NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 2.2, and FOX’s to 0.8.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL dominated Saturday cable, led by ESPN’s primetime game at 1.24, with its other games at 0.59/0.52/0.41, and Fox Sports 1’s game at […]

  The only entertainment America wanted with its turkey last night was football. NBC:  NFL FOOTBALL swamped the night, with what we expect will be a 7.0 rating when numbers are adjusted early next week.  That would be just about even with last year’s Thanksgiving night game. CBS:  The Eye also benefited from football, thanks […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR and the 2 BROKE GIRLS rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the BACHELOR IN PARADISE POST-SHOW and SIGNIFICANT MOTHER both fell 0.1.  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  LOVE & HIP-HOP was in its accustomed place at the top of Monday cable ratings, down 0.05 to 1.41, but with a new lead-out this […]

  NBC has little enough to brag about these days, so it’s understandable that the network would want to claim victory for its breakout drama THE BLACKLIST as quickly as possible.  There’s no practical benefit in renewing a series in December for the following fall, but after last night’s extremely impressive fall finale showing, with […]

  The other networks are glad to see the last of the World Series. FOX:  Per Mitch Metcalf:  with a 5.4 preliminary number, WORLD SERIES GAME 6 might end up around a 6.0 adult 18-49 rating in the official nationals, just below the low-end of the three recent Game 6 ratings (6.2 in 2008 for Philadelphia-Tampa Bay, 6.5 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There was a significant adjustment (to the next tenth) for WWE SMACKDOWN.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader led Friday cable at 0.70/0.50.  Cable news was topped by CNN’s 1PM hour at 0.42/0.54/2.5M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday August 12-13, 2017.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the same chart for the same weekend last year, August 13-14, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BLACK-ISH and THE GIFTED gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the NCIS: NEW ORLEANS rerun lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Because of the live primetime presidential address, it was a big night for news, led by Fox […]