NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary morning ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MSNBC’s DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES DEBATE was at 1.08/1.40/6.6M for the main body of the debate, and 0.89/1.18/5.6M for the overrun, above the 0.85 for the last MSNBC […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE ORIGINALS gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD went back to listing its ratings with a single 3-hour number, and it led Friday cable at 0.53, compared to last week’s 0.30/0.29/0.28/0.24.  HBO’s REAL […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Saturday network ratings.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NCAA TOURNAMENT Final Four games on TBS towered over the rest of TV on Saturday night, led by 3.25 for North Carolina vs. Syracuse, with 2.44 for […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE gained 0.1 and THE ISLAND fell 0.1 in final numbers.  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As usual on Mondays without special events, the cable night belonged to USA’s WWE coverage and VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP.  The former was at 1.38-1.25 over its 3 hours (up about a tenth from […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  HOLEY MOLEY dropped 0.06 to 0.37, THE CHASE rose 0.06 to 0.35, and WHO DO YOU BELIEVE was down 0.03 to 0.22. CBS:  Returning from a rerun week,, FBI gained 0.04 to 0.59, FBI: INTERNATIONAL edged up 0.02 to 0.51, and FBI: MOST WANTED was steady at 0.47. NBC:  YOUNG ROCK […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  As usual on fall Saturdays, COLLEGE FOOTBALL was dominant with 1.16 for ABC’s primetime game, while FOX’s MLB game was at 0.25.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL again, with ESPN’s games at 0.85/0.52/0.43, Fox Sports 1’s at 0.42/0.16/0.15, Big Ten’s gamex at 0.26/0.12, and […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  Naturally the day and night were dominated by ABC’s NFL games (branded as “MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” despite the calendar) at 2.65/3.19.  The other networks mostly featured reruns, although CW’s originals returned at 0.09/0.06.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On ESPN, the NFL games were at 1.98/1.81.  Hallmark’s […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  The highest-rated broadcasts of the day were CBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT Round 2 games at 1.26/2.36/2.48/1.71.  ABC’s NHL game was at 0.20.  FOX’s WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC coverage was at 0.67.  On CW, the new MASTERS OF ILLUSION held at 0.05, and WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS ticked down to 0.04.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program […]