS number, currently a 6.8, will end up adjusted.  Given the atypically huge lead-in for the evening and the adjustments, it’s hard to tell just how […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  PRESS YOUR LUCK dropped 0.09 to 0.44, GENERATION GAP was steady at 0.41, and THE CON ticked up to 0.27. CBS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.03 to 0.76.  The rest of the night had reruns at 0.31/0.32/0.22. NBC:  Reruns at 0.18/0.22/0.21. FOX:  An MLB game at 0.64. CW:  BUMP premiered at 0.06/0.04, […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The SUPER BOWL adjusted to 29.9, down 1.1 from last year’s final rating, and THE MASKED SINGER adjusted to 8.1.  In addition, the 10PM ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO aired […]

Sadly, if not surprisingly, the most notable development on TV last night was the quick dissipation of any promise from last week’s premiere that The Newsroom had learned from its Season 1 mistakes, as its insufferable self-righteousness (the 9/11 flashback) and unspeakable rom-com contortions (the laundromat excursion) were on full display.  Ah well.  Meanwhile, to the […]