NETWORK FINALS:  The NFL KICKOFF GAME adjusted to 6.7.  Elsewhere, BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s JERSEY SHORE easily led Thursday cable at 0.86, up 0.06 from last week, but PRETTY LITTLE MAMAS was down 0.06 to […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only adjustments were 0.1 increases for the reruns of NCIS and NCIS: NEW ORLEANS. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:   TNT’s last NBA PLAYOFFS game of the season gave it the night at 2.48.  On Discovery, THE DEADLIEST CATCH was down 0.05 to 0.97, lead-in DEADLIEST CATCH: THE BAIT was at 0.42, and SONS OF WINTER […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  GREY’S ANATOMY and EVIL each gained 0.1 in final numbers.  THURSDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.8, up 0.4 from last week’s game.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Fox Sports 1’s MLB PLAYOFFS game led Thursday cable at 0.88.  NFL Network’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  60 MINUTES gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun MAN WITH A PLAN lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s LAST DANCE stayed tremendous at 2.03/1.85 (plus 0.34/0.28 from ESPN2), compared to last week’s 2.27/2.10 (plus 0.39/0.36).  […]

Tuesday’s ESPN coverage of the World Cup featured two matches that had average ratings, and a third match (in the tough 11:30 am time period) that is the lowest-rated so far.  (Yesterday’s match are bolded in the table below.)  But 2014 is still pacing well ahead of 2010.  ESPN matches to date in 2014 are averaging 3.8 million […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The SURVIVOR REUNION special, which didn’t begin until 10:33PM, fell 0.4 in final numbers.  In addition, the WILL & GRACE rerun lost 0.1 and PITCH PERFECT gained the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW topped Wednesday […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  All of Sunday’s newest shows gained 0.1 in final numbers, with increases for BATTLE CREEK, SECRETS AND LIES and THE LAST MAN ON EARTH.  In addition, 60 MINUTES and the reruns of THE VOICE and THE SIMPSONS were up 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The NFL PLAYOFFS game on NBC adjusted up to 10.6 in final numbers, and the earlier football game figured into the drops for both of the CRIMETIME SATURDAY reruns on CBS, down 0.6 for NCIS: NEW ORLEANS and 0.1 for CRIMINAL MINDS.  Elsewhere, the FRESH OFF THE BOAT rerun lost 0.1. Broadcast […]