ABC won another night with the NBA Finals. Game 3 (Miami beating Oklahoma City and taking a 2-1 lead in the series) averaged a 5.6 preliminary Adults 18-49 rating from 8-11 pm, although that number will rise to a 7 or more when the official nationals are released tomorrow morning. For the entire evening (including […]
NETWORK UPDATE: SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 8.4 in final numbers, up 0.2 from last week (which faced the World Series). Post-football adjustment, 60 MINUTES lost 0.4, and MADAM SECRETARY dipped 0.1. In addition, FAMILY GUY and ONCE UPON A TIME each gained 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: […]
Monday ratings last night, last year and last week:
NETWORK UPDATE: In final numbers, THE VOICE gained 0.1 but IZOMBIE lost the same amount. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: TNT’s doubleheader coverage of the NBA PLAYOFFS was again at the top of the cable night at 1.88/1.23. TLC’s 19 KIDS AND COUNTING was next, down 0.07 from last week to 0.98, and THE WILLIS FAMILY was […]
CBS has won the competition to carry 8 fall NFL games on Thursday nights. Price wasn’t disclosed, but the network is believed to be paying in the neighborhood of $300M for the games, or about $37.5M per game. (All the broadcast networks and several cablers bid for the rights, as reportedly did Google.) In […]
NETWORK FINALS: OLYMPICS coverage adjusted up 0.1 to 6.9 in final numbers. In addition, the MADTV rerun lost 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, up 0.01 from last week to 0.82. OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS slipped 0.06 to 0.79. On Freeform, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS lost […]
NETWORK UPDATE: AMERICAN IDOL gained 0.1 in final ratings, and the WORLD DOG AWARDS also retrieved an extra 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Sports topped Thursday cable, with TNT’s NBA doubleheader at 1.01/0.73, and Syfy’s WWE coverage between them […]
The NBA ruled the airwaves again last night, with a preliminary 5.8 Adult 18-49 rating. This will probably go up to over a 7 rating in the official nationals when the west coast viewing is properly factored in, putting Game 2 on track to beat Game 1’s 6.9 rating. UPDATE: Game 2 came in at […]