BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The news special PUTIN’S WAR was at 0.24, then 20/20 fell 0.31 to 0.16. CBS:  UNDERCOVER BOSS gained 0.02 to 0.41, MAGNUM PI dropped 0.08 to 0.35, and BLUE BLOODS was down 0.04 to 0.43. NBC:  THE BLACKLIST rose 0.03 to 0.31, and DATELINE was up 0.06 to 0.37. FOX:  WWE […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR gained 0.1 in final numbers and the finale of THE ISLAND lost the same.  In addition, WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY fell 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Not even Shark Week could keep VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP from the top of Monday cable, up 0.02 to 1.58, with its AFTERPARTY up 0.08 to 1.15, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for football preemption, THE GREAT XMAS LIGHT FIGHT, THE GOOD DOCTOR, THE VOICE and THE WALL all dropped 0.1.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL had a good week, up 0.80 from last week’s game […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     NOTE:  At this time, we have no Tuesday cable ratings below the Top 150. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Holiday classics reruns were at the top of the chart for Christmas […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The rich got richer in final numbers, as AMERICA’S GOT TALENT climbed 0.2 to a towering 2.9.  (Note that SOMEWHERE BETWEEN did retain its preliminary 0.4 in finals, for what it’s worth.)           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s MANHUNT: UNABOMBER […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  DATELINE gained 0.1 in final numbers, and both THE VAMPIRE DIARIES and BLUE BLOODS fell 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery was at the top of Friday cable with GOLD RUSH, down a tick to 1.06, and lead-out THE WHEEL […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The MLB PLAYOFFS topped Friday cable, with TBS’s games at 0.83/0.56, MLB Network’s game at 0.83, and Fox Sports 1’s game at 0.31.  A&E’s LIVE PD […]

  Several networks opted not even to try and compete with Sunday’s Olympics coverage, and the effect of the games on the shows that remained was mixed. HBO:  TRUE BLOOD didn’t miss an artery, as its craziest season ever continued to roll on with a 2.6, making it the highest-rated non-Olympics programming to air on […]