> We’ll have an updated chart with specific ratings and trends up later today, but meanwhile here’s a rundown on how last night’s shows fared.  Note that both NBC and CBS will have football-related changes once the night’s final, time-zone adjusted ratings are released, and that the CBS schedule slipped by a bit more than […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The CBS and NBC line-ups dropped across the board in final numbers, with the NCIS: LA rerun down 0.1, and the 2 hours of 48 HOURS down 0.2/0.2, while all of NBC’s shows lost 0.1.  In addition, FOX’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT dropped 0.1.         Broadcast Official […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The ALL-STAR GAME only adjusted up to 3.2 in final numbers.  Elsewhere, the NIGHT SHIFT season finale lost 0.1, while both EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS and CELEBRITY WIFE SWAP put on 0.1.   TUESDAY CABLE:  THE DEADLIEST CATCH (Discovery) and PRETTY LITTLE LIARS (ABCFamily) were both steady at 1.0 at the top of […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE MASKED SINGER gained 0.1 in final numbers, while SEAL TEAM and the YOUNG SHELDON rerun lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   NOTE:  At this time, we don’t have Wednesday cable ratings lower than the Top 150 on the charts below. […]

  For American viewers, even preseason football is football. FOX:  The preseason NFL FOOTBALL game between Indianapolis and the NY Giants scored 2.0, easily giving FOX the night, although the game wasn’t quite the highest rated show of the evening. CBS:  BIG BROTHER was up 0.1 from last week (when it aired out of its […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  Even by Saturday standards, it was an extremely quiet night on the networs.  CW’s original was at 0.06.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On TBS, however, the NCAA TOURNAMENT games were at 2.82/1.88, and the network’s “sneak preview” lead-out of RAT IN THE KITCHEN was at 0.37.  […]

> 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Once again NFL PRESEASON games led to heavy adjustments.  Both episodes of 48 HOURS fell 0.3, the rerun of NCIS: NEW ORLEANS dropped 0.2, and there were 0.1 declines for the reruns of BEAT SHAZAM, PRESS YOUR LUCK and CARD SHARKS.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program […]