NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary ratings for Tuesday.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports again led a depleted holiday week cable field.  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN rose 0.07 to 0.82.  ESPN’s trio of COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games were at […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  ZOO and the rerun LAST MAN ON EARTH gained 0.1 in final numbers, while HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT declined by the same amount. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Last night’s PRETTY LITTLE LIARS wasn’t just the midseason finale, but a hugely-hyped hour that promised major plot revelations.  The result was a bonanza for ABCFamily, as PRETTY wasn’t just […]

  On the heels of last night’s jaw-dropping episode of HOMELAND, which basically played 52 pick-up with the show’s very premise, Showtime has issued an early Season 3 renewal for what is now its flagship series.  Homeland has been nothing but good for Showtime, winning the network its first major Emmys for Best Drama, Actor […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BOB’S BURGERS and the post-JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR DATELINE gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  After a couple of stable weeks, AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD fell 0.32 to 2.63, with TALKING DEAD (back in its regular timeslot) […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE OSCARS adjusted to 6.8, a historic low and down 25% from 2017.  On FOX, the scheduled Billy Graham memorial special appears to have been preempted in most of the country by the overrun of a NASCAR race.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The 2-hour season finale of GREY’S ANATOMY was at 0.65, up 0.05 from last week but down 0.19 from the 2021 finale.  A rerun of THE ROOKIE followed at 0.23. CBS:  After reruns at 0.40/0.36/0.34/0.24, the series finale of BULL gained 0.02 to 0.32. NBC:  Reruns at 0.37/0.34/0.25. FOX:  MASTERCHEF JR […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  20/20 and both the new and rerun episodes of MASTERS OF ILLUSION dropped 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER took the Friday cable throne on a very slow night, down 0.02 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s regional MLB coverage gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the CARD SHARKS rerun lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturday cable, returning from a 2-week break down 0.06 to 0.60.  NBC Sports Net’s […]