NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE, FILTHY RICH, DANCING WITH THE STARS and THE GOOD DOCTOR all gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun PENN & TELLER: FOOL US lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at […]

Updated with corrected ABC-only numbers for NFL Monday Night Football. BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL aired on both broadcast and cable networks, and ABC’s portion was at 1.86. CBS:  Reruns at 0.41/0.33/0.27/0.24 NBC:  THE VOICE gained 0.02 to 0.73.  It was followed by 2 preview episodes of the upcoming sitcom AMERICAN AUTO at 0.36/0.27. […]

  NOTE:  Season To Date and Weekly Network Ratings Charts Are Below NBC made a surprise move today, announcing that THE BLACKLIST, rather than following the pattern of last season’s Revolution and airing only with The Voice as its lead-in, will broadcast three new episodes next month starting on January 13, making tonight’s fall finale […]

Ratings for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs):

        NETWORK FINALS:  OLYMPICS coverage gained 0.3 in final numbers to 3.8.  Elsewhere, NFL Preseason games made for lots of changes.  On ABC, the LAST MAN STANDING, DR KEN and 20/20 reruns were all down 0.2, and BOSTON EMS fell 0.3.  On CBS, the final burned-off RUSH HOUR episode dropped 0.2, and […]

  Viewers didn’t wish the networks a Happy New Year. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  EMPIRE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while RIVERDALE lost the same.            Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Note–due to Thanksgiving Eve last week, comparisons are to 2 weeks ago unless otherwise noted.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL doubleheader was at 0.55 (North […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  (NOTE:  because of the NFL preemptions last night, comparisons are to last Thursday’s final ratings, not to this morning’s preliminaries.)  On ABC, ASTRONAUTS WIVES CLUB and ROOKIE BLUE remained at last week’s 0.6, while MISTRESSES climbed 0.1 to 0.7.  On CBS, the MOM reruns, at 0.7/0.8, were far below last week’s BIG BANG THEORY/MOM reruns at […]