NOTE: Many FOX stations (mostly in the Northeast and Texas) carried the regional NFL game between Washington and Pittsburgh. The game ended after 8PM ET and impacted the fast affiliate-based nationals for FOX. Precise program ratings for FOX primetime will be available this afternoon with the official nationals. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  DATELINE fell 0.2 in final numbers, and the reruns of WILL & GRACE and SUPERSTORE were each down 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Hallmark took Saturday cable with its latest movie THE CHRISTMAS COTTAGE at 0.68.  A&E’s LIVE PD […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  As expected, CBS looked a lot worse once its football preemptions were removed from final numbers.  Although THE BIG BANG THEORY held its 4.5, MOM fell 0.2 to 2.6, 2 1/2 MEN slipped 0.1 to 2.1, THE MCCARTHYS lost 0.2 to 1.4, and ELEMENTARY dropped 0.2 to a dangerously low 1.0.  In addition, […]

  OSCARS UPDATE:  The shortfall for last night’s ACADEMY AWARDS presentation was even worse in time zone-adjusted numbers, with the ceremony only up to 10.8, down 2.3 points from 2014.  Although a lot of the fault has to do with the arthouse nature of the major nominees, it’ll be interesting to see if the Academy and […]

  NOTE TO READERS:  The Top 40 chart is being posted initially in preliminary form, and the full version will be added later today. NETWORK UPDATE:  The US OPEN coverage on FOX adjusted up 0.1 in final numbers to 0.6.  Elsewhere, both the AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rerun and DATELINE received an extra 0.1, but THE MESSENGERS and […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  Football adjustments brought down ABC’s line-up, as THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT dropped 0.1 and GREAT HOLIDAY BAKING SHOW fell 0.2 in final numbers.  Elsewhere, the 10:30PM TELENOVELA managed to gain 0.1, but that still wasn’t anything to boast about.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers, but LIFE IN PIECES and MOM lost the same.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE led Thursday cable, down 0.02 to 0.85, while the just-renewed COLONY fell 0.07 to 0.39. The WWE number topped MSNBC’s coverage of the DEMOCRATIC […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Wednesday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1 topped Wednesday cable again, but with its shows in reverse order, as BASKETBALL WIVES went up 0.05 to 0.56, while BLACK INK CREW held at […]