NETWORK FINALS:  THE CROSSING’s premiere got worse in finals, down 0.1.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s coverage of the NCAA TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP game dominated the night at 4.09, with local announcer simulcasts on TNT (0.55) and Tru (0.19); the resulting 4.83 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  DYNASTY and LIFE SENTENCE adjusted to reflect baseball preemption in NY, and both fell 0.1 to matching 0.1s (0.13/0.12 for those who want the gorier details).         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN had the night’s NBA PLAYOFFS games at 1.39/1.34.  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.0, up 1.9 from last week’s game.  There were no other changes from this morning’s preliminary numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s share of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 1.12, up 0.46 from […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER and THE $100,000 PYRAMID gained 0.1 in final numbers, while INSTINCT lost the same.  In addition, NBC’s NFL PRESEASON SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up 0.2 to 1.5.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a busy night on […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There was a significant adjustment (to the next tenth) for WWE SMACKDOWN.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.49/0.35.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.42/0.34/0.24 compared to last week’s 0.41/0.27.  Cable news was led by the […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only adjustments from preliminary numbers were for reruns:  an 0.1 bump  for RUNNING WILD, and 0.1 decreases for HAWAII 5-0 and HOME FREE. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As we’ve noted before, we’re relying on readers telling us that the anime shows running on Adult Swim are originals in their current versions (although in some cases the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SPARTAN gained 0.1 in final numbers, although that was still far below its Monday rating.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s coverage of the NBA DRAFT topped Thursday cable at 1.24.  USA’s QUEEN OF THE SOUTH had a solid premiere […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The 8:30PM rerun of BOB’S BURGERS gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Syfy’s SHARKNADO reign may be done.  The latest title in the series scored 0.33, down 0.24 from 2017 (when it faced GAME OF THRONES), […]