NOTE:  Due to Thanksgiving, comparisons are to 2 weeks ago unless otherwise noted.   NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.0, down 1.1 from the Thanksgiving night game.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s portion of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 0.77, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun NCIS: LA gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun of THE SIMPSONS lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Syfy’s WYNONNA EARP returned with a 0.13 premiere, up a tick from its last premiere in July […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS are simulcast across Viacom-land, and it rated as follows:  on MTV itself, it dropped 0.17 to 0.91 (the pre-show was down two-tenths […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE MESSENGERS fell by 0.1 in final numbers, and so did the reruns of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY, ELEMENTARY and HAWAII 5–0. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:   Readers will note some glitches in today’s chart, caused by the way Discovery listed its SHARK WEEK shows.  Only the first listings for SHARK CLANS, SHARKS OF THE SHADOWLANDS […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and BEAT SHAZAM gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MAKING IT lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, up 0.07 to 0.77, with MIZ & MRS down a tick to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted to 0.44, and FOX’s PBC BOXING adjusted to 0.21.  In addition, CBS’s FBI rerun adjusted up to the next tenth, while at NBC, the KENAN rerun adjusted down to the next-lowest tenth, and the WEAKEST LINK rerun adjusted down two-tenths.         Broadcast […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  WHEN WE RISE finished its disastrous run by sinking 0.1 in final numbers to 0.4.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH again led Friday cable, up 0.04 to 1.05, with THE WHEEL up a tick to 0.41.  ESPN […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT and IZOMBIE both lost 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s PEOPLE VS OJ SIMPSON remained very strong, down 0.16 from last week to easily top Tuesday cable at 1.35.  HGTV’s FIXER UPPER lightened by 0.05 to 0.92, and […]