NETWORK FINALS:  The WINTER OLYMPICS adjusted up 0.1 in final numbers.  Elsewhere, THE BACHELOR WINTER GAMES finale gained 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NBA returned from its All-Star break, and TNT’s doubleheader was at 0.80/0.65 to top Thursday cable.  NBC […]

          NETWORK FINALS:  OLYMPICS coverage gained 0.1 in final numbers.              Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  RIO SUMMER OLYMPICS coverage was at the top of Wednesday cable as well, with NBC Sports Net’s primetime telecast at 0.68, CNBC at 0.25, USA […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE ORIGINALS and the SHARK TANK rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  With a few exceptions noted in the text, all comparisons are to 2 weeks ago due to the rampant July 4th preemptions last Wednesday.  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The adjusted CBS line-up rated as follows compared to last week’s finals:  60 MINUTES up 0.04 to 1.1, BIG BROTHER steady at 1.6, a rerun NCIS: LA at 0.5, and a new episode of ELEMENTARY at 0.4.  Elsewhere, the TEEN CHOICE awards gained 0.1 in final numbers.     […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  FOX’s regional MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL coverage lost 0.1 to 0.6 in final numbers. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NBC Sports Net’s NASCAR coverage took the night at 0.63, beating the last evening of SHARK WEEK on Discovery.  The latter earned 0.58 for the first run of SHARK TREK, 0.56 for SHARKSANITY: THE RETURN and 0.46 for […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 10.1.  Elsewhere, 60 MINUTES gained 0.2 in final numbers and BIG BROTHER fell 0.1, with 0.1 bumps for the reruns of THE SIMPSONS and FAMILY GUY. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO brought back one from its archives this week, and PROJECT GREENLIGHT returned to its air at 0.05, with 154K […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  On ABC, GREY’S ANATOMY gained 0.1 in final numbers at the expense of NOTORIOUS, which fell to an even more dismal 1.1.  Both SUPERSTORE and THE GOOD PLACE rose 0.1 for NBC.  CBS’s THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 6.1, 0.7 higher than last week’s game.  Both of CW’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE MIDDLE gained back 0.1 of its loss in final numbers, and there was a 0.1 bump for NCIS as well.  PRISON BREAK, however, dropped 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s pair of NBA PLAYOFFS games were virtually tied […]