BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game was at 0.59.  FOX’s WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC coverage was at 0.40.  CW’s MASTERS OF ILLUSION and WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS ticked up to 0.05/0.05.  In late night, NBC’s SNL ticked down to 0.75.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL coverage was at 0.74/0.62/0.47/0.39/0.27.  […]

> For CBS on Mondays, the other networks can huff and puff and put specials on the air, but they can’t blow The Eye’s house down. CBS:  Against atypical competition almost across the board, all their hits were big winners, and all within 0.2 of their last original episodes. ABC:  Their best number of the […]

>With the news that Chris Meloni will not return to Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, the ratings in the Wednesday 10 pm hour will be adjusted to reflect a slightly lower SVU rating and a slightly higher CSI rating.  As a result, CSI‘s projected margin of victory will move from 0.1 to 0.3.  Updated […]

  NOTE:  ALL RATINGS INCLUDE APPLICABLE ADJUSTMENTS. ABC:  The season finale of THE BACHELOR was at 2.8, up 0.4 from last week but down half a point from last year’s finale.  The AFTER THE FINAL ROSE post-show was at 2.7. NBC:  THE VOICE held very well against the increased competition on ABC, down just 0.1 […]

We don’t know yet how Lindsay & Dick did on Lifetime. ABC:  ONCE UPON A TIME rebounded to 3.0, up 0.3 from its last episode, which aired against an NFL overtime game (ABC’s primetime line-up was preempted last week for the American Music Awards).  But a flashback episode of REVENGE fell to a new low […]

  A low night. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2). Ratings analysis follows the chart. ABC:  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BLOOD & TREASURE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while BRING THE FUNNY lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, up 0.12 to 0.65, with CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST up 0.05 to 0.41.  Bravo’s REAL […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  GREY’S ANATOMY and THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while STATION 19 and SUPERNATURAL lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games topped Thursday cable at 1.33/1.16, with NBATV’s game at 0.14.  On […]