Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): NOTE:  Due to Nielsen’s sometimes arcane coding of special programming, the chart below will need to be revised, as several of TNT’s NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND shows, which were actually among the top-rated telecasts of the […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were no adjustments from the preliminary Friday numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Friday cable was once again dominated by the NBA PLAYOFFS, this time on ESPN.  At 2.07, the San Antonio vs. Oklahoma City game topped everything on network […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, but 20/20 lost the same. In addition, the CW reruns crashed after adjustment for baseball preemption, down by half to 0.2 each.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Not unexpectedly, AMC’s FEED THE BEAST […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SINGLE PARENTS and CHICAGO PD lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s ALCS MLB PLAYOFFS game topped Wednesday cable at 1.73, with Fox Sports 1’s NLCS game at 0.88.  ESPN’s NBA games were at 0.69/0.56.  The […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE MOODYS dropped 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.54/0.25.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE gained 0.04 to 0.45.  On Comedy Central, SOUTH PARK rose 0.09 to 0.42, and CRANK YANKERS was up […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICAN IDOL and THE BLACKLIST each gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did the BIG BANG THEORY rerun.  The VAMPIRE DIARIES rerun lost 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): The front half of TNT’s NBA doubleheader took top honors […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE BIG BANG THEORY usually does very well with afternoon adjustments, and it rose 0.2 once again, bringing it to 3.4 (although that’s still considerably below where it was at this time last year).  The first hour of GREY’S ANATOMY grew by 0.1, but AMERICAN CRIME lost the same.  BONES went up […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The NCIS season finale went up another 0.1 in final numbers, as did CHICAGO FIRE.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Basketball was at the center of Tuesday cable, with both leading telecasts on ESPN:  Game 1 of the Cleveland vs. Toronto […]