BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK dropped 0.05 to 0.39, and 20/20 was up 0.02 to 0.35. CBS:  SWAT lost 0.04 to 0.46, MAGNUM PI gained 0.03 to 0.43, and BLUE BLOODS was up 0.05 to 0.46. NBC:  HOME SWEET HOME shed 0.03 to 0.18, and DATELINE was up 0.06 to 0.35. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The NBA FINALS adjusted to 9.0, up 1.4 from 2016’s Game 5.  In addition, the rerun of MAN WITH A PLAN gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the SCORPION rerun lost 0.1.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1 topped Monday […]

      Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The final season premiere of FX’s SNOWFALL was at 0.24/0.17 compared to last year’s 0.34/0.24. On TBS, AEW: DYNAMITE rose 0.08 to 0.35, and POWER SLAP ticked up to 0.10.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.29/0.26.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE dropped 0.09 to 0.24.  […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The 2022 ESPY AWARDS were at 0.42.  That was up 0.18 from the 2021 edition, which aired on a Saturday. CBS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.04 to 0.70, and THE CHALLENGE was up 0.04 to 0.40.  A SWAT rerun followed at 0.18. NBC:  Reruns at 0.27/0.30/0.29. FOX:  MASTERCHEF rose 0.04 to 0.48, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was at 2.58.  FOX’s MLB game was at 0.40.  On CW, MASTERS OF ILLUSION gained 0.02 to 0.04, and TOTALLY WEIRD & FUNNY ticked up to 0.03.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.46.  ESPN’s PGA CHAMPIONSHIP coverage […]

        NETWORK REPORT: ABC:  DANCING WITH THE STARS dropped 0.1 from last week’s cycle premiere to 1.0, and THE CROSSING stayed at 0.5. CBS:  The season finale of KEVIN CAN WAIT climbed 0.2 from last week to 1.0 (down 0.1 from 2017), and MAN WITH A PLAN was up 0.1 to 0.9.  […]

    It seems that no amount of violence in GAME OF THRONES will make anyone change the channel.   HBO:  GAME OF THRONES continued its ratings ascension with a gripping episode that could have been called A Tale of Two Beheadings (not to mention some guttings, throat-slittings, a dismemberment, a massacre, and a side […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for both components of THE BACHELOR finale and AMERICA’S MOST WANTED.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.59/0.56/0.53 compared to last week’s 0.58/0.55/0.53.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at […]