BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.34/0.21/0.21/0.16/0.21. CBS:  A LET’S MAKE A DEAL special was at 0.41, and a THE PRICE IS RIGHT special was at 0.52.  A SWAT rerun followed at 0.29. NBC:  Reruns at 0.32/0.35/0.28. FOX:  MASTERCHEF rose 0.12 to 0.46, and SO YOU THINK  YOU CAN DANCE was up 0.09 to 0.34. […]

> See A Word About Busted Pilots  The double meaning of “little” in the title of Fox’s busted sitcom pilot LITTLE IN COMMON is that the 3 couples at its center are brought together only because their respective kids all play on the same little league team.  That’s about it for cleverness, though, in this […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  FOX’s MLB game was at 0.24.  CW’s originals were at 0.04/0.03.    Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE WORLD SERIES coverage was at 0.32, and UFC FIGHT NIGHT was at 0.21.  Hallmark’s original movie 2 TICKETS TO PARADISE was at 0.18.  ESPN’s UFC programming was at 0.16/0.12.  […]

>Another Sunday without a network averaging over a 2 rating.  Amazing Race continues to shine for CBS, but NYC 22 is slipping away quickly in its second telecast.  ABC’s Once Upon a Time remains the top-rated show of the night, but the benefit of those rating points were wasted on a Hallmark Hall of Fame […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  The  JANUARY 6 HEARINGS occupied primetime on the Big 3 networks, with ratings of 0.44 on ABC, 0.26 on CBS, and 0.41 on NBC.  On the other networks: FOX:  Reruns at 0.16/0.12/0.11. CW:  Reruns at 0.05/0.05. TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSOS ticked up to 0.33, AMOR VALIENTE also gained a tick to 0.23, […]

> NBC won another Monday night last night, though it was down significantly from last week due to a combination of lower early-evening TV usage because of Daylight Saving Time and increased competition from ABC with the all-night finale of The Bachelor.  CBS sat out the week with repeats, while FOX sunk to a 1.4 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS at 0.44, CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD gained 0.03 to 0.57, THE $100,000 PYRAMID slipped 0.02 to 0.44, and THE FINAL STRAW was steady at 0.29. CBS:  BIG BROTHER jumped a tenth to 0.91.  The rest of the line-up had reruns at 0.42/0.22/0.23. NBC:  WHO DO […]

>Another night of American Idol and another 30% decline from the same episode last year.  The other networks mostly went with repeats.                Nightly Adult 18-49 Rating Thursday     FOX    CBS    ABC    NBC    01.26.2012   4.2    2.8    1.2    1.4    01.27.2011   […]