BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  STATION 19 slipped 0.02 to 0.56, GREY’S ANATOMY lost 0.03 to 0.61, and BIG SKY was up 0.02 to 0.34. CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON dropped 0.05 to 0.65, UNITED STATES OF AL ticked up to 0.50, and GHOSTS gained 0.05 to 0.61.  The season premiere of B POSITIVE was at 0.46, compared […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS gained 0.03 to 0.49, CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE was steady at 0.44, SUPERMARKET SWEEP held at 0.35, and THE ROOKIE was down 0.02 to 0.30. CBS:  The network again lacked the late national NFL game.  60 MINUTES rose 0.04 to 0.64, THE EQUALIZER slipped 0.02 to 0.57, […]

  College sports controlled 5 of the top 6 slots on Saturday cable, with ESPN’s COLLEGE BOWL games led by the primetime game at 1.72, with afternoon games at 0.92 and 0.63, and COLLEGE BASKETBALL on ESPN2 at 1.08 and 0.41.  (Plus another college basketball game at 0.33.)  The sports was broken up by a […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  For all networks except CBS, comparisons are to November 17 due to the reruns on Thanksgiving Eve.  THE GOLDBERGS dropped 0.08 to 0.49, THE WONDER YEARS lost 0.06 to 0.34, THE CONNERS gained 0.02 to 0.52, and HOME ECONOMICS was down 0.03 to 0.33.  The final A MILLION LITTLE THINGS to […]

  NETWORK UPDATE  FOX’s NFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF GAME adjusted up to 10.4 in final numbers. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL took the top 2 slots with a pair of afternoon games on a soft Saturday for cable, at 0.59/0.44.  […]

  Here’s some news to wash the stink of that WHITNEY renewal out of your mouths:  ABC has renewed its splendid bubble comedy HAPPY ENDINGS for a 3rd season.  The show, which hasn’t always been well-treated by ABC (airing after Modern Family reruns and in the 10PM hour at various times) received a full 22-episode […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday December 20 through Sunday December 26, 2021. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 200K Persons 2+ live+same day). Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. Here is the same week two years […]

  It’s appropriate for GOSSIP GIRL, of all shows, that news about it be conveyed via online buzz.  That buzz says that the series’ upcoming 6th season will be shortened and final–and really, it’s time.  Past time, in fact.  The show has reached that point where its characters are simply being moved around like chess […]