BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Airing for the first time since March 28, THE ROOKIE (just renewed) fell a tenth to 0.39, THE ROOKIE: FEDS lost 0.05 to 0.27, and the also just-renewed WILL TRENT was down 0.04 to 0.25. CBS:  The FBI franchise had the mothership down 0.05 to 0.41, FBI: INTERNATIONAL down 0.04 to […]

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE climbed 0.13 to 0.96, and ULTIMATE SURFER was up 0.09 to 0.31. CBS:  Reruns at 0.25-0.32. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.03 to 0.90, and a special FAMILY GAME FIGHT was at 0.47. FOX:  LEGO MASTERS rose 0.06 to 0.45, and FANTASY ISLAND was up 0.02 to 0.26. […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 6.9 in final numbers, far below last week’s 8.7.  For whatever it’s worth, BLOOD & OIL gained 0.1.  Everything on CBS was adjusted by 0.1:  down for 60 MINUTES and CSI: CYBER, up for MADAM SECRETARY and THE GOOD WIFE.  On FOX, the football-inflated GRINDER rerun […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s telecast of the PAC-12 Championship COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was adjusted to 1.7.  In addition, 20/20 gained 0.1 in final numbers, while CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND, the I LOVE LUCY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL and DR KEN all lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the morning’s preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MLB BASEBALL returned on Thursday night, and it was pure oxygen for ESPN, which aired a doubleheader at 1.22/0.94 (even a rain delay was at 0.88).  […]

> As football season approaches its regular-season climax, viewers just can’t get enough of it. ABC:  The network’s female-oriented line-up is meant to survive football, but ABC has been shooting itself in the foot in recent weeks.  Last night was the 2d time in 3 weeks that ONCE UPON A TIME was the only regular […]

    See our analysis of the fall line-ups for NBC, FOX and ABC. CBS always has the same story to tell at this time of year.  It portrays itself, with some accuracy, as television’s bastion of consistency, where hit shows run for years and years (and years and years and years), and even the […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, and HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT lost the same.   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS took the night, up 0.05 from last week.  Right behind was ESPN’s coverage of the high-profile Williams sisters match at the US OPEN at 0.95.  Spike aired a […]