NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.1, and FOX’s game stayed at 0.4.  Elsewhere, DATELINE and the SUPERSTORE rerun lost 0.2 and the 10PM 48 HOURS dropped 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s primetime COLLEGE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s late-night ROOM 104 debuted at 0.09. In the absence of Disney’s special events last week, A&E’s LIVE PD resumed its ride, down 0.02 […]

  Labor Day Weekend is the only holiday that doesn’t make people gravitate to the movies, and this year will be no exception.  Based on preliminary numbers at Deadline, the 5-week old GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (Marvel/Disney), newly anointed as America’s #1 film of 2014 at approximately $262M (although it will never catch up with […]

Based on Friday’s  and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #50 of 2013 looks like $139 million for the top 12 films from Friday-Sunday, not as strong as we had forecast and down $5 million from yesterday’s estimate but still up double digits in terms of percent increase over comparable weekends the past several years.   Opening at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were 0.1 drops for 20/20 and both reruns of PENN & TELLER: FOOL US in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The Friday of Memorial Day weekend was quiet on cable, topped by Adult Swim’s midnight NEON JOE, […]

  It was almost like football season last night, with a sports overrun claiming Sunday’s biggest rating by far. CBS:  Per Mitch Metcalf:  “The Masters over-run into CBS prime time last night (including two sudden-death playoff holes) averaged a 4.1 fast national rating with adults 18-49, which we are adjusting up to 4.7 to reflect […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s numbers, and that includes the WINTER OLYMPICS, which did not adjust up from prelims.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports dominated Tuesday cable, with TNT’s NBA doubleheader in the #1/#5 slots at 1.16 […]

>Five weeks into the 2011-12 season, FOX has taken the lead with a 3.0 Adult 18-49 rating in primetime.  Even though the World Series is at low levels compared to past Series, baseball still provides numbers each night higher than the network weekly average.  CBS is second with a 2.85 (CBS was hurt this week […]