BROADCAST FINALS:  The highest rated shows were out of primetime, FOX’s afternoon MLB PLAYOFFS game at 1.09, and NBC’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, down 0.22 from last week’s Kardashian episode to 0.82.  In primetime, ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was on top at 0.78.  CW’s WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY and WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS  were at […]

  ABC needs to dig its way out of 4th place next season, and no one can say they’re not putting in the effort.  Every night of the week in the fall will have be changed except Mondays, and the network is introducing a whopping 8 new series, which will definitely put a strain on […]

      Analysis to follow.   NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the morning preliminary numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was ESPN’s night at the top of Monday cable with its Cleveland vs. Toronto NBA PLAYOFFS game at 2.48.  On VH1, LOVE & […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The NFL opener adjusted to 6.7, down 0.4 from 2019’s final number.  In addition, BIG BROTHER and the HOLEY MOLEY season finale gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game topped Thursday cable at […]

Ratings for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Friday:

        NETWORK FINALS:  LIVE IN FRONT OF A STUDIO AUDIENCE and CHICAGO PD each gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MY LAST DAYS and JANE THE VIRGIN each lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Last night there really truly wasn’t an […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday October 18 and Sunday October 19, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. NFL: Week 7 Sunday 10.6 rating CBS 1 or 4 pm Single (mostly CIN-IND, KC-SD, MIA-CHI) […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Every CBS show except BIG BANG THEORY–i.e., LIFE IN PIECES, MOM, 2 BROKE GIRLS and ELEMENTARY–lost 0.1 in final numbers, and so did YOU, ME & THE APOCALYPSE and the SVU rerun.  On the other hand, SCANDAL gained 0.1.        Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   […]