BROADCAST FINALS ABC: THE CONNERS gained 0.05 to 0.56, THE GOLDBERGS edged up 0.02 to 0.41, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY rose 0.07 to 0.55, HOME ECONOMICS was up 0.03 to 0.39, and BIG SKY climbed 0.08 to 0.31. CBS:  SURVIVOR surged 0.09 to 0.76, THE REAL LOVE BOAT fell 0.07 to 0.19, and THE AMAZING RACE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted to 0.62.  In addition, 48 HOURS adjusted up to the next tenth.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN had Saturday cable’s Top 3 slots with an NBA game at 0.38, and UFC coverage at 0.36/0.30.  CNN’s […]

  Note:  because last Friday was part of a holiday weekend, the week-to-week declines for holdovers are unusually heavy.  That will modify over the course of the weekend, since the holiday box office was already tailing off by last Friday. TAKEN 3 (Europa/20th) had no problem taking over the box office reins from the holiday […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The 10PM episode of CROWDED and the rerun of THE FLASH each lost 0.1 in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Remarkably, 6 of the Top 10 slots on Tuesday cable were filled by primary election coverage.  As usual, CNN led […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  GREY’S ANATOMY, CHICAGO MED and THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while SCANDAL and THE AMAZING RACE lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TruTV was at the top of a low Thursday for cable with IMPRACTICAL […]

Note: ABC, CBS and especially NBC numbers below will go down in the nationals this afternoon because of local pre-emptions for various NFL PRESEASON games. FOX should also go up about +15% when live west coast viewing is added this afternoon.  Given all the likely changes, we’ll hold our ratings analysis until final numbers are […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was at 2.54.  NBC’s USFL game was at 0.37.  FOX’s MLB game was at 0.37.  On CW, MASTERS OF ILLUSION ticked down to 0.03, and TOTALLY WEIRD & FUNNY was also down a tick to 0.03.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On ESPN, […]

  AFTERNOON UPDATE:  No major changes, as THE BACHELOR and the CBS 9-10PM shows each found an extra 0.1 (keep the latter two off their lows), while SUPERNATURAL shed the same amount. TUESDAY CABLE:  The season finale of BEING MARY JANE (BET) hit a new series high with 1.6 in its 2d hour (up 0.2 […]