BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE gained 0.02 to 0.78, and CLAIM TO FAME slipped 0.02 to 0.33. CBS:  Reruns at 0.31/0.26/0.22/0.17. NBC:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR rose 0.07 to 0.46, and WEAKEST LINK was up 0.04 to 0.33. FOX:  DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS returned from an off-week at 0.29, and BEAT SHAZAM was up 0.04 […]

Ratings for Wednesday’s matches on ESPN and ESPN2 have arrived and the two on ESPN2 are the lowest-rated matches of 2014 so far (ranking #43 and #44), while the 3:30 pm telecast on ESPN (Ecuador and France in a fascinating 0-0 draw) was halfway respectable, ranking at #27.  Of course, the big numbers will be […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s annual telecast of THE 10 COMMANDMENTS was at 0.33, down 0.14 from last year.  FOX’s MLS match was at 0.14.  CW premiered WOULD I LIE TO YOU at 0.09, and MASTERS OF ILLUSION at 0.08.  In late-night, NBC’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE was up 0.02 to 0.85.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELOR dropped 0.11 to 0.73.  A rerun JUDGE STEVE HARVEY followed at 0.23. CBS:  A night of reruns at 0.44/0.28/0.23/0.24. NBC:  KENAN was at 0.35/0.29 compared to last week’s 0.34/0.26.  THAT’S MY JAM gained 0.04 to 0.41, and ORDINARY JOE ticked up to 0.23. FOX:  9-1-1: LONE STAR fell 0.11 […]

> The networks were mostly happy to see the Halloween in their rearview mirrors. FOX:  TERRA NOVA got the bounce that it desperately needed:  2.6 is far from a thrilling rating and still keeps the expensive show on the bubble, but at least it’s in the hunt.  HOUSE was also up, although its 2.7 won’t […]

> Premieres Wednesday 10PM on USA:  Change the Channel NECESSARY ROUGHNESS departs from the USA Network formula in several ways:  our heroine Dani Santino (Callie Thorne) is the mother of teenagers, she doesn’t work undercover or take on wacky identities, she has no extraordinary abilities other than empathy, and her wise-cracking best friend isn’t around […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE BRAVE and the rerun of SUPERGIRL each lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s telecast of the CFP CHAMPIONSHIP GAME was up 0.68 from 2017 to 8.68; the network also aired the game on several […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELOR dropped 0.08 to 0.51, followed by a rerun of THE COMPANY YOU KEEP at 0.16. NBC:  Reruns at 0.39/0.28/0.24/0.21. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.06 to 0.54, followed by a MAGNUM PI rerun at 0.23. FOX:  FANTASY ISLAND was steady at 0.24, and ALERT ticked down to 0.26. CW:  […]