NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary morning ratings.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH topped Friday cable at 0.56/0.41, compared to last week’s 0.52/0.32.  A&E’s LIVE PD clip shows were at 0.54/0.35 compared to last week’s 0.54/0.30.  ESPN’s NBA […]

Fast nationals for Saturday 3.11.2017 will be delayed a few hours because of the switch to Daylight Saving Time from Standard Time.  This is normal as Nielsen takes extra steps to validate the ratings and program lineups, which rely on thousands of clocks at networks, cable systems, television sets, cable and satellite boxes and viewing […]

  The thing to remember, when charting the collapse of THE OFFICE, is that the producers weren’t taken by surprise.  Steve Carell made it clear early last season that he wouldn’t be returning, and the show had months to plan for his departure and The Office 2.0.  The abject failure that resulted is a remarkable […]

The broadcast networks barely cracked a 1 rating each last night, while the most attention was probably paid to FX’s new night of comedy featuring the premieres of Charlie Sheen in Anger Management and Russell Brand’s new latenight show.  Ratings for those and other cable shows will be available later today. CBS (with its all-repeat lineup) […]

The Memorial Day holiday weekend will cause delays for daily national ratings (live+same day cable and broadcast) for several days.  This is how the ratings should roll out the next several days. We will update this schedule if anything changes.  (All times Pacific.) Friday May 25 nationals available Tuesday May 29 at 1 pm Saturday May 26 nationals available Wednesday […]

Broadcast news and late night series ratings available below for this week and the same week last year. You can also search for other available weeks with the link at the bottom of this post. Week 20: May 10-16, 2021 Broadcast News: Current Week Broadcast News: Same Week Last Year   Broadcast Late Night: Current […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  Due to the extreme amount of adjustments that were likely because of local NFL preemptions, we’ve relocated our network rating analysis to this post.  Comparisons are to last Thursday’s finals. ABC:  HOLEY MOLEY dropped 0.2 to 0.5, and both FAMILY FOOD FIGHT (0.3) and REEF BREAK (0.2) were down 0.1. CBS:  […]

NBC gave FOX some rare competition on Wednesday night, winning the night and knocking down So You Think You Can Dance, which usually enjoys a competition-free existence. NBC continued live coverage of the U.S. Olympic Trials (swimming from Omaha) from 8-9 pm, earning a preliminary 1.9 Adult 18-49 rating.  The number could very likely be adjusted […]