BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.40/0.36. CBS:  A holiday rerun at 0.21 was followed by GREATEST @HOME VIDEOS at 0.17 and a rerun at 0.16. NBC:  LOPEZ VS LOPEZ dropped 0.05 to 0.25, and YOUNG ROCK was steady at 0.26.  DATELINE ticked down to 0.23. FOX;  WWE SMACKDOWN lost 0.05 to 0.52. CW: The […]

  OPENINGS:  This was the weekend of AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER (20th/Disney), and the epic’s launch was softer than widely expected at $134M in the US and $301M in all major overseas markets including China.  Box office apologists, who at this point resemble political press secretaries, have rushed in to spin that Way of […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A quasi-staged BEAUTY & THE BEAST was at 0.79, which is a big number these days, but dwarfed by the 2.6 that THE LITTLE MERMAID earned in 2019.  THE PARENT TEST followed at 0.40. CBS:  A 1-hour GHOSTS was at 0.59, up 0.03 from last week’s half-hour.  SO HELP ME TODD […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC: Reruns at 0.32/0.21/0.18/0.20, followed by the special FINDING HARMONY at 0.16. CBS:  The fall finale of SURVIVOR was at 0.75, up 0.04 from last week and down 0.24 from last December’s finale. NBC:  An SNL clip show at 0.60, followed by a rerun THAT’S MY JAM at 0.34. FOX:  The season […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE at 0.58 was followed by a rerun of CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS at 0.28, and another sequel-related special AVATAR: THE DEEP DIVE at 0.21. CBS:  Airing for the first time since November 22, FBI gained 0.05 to 0.58, FBI: INTERNATIONAL ticked down to 0.40, and FBI: MOST […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT dropped 0.08 to 0.36, and THE GOOD DOCTOR was down 0.06 to 0.30. CBS:  Reruns at 0.37/0.33/0.26/0.26. NBC:  THE VOICE gained 0.03 to 0.69, and BAKING IT was at 0.35. FOX:  The season finale of THE CLEANING LADY was at 0.29, up 0.06 from last week, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A synergistic run of the original AVATAR was at 0.35, followed by a rerun of THE CONNERS at 0.18. CBS:  Compared to 2 weeks ago when the network didn’t have the late national NFL game, 60 MINUTES gained 0.04 to 0.75, followed by a NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING special at 0.41, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game was at 0.80.  FOX’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.38.  CW’s WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS ticked up to 0.06.  In late night, NBC’s SNL rose 0.14 to 0.85.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On ESPN, the HEISMAN TROPHY CEREMONY was at 0.41, an NCAA CHAMPIONS special […]