NETWORK FINALS:  WHISTLEBLOWER and the rerun of THE RESIDENT fell 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, probably due to preseason NFL preemptions, the entire CW line-up was down respectively by 0.1/0.1/0.2.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the CRIMINAL MINDS rerun lost the same.  On ABC, CELEBRITY WIFE SWAP was down 0.1, and the MODERN FAMILY rerun was up the same.  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HGTV must have been using some secret sauce last night, placing 3 of the night’s top 5 cable originals.  HOUSE […]

  NETWORK UPDATE: SVU rose 0.1 in final numbers, although the CHICAGO FIRE rerun at 8PM lost 0.1.  Elsewhere, there were also 0.1 gains for SURVIVOR and CRIMINAL MINDS, as well as for ARROW. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Neither of the night’s premieres even made it to our supplemental chart.  The first 2 hours of HBO’s J.K. […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  On ABC, the season premiere of DANCING WITH THE STARS fell 0.2 from preliminary numbers, but DANCEBATTLE AMERICA gained 0.1.  The AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR season finale also rose 0.1.  All of the CBS reruns were down:  THE BIG BANG THEORY and SCORPION by 0.2, and THE ODD COUPLE and NCIS: LA by […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  WORLD SERIES GAME 2 adjusted up to 3.9 in final numbers.  Complete World Series ratings coverage in our Skedball Special Report.  Elsewhere, both THE MIDDLE and THE GOLDBERGS gained 0.1, as did SURVIVOR.  THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA, ARROW and SUPERNATURAL, though, all fell by the same margin. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The season finales of ROSEANNE and NCIS gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT had the night’s NBA PLAYOFFS game at 3.10.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN (which will be moving to FOX in Fall 2019) dipped […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  On another night with NFL Preseason preemptions, the 8PM PINK COLLAR CRIMES, DATELINE, the JR NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS, and the reruns of CASTAWAYS and 48 HOURS lost 0.1 in final numbers       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturday cable, […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers, but CHICAGO FIRE lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s THE PEOPLE V. OJ SIMPSON closed strongly, up 0.23 for a 1.34 finale. That more than doubled the night’s next-highest original, Discovery’s […]