OPENINGS:  The only question for LONE SURVIVOR (Universal) to ponder as all concerned count their entirely unexpected riches this weekend (a $14.4M Friday and a weekend that could hit $40M) is whether they miscalculated by waiting to go wide until after polls were closed for the Oscar nominations.  Survivor is very much on the […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The US OPEN adjusted up by 0.2 to 1.9 in final numbers.  In addition, the rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS received a 0.1 bump. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s TRUE DETECTIVE grew impressively during the course of its first season, and it picked up almost where it had left off, with a 1.42 rating compared […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE dropped 0.08 to 0.71, and QUEENS was down 0.05 from last week’s premiere to 0.31. CBS:  Reruns at 0.44/0.37/0.33. NBC:  THE VOICE rose 0.11 to 0.77, LA BREA gained 0.04 to 0.59, and NEW AMSTERDAM was up 0.03 to 0.37. FOX:  Game 1 of the WORLD SERIES was at […]

  Due to our coverage of the Toronto Film Festival beginning tomorrow, over the next week, while morning and afternoon charts will be posted on schedule (Nielsen permitting, as yesterday’s and today’s delays underscore), the accompanying text will not be available for some time afterward, at least several hours and possibly even for a day […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday September 12 through Sunday September 13, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Click here for a look at sports ratings from the comparable weekend last year. NFL: Week 1 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  RUNNING WILD gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game scored the Thursday cable win at 2.19, and the network aired a “sneak peek” of its new series CLAWS after the game at 0.45. […]

  Only one show last night topped a 1.5 rating. ABC:  An 8PM SHARK TANK only managed a 1.2, but the 9PM season finale zoomed up to a 1.9, easily the highest-rated show of the night (but down a tick from last week).  2d highest:  the 1.5 for 20/20, although that was down 0.2 from […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE fell 0.11 to 0.56, and QUEENS was up 0.02 to 0.30. CBS:  FBI jumped 0.14 to 0.72, FBI INTERNATIONAL gained 0.05 to 0.51, and FBI MOST WANTED was steady at 0.44. NBC:  THE VOICE returned to regular episodes at 0.78, LA BREA climbed 0.15 to 0.58, and NEW AMSTERDAM […]