NETWORK FINALS:  Time zone adjustments on ABC pushed AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS down to 0.8, and raised the BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS to 2.6, although that was still down 0.6 from last year’s final rating.  In addition, BOB’S BURGERS gained 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Wednesday broadcast ratings.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s SNOWFALL had a solid launch at 0.58 (a tick behind its lead-in, the theatrical movie KINGSMAN). Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE led the night, up 0.04 to […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME adjusted up to a tremendous 9.1, up 1.9 over last year’s championship game even without the potential for a winner with a perfect record.  Once the time zones were cleaned out, the night’s MIKE & MOLLY rerun was reduced to 1.0.  There were no other changes to this morning’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up to 2.0.  On CBS, BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the rest of the line-up lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  POWER tied for the Sunday cable lead, down a […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up by 0.1 to 2.5, and FOX’s game adjusted up 0.3 to 0.7.  In addition, NBC’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE primetime rerun had a 0.1 bump in final numbers, but 48 HOURS went down the same on CBS. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE 100 lost 0.1 in final numbers (just barely:  it ended up at 0.34).         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1 has been trying to build its Wednesday to go along with its hit Monday line-up, and this week it topped […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The season premiere of MASTERCHEF gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR premiere as well as WAYWARD PINES lost 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Hockey and soccer scored well on Wednesday cable, with 0.95 for NBC Sports Net’s […]

NEW FEATURE: a Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings chart which includes final Total Viewers for each show.  We have a limited ability to make revisions to the format (a side-by-side comparison of morning and afternoon ratings isn’t doable, for example), but would appreciate any thoughts and comments. ABC had the night’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL simulcast […]