BROADCAST FINALS:  Primetime was led by ABC’s coverage of the JIMMY KIMMEL BOWL at 0.49, although that was outrated by the network’s afternoon INDEPENDENCE BOWL at 0.60.  The highest-rated show on broadcast was NBC’s part-quasi-live, part clip-show Covid-burdened SNL at 0.89.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s primetime […]

REVOLUTION continues to slip. NBC:  There are 2 more airings of REVOLUTION before it goes off the air until late March, and these are its ratings over its past 4 airings:  3.3, 3.0, 2.8 and last night’s 2.6.  Now, 2.6 is still a very strong number for a 10PM show, and Revolution still dominates its […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SURVIVOR gained 0.1 in final numbers, and SEAL TEAM lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  18 of the top 19 cable telecasts on Wednesday were news, led by Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.50/0.81/5M, with CNN’s INSIDE POLITICS at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for HOME ECONOMICS, the 9PM THE CONNERS, CHICAGO FIRE and CHICAGO PD.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE dipped 0.03 to 0.49.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.44/0.36.  Bravo’s REAL […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The final game of the NBA FINALS adjusted to 5.4, and the pre-game JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE show to 0.9.  In addition, MY LAST DAYS and the AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE […]

BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a rerun at 0.28, 20/20 was at 0.35. CBS:  Reruns at 0.26/0.180.18 NBC:  US OPEN coverage was at 0.40. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN gained 0.07 to 0.67. CW: After reruns at 0.06/0.07, GREAT AMERICAN JOKE OFF was up 0.02 to 0.05. TELEMUNDO:  TOP CHEF VIP jumped a tenth to 0.23, BETTY EN […]

  There was no curtain call for Smash.   NBC:  SMASH‘s 2-hour exit was an ignominious one.  Although its 0.5 was up 0.1 from its last Saturday airing, it was very nearly the lowest-rated show on a low-rated holiday weekend night, edged out only by a Good Wife rerun on CBS.  Smash barely managed to […]

      NOTE TO READERS:  We don’t have a chart for Saturday network finals today, and will only be able to post the cable charts in preliminary format.  We’ll update when we can. Normal charts now posted below.     NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game gained 0.1 in final numbers to 0.6, and […]