NETWORK FINALS:  Sports adjustments included Game 5 of the WORLD SERIES to 2.6, and SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL to 4.3.  In addition, 60 MINUTES, SUPERMARKET SWEEP and WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun of THE NEIGHBORHOOD fell 0.4.  CW’s PANDORA lost 0.1, pushing it […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE OSCARS ended up at 10.5, down a fairly small 0.3 from the 2015 telecast.  Interestingly, in the final national numbers, the rating was basically steady through the telecast, without the bump in the first half-hour that was evident in the overnights.  The LIVE FROM THE RED CARPET pre-show […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 0.8.  In addition, the reruns of THE WALL, ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES and SNL all lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s Auburn vs. Georgia COLLEGE FOOTBALL game led Saturday […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE CONNERS gained 0.06 to 0.48, THE GOLDBERGS grew by 0.07 to 0.37, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY rose 0.06 to 0.49, and NOT DEAD YET was up 0.06 to 0.31.  A MILLION LITTLE THINGS was up 0.05 to 0.24. CBS:  SURVIVOR rose 0.05 to 0.74, LINGO climbed 0.06 to 0.32, and TRUE LIES […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The 8:30PM rerun of BOB’S BURGERS gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Starz’s POWER remains the network’s biggest hit, although at 0.62 its season premiere was down 0.16 from 2017.  On Adult Swim, ROBOT CHICKEN dipped […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  It was season finale night, and the line-up fared as follows:  THE GOLDBERGS at 0.39 (down 0.03 from last week and down 0.19 from last season), THE WONDER YEARS at 0.33 (up 0.03 from last week), THE CONNERS at 0.42 (up a tick from last week and down 0.14 from 2021), […]

> Jersey Shore’s reign at the top of the weekly cable chart is over.  The NFL double-header on ESPN’s Monday Night Football saw to that.  The early game started at 7:00 ET and scored a 6.3 demo rating, down from last year’s ESPN opener but still potent.  The later game, featuring a late start time […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The NCIS rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  News led Tuesday cable, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.44/0.68/4.5M, CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.24/0.36/1.7M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.23/0.37/2.9M.  OWN’s GREENLEAF jumped […]