NETWORK UPDATE:  NBC’s NFL WILD CARD GAME adjusted up in final numbers to 8.8. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’s first-ever NFL WILD CARD GAME on Saturday afternoon swamped the rest of cable at 6.95, and the network also had […]

  Below are the ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts last Friday.  Friday cable is mostly for fans of WWE and the Disney Channel, but here are the numbers for a couple of other shows of interest:  THE KNICK (Cinemax) held almost exactly with the previous week at 0.13 and 407K […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  WINTER OLYMPICS coverage adjusted to 4.8, and ABC’s NBA game to 0.8.  In addition, the rerun of THE RESIDENT lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NBC Sports Net’s piece of WINTER OLYMPICS coverage accounted for half […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE CONNERS, THE FLASH and THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while BLACK-ISH and SPLITTING UP TOGETHER lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was another big night for sports on cable, as the NBA season began […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SLEEPY HOLLOW lost 0.1 in final numbers that it couldn’t spare as it heads to the season finale, and THE VAMPIRE DIARIES also dropped 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Syfy’s WYNONNA EARP premiered without much distinction at 0.20, and USA’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SHARK TANK gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  We found itself at the top of Friday cable with MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT, even though it slipped 0.02 to 0.56, with lead-out DR MIAMI at […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s Alabama vs. USC game adjusted up 0.1 to 2.5 in final numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE ORIGINALS:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL dominated Saturday cable, with games and related programming occupying 11 of the Top 12 slots.  (ESPN alone had 10 of those, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SURVIVOR, THE MASKED SINGER and THE GOLDBERGS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the SWAT rerun lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Cable news was again at the top, with Fox News’s SPECIAL REPORT WITH BRET BAIER (i.e. […]