BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELOR lost 0.06 to 0.59, and THE GOOD DOCTOR was up 0.02 to 0.34. CBS:  Reruns at 0.41/0.37/0.34/0.29. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT dipped 0.04 to 0.53 and QUANTUM LEAP was up 0.02 to 0.29. FOX:  A TMZ INVESTIGATES special was at 0.36, and ALERT was steady at 0.29. CW:  ALL-AMERICAN […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Nielsen announced this morning that there have been systematic problems with their ratings since March, which weren’t noticed through the months of low summer viewing, but became obvious once the fall season began.  Although Nielsen didn’t address the issue directly, the assumption is that this is the explanation (you can read the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CANDY CRUSH, the US AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP, the 8:30PM rerun of FAMILY GUY, the 9PM rerun of THE SIMPSONS, and the rerun of AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOMEVIDEOS dropped 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season premiere […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  DANCING WITH THE STARS rose 0.08 to 0.77.  The REAL QUEENS OF HIP-HOP special was at 0.35. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD gained 0.05 to 0.67, and BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA was steady at 0.53.  NCIS and NCIS: HAWAII were each up 0.06, respectively to 0.62/0.48. NBC:  THE VOICE fell 0.16 to 0.76, and […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  JUDGE STEVE HARVEY rose 0.09 to 0.54.  The season finale of ABBOTT ELEMENTARY climbed 0.08 to 0.57, and the penultimate BLACK-ISH was also up 0.08 to 0.43.  TO TELL THE TRUTH gained 0.03 to 0.31. CBS:  Returning from a rerun week, FBI slipped 0.03 to 0.63, FBI: INTERNATIONAL lost 0.02 to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The primetime NCAA TOURNAMENT games on CBS adjusted to 1.3/1.3 in final numbers.  Elsewhere, DATELINE fell 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Friday cable was once again all about the NCAA TOURNAMENT, with 15 of the Top 20 slots going […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s PREMIER BOXING lost 0.1 in final numbers, as did the NCIS rerun at 8PM.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports continued to ride high on cable, with TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game on top at 1.41, and ESPN’s afternoon coverage of the […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  AGENTS OF SHIELD gained 0.1 in final network ratings… but so did THE FLASH, so they remained in a tie.  Also up 0.1 were THE VOICE and THE MINDY PROJECT.  ABOUT A BOY and CHICAGO FIRE, however, each lost 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Tuesday: SONS OF […]