NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no changes from the preliminary New Year’s Eve numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN owned December 31 on cable, with 9 of the day’s Top 10 shows, but it was still bittersweet for the network.  Last year’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS aired on January […]

The MLK holiday will cause delays for daily nationals ratings (cable and broadcast finals) for a few days.  This is how the ratings should roll out this week.  We will update this schedule if anything changes.  (All times Pacific.) Friday Jan 15 nationals rescheduled to Tuesday Jan 19 at 1 pm (normally Monday afternoon) Saturday Jan 16 nationals rescheduled to Wednesday Jan 20 at 6 am (normally […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s REPUBLICAN DEBATE gained 0.2 in final numbers, and both the debate lead-in 48 HOURS and FOX’s NASCAR coverage were up 0.1.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports dominated the Top 10, with 7 of the slots (actually 8, because HBO’s premiere of the FURIOUS 7 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.2, up 1.6 from last week’s game.  In addition, FLIRTY DANCING gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s DARE ME had a moderate premiere at 0.21.  That’s about the same as […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  STATION 19, DEPUTY, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE and the reruns of THE NEIGHBORHOOD and BULL all lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  News was again at the top of cable, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.65/0.97/5.6M, CNN’s GLOBAL […]

  The preliminary ratings for Night 4 of the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION were almost identical to last week’s final night of the DNC at 0.4/0.2/0.3 in 18-49s and 5.4M total viewers.  For the Republicans, that was roughly the same as Wednesday’s 0.3/0.3/0.3 in 18-49s and up 500K in total viewers from the previous night, while […]

Note: Numbers for the PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE on ABC, NBC and CBS and NFL THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL on FOX will rise in the official nationals when live viewing on the West Coast before 8PM PT is factored in.  With respect to early ratings vs early ratings for the Debate, the current 5.3 for the 3 networks […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Yes, both ABC shows climbed in final numbers, 0.1 bumps for DANCING WITH THE STARS and CASTLE.  There was also an 0.1 increase for THE BIG BANG THEORY.  On NBC, THE VOICE grew by 0.1 but THE BLACKLIST lost the corresponding tenth.  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable […]