BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  For all networks except CBS, comparisons are to November 17 due to the reruns on Thanksgiving Eve.  THE GOLDBERGS dropped 0.08 to 0.49, THE WONDER YEARS lost 0.06 to 0.34, THE CONNERS gained 0.02 to 0.52, and HOME ECONOMICS was down 0.03 to 0.33.  The final A MILLION LITTLE THINGS to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  It was a veritable bonanza of extra tenths, as THIS IS US, THE MIDDLE, NEW GIRL, THE MICK and THE WALL all gained 0.1 in final numbers         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On Bravo, LADIES OF LONDON dropped 0.06 to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 3.8, up 0.4 from last week’s game.  Elsewhere, THE BACHELORETTE, the ABC news special, and the NBC news special gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Cable news didn’t quite run the […]

> PBS had to dust off its forms and sharpen the quill pens it uses to announce big ratings news, because DOWNTON ABBEY came back strong in its Season 2 debut. The network announced that Downton‘s premiere was watched by 4.2 million viewers.  Apart from doubling PBS’s usual primetime average–which is no surprise–it was up […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  There was some welcome news for ABC in final numbers, as both SCANDAL and HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER gained 0.1 (although each was still down 0.3 from last week).  In addition, THE BIG BANG THEORY had its customary 0.1 bump. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.32/0.28/0.28/0.25, followed by the news special 24 MONTHS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD at 0.25. CBS:  SURVIVOR gained 0.06 to 0.90, BEYOND THE EDGE dropped 0.04 to 0.35, and GOOD SAM was up 0.02 to 0.24. NBC:  Reruns at 0.40/0.47/0.41. FOX:  THE MASKED SINGER rose 0.09 to 0.81, and DOMINO […]

  NOTE TO READERS:  For the next several days, our cable ratings charts will be posted first in preliminary form, with the charts in their usual format following a few hours later.  Some delays are also likely.  UPDATE: Top 40 Originals chart now added. NETWORK UPDATE:  The NBA FINALS game adjusted up by 1.7 to a […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  THE BACHELOR gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did COOPER BARRETT and the 7PM rerun of THE SIMPSONS.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NOTE–with the exception of Showtime and Food Network, virtually every cable network aired reruns last week against the Super Bowl, so comparisons […]