NETWORK FINALS:  In the kind of blanket adjustment that sometimes means a sports preemption, all of ABC’s shows except THE LAST DEFENSE lost 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led […]

Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games took up 5 of Saturday cable’s top slots, led in a big way by the primetime game at 1.52, and with the earlier games at 0.68/0.48/0.46/0.32.  The other network having a very good […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE CARMICHAEL SHOW, 60 MINUTES and MADAM SECRETARY each adjusted down by 0.1 in final numbers, as did the reruns of LITTLE BIG SHOTS and THE SIMPSONS.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC devoured another Sunday night, as THE WALKING DEAD rose […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CW’s MASTERS OF ILLUSION, THE BIG STAGE and the 9:30PM PEAKING all dropped 0.1 in final numbers, which in the case of the latter pushed it to a 0.0 rating, something not seen very often.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s SHARK WEEk continued to chomp on cable, with NUCLEAR SHARKS at 0.80, JUNGLE SHARK at 0.79, and SHARK AFTER DARK at 0.55.  USA followed a 0.04 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment in the 8PM half-hour, the rerun of 2 BROKE GIRLS was at 0.7, the rerun of NEW GIRL was at 0.5, and the rerun of THE WALL was at 1.1.  In addition, the new episode of THE WALL and the rerun of THIS IS US gained 0.1 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game held at 1.6, and FOX’s game rose 0.3 to 1.5.  In addition, RUNNING WILD gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL games and related programming occupied the Top 8 slots on […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The horsemen of the Apocalypse continued to ride, as TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER kept its Wednesday cable throne, down 0.04 to 0.59.  On VH1, BLACK INK CREW gained […]