NETWORK UPDATE: The only change from preliminary numbers was a 0.1 dip in CBS’s NCIS rerun.
Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs):
With the NFL done for the season, we’re in the thick of pre-tournament NCAA BASKETBALL season, and ESPN had 4 of Saturday’s top 11 cable shows with its games at 1.06/0.60/0.40/0.32. Discovery’s MYTHBUSTERS was at the top in non-sports programming, down a tenth to 0.46, with lead-out WHAT COULD POSSIBLY at 0.29. Spike’s JAIL: LAS VEGAS gained 0.02 to 0.44. On TLC, SEX SENT ME TO THE IR was up 0.11 to 0.42, and UNTOLD STORIES OF THE ER gained 0.07 to 0.27. (In late night, ALL ABOUT SEX TALK was at 0.20 and another episode of SEX SENT ME was at 0.19.) PIONEER WOMAN (Food) held at 0.32. BLACK SAILS (Starz) rose 0.05 to 0.22. TNT’s THE TRANSPORTER fell steeply, from last week’s single episode at 0.30 to a pair of hours this week at 0.13/0.10. THE MUSKETEERS (BBCAmerica) edged up 0.01 to 0.05.
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