BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  After a SHARK TANK rerun at 0.30, there were 2 episodes of 20/20 at 0.48/0.43. CBS:  A RACE AGAINST TIME special was st 0.31, followed by a BLUE BLOODS rerun at 0.17. NBC:  An AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR rerun at 0.30 was followed by DATELINE at 0.33. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN gained 0.03 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There was an extra 0.1 for THE SIMPSONS and AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS in final numbers.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 7.1, 0.6 higher than last week’s game. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): That 7.1 wasn’t enough to […]

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  The season finale of BACHELOR IN PARADISE was at 0.76, down a tick from last Tuesday and down from 1.3 for its previous finale in 2019. CBS:  FBI dropped 0.09 to 0.59, FBI: INTERNATIONAL ticked up to 0.53, and FBI: MOST WANTED was down a tick to 0.53. NBC:  THE VOICE […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only adjustment from preliminary numbers was a 0.1 increase for THE VOICE. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Viewers tuned in to watch the Jets blow their lead to the Dolphins, as MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL rose 0.28 from […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK jumped 0.18 to 0.57, and 20/20 was up 0.14 to 0.49. CBS:  Reruns at 0.24/0.26/0.27. NBC:  HOME SWEET HOME lost 0.02 to 0.16, and DATELINE was down 0.02 to 0.33. FOX:  Game 3 of the WORLD SERIES was at 2.41, up from 2020’s 2.0 Game 3. CW:  The special […]

> DISCLAIMER: These initial impressions are based on the clips (usually 3-5 minutes) released by the networks to use in their Upfront presentations and for promos.  They’re chosen to sell the show, not to accurately represent it.  So take the reactions below with a large satchel of salt–we may well feel differently about these shows […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE dipped 0.07 to 0.62, and QUEENS was down 0.02 to 0.26. CBS:  Reruns at 0.47/0.38/0.36. NBC:  THE VOICE slipped 0.03 to 0.79, LA BREA fell 0.14 to 0.46 (between the 2 shows, the network ran a 5-minute promo for next summer’s JURASSIC WORLD installment, which was rated at 0.67).  […]

  Because of Nielsen’s holiday schedule, we may not have Thursday cable 18-49 numbers for several days.  However, based on household ratings, ESPN got exactly the punch from the new COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS that it had hoped for with its multi-billion dollar license deal.  Preliminary numbers give yesterday’s ROSE BOWL a 15.5 household rating, up […]