NETWORK UPDATE:  EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS and CELEBRITY WIFE SWAP each gained 0.1 in final numbers. TUESDAY CABLE:  THE DEADLIEST CATCH (Discovery), PRETTY LITTLE LIARS (ABCFamily) and RIZZOLI & ISLES (TNT) were bunched together at 1.0, which was up 0.1 for RIZZOLI.  The dramas’ companion shows didn’t fare as well, with both PERCEPTION and CHASING LIFE […]

  A pair of COLLEGE FOOTBALL Conference Championships dominated Saturday primetime, both providing entry for the winners into the year’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS.  At least in preliminary numbers, FOX’s Michigan State vs. Iowa game (2.6) topped ABC’s Clemson vs. North Carolina (2.4).  NBC’s annual airing of IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, at 0.6, was about where […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  FOX’s MLB game was at 0.35.    Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s PREMIER LEAGUE match was at 0.24, and a NASCAR race was at 0.15.  ESPNs UFC FIGHT NIGHT was also at 0.24 with PRELIMS at 0.15.  Reeiz’s ON PATROL rose 0.05 to 0.24.  On Food Network, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE ORIGINALS gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD went back to listing its ratings with a single 3-hour number, and it led Friday cable at 0.53, compared to last week’s 0.30/0.29/0.28/0.24.  HBO’s REAL […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only changes from last week’s preliminary New Year’s Eve network ratings were extra 0.1s for both parts of NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN EVE and for the 8PM rerun of BLUE BLOODS. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): All the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  HELL’S KITCHEN gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A double helping of COLLEGE FOOTBALL put ESPN firmly on top of Friday cable, with the primetime game at 0.96 and the late game at 0.58, and Fox […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 3.4, down 0.2 from last week’s game.  In addition, both STATION 19 and GREY’S ANATOMY gained 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s share of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at […]

>The most recent Promo Watch numbers are based on prime time broadcast network programming between April 18 and April 24, with about 8 hours of programming sampled for each network over that period.  (Click “read more” to see the latest chart.)CBS.  In a very unusual move for The Eye, CBS is pushing an on-air promotion […]