NETWORK UPDATE:  Now that the preseason football preemptions have been scrubbed out of the network ratings, we can see that it was an ugly night for ABC, where a 2-hour episode of THE QUEST dropped 0.2 from last week to a horrific 0.3.  It was followed by 0.6 for WORLD’S WILDEST COMMERCIALS.  The only new […]

Cable ratings for Tuesday April 7 are still delayed.  Next update from Nielsen: 2:30 3:30 pm PT / 5:30 6:30 pm ET. UPDATE: Cable Ratings should be posted by 5 pm PT.  Keep checking back.  Tuesday cable ratings are now posted. In the meantime, here are official live+same day ratings for broadcast programs from Tuesday.

        NETWORK FINALS:  The new MASTERS OF ILLUSION lost 0.1 in final numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Cable news was at the top of Friday cable, by way of Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.32/0.49/3.5M, with CNN TONIGHT at 0.25/0.34/1.5M, and […]

> GAME OF THRONES:  Sundays 9PM on HBO Bend the knee, everyone:  GAME OF THRONES is back. WHERE WE WERE:  Reeling from the decapitation of Eddard Stark, who until the loss of his head had seemed to be the stalwart hero of the entire saga.  It was sociopathic teenage King Joffrey (Jack Gleeson), supposedly the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.9, and FOX’s game adjusted to 0.3.  Elsewhere, the reruns of THE VOICE and DATELINE lost 0.1 in final numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was another COLLEGE FOOTBALL Saturday, with ESPN’s games […]

> Bringing up the rear (too easy), NBC today joined CBS, ABC, FOX and The CW in announcing its Fall schedule premiere dates.  As with the other networks, the bulk of NBC’s shows will begin the week of Sept. 19-25, with a few exceptions: Wednesday, Sept 14:  UP ALL NIGHT and FREE AGENTS have special […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  GREY’S ANATOMY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE TITAN GAMES lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 1.04 (Lakers vs Celtics)/0.59 (San Antonio vs. Portland), with the NBA ALL-STAR DRAFT at 0.41 as […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Game 5 of the WORLD SERIES adjusted to 2.7 (down 1.9 from 2018’s Game 5), and SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.7 (down 0.9 from last week).  The CBS football-related adjustments included a 0.6 drop for 60 MINUTES, and 0.1 declines for GOD FRIENDED ME and MADAM SECRETARY.  In […]