NETWORK UPDATE:  LIFE IN PIECES lost 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Spike’s LIP SYNC BATTLE returned with an episode sporting Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan Tatum and Beyoncé, and rode that into a night-topping 1.37.  WWE SMACKDOWN has shifted from Syfy to sister network USA, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  OLYMPICS coverage increased by 0.1 to 10.0 in final numbers.  In addition, MADTV lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  OWN and USA switched slots from last Tuesday’s cable ratings, with OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS on top, down […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.9 (up 0.2 from preliminary numbers), and FOX’s game settled at 1.3 (up 0.3).           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Saturday cable again featured a mix of genres.  ESPN’s noon Alabama vs Mississipi State […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SPEECHLESS gained 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader led Wednesday cable at 0.74/0.69.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW dropped 0.09 to 0.65.  On History, VIKINGS gained 0.02 to 0.54, and KNIGHTFALL ticked down to 0.23.  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  60 MINUTES and THE SIMPSONS lost 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s DIRTY JOHN premiered at a solid 0.36, with lead-ins REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA up 0.06 to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 1.3 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports was firmly on top of Saturday cable, with TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games at 0.67/0.62/0.43, and the network’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING (pushed from its usual […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for BLACK-ISH, BIG SKY, FBI, YOUNG ROCK, and NEW AMSTERDAM.  However, both SUPERGIRL and the rerun of THE FLASH dropped to the next-lowest tenth.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On History, CURSE […]

Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Discovery’s GOLD RUSH shows owned Friday cable.  The season finale of the show itself jumped 0.33 to 1.65, with the post-show at 1.31 (up 0.14 from a GOLD RUSH-related 10PM show last Friday) and pre-show THE […]