NETWORK FINALS:  The reruns of MOM and MAN WITH A PLAN each lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP led Monday cable, up 0.02 to 1.05, and BASKETBALL WIVES returned at 0.93.  On USA, WWE […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  JEOPARDY COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP gained 0.03 from Tuesday to 0.52.  The season finale episodes of THE CHASE were at 0.37/0.31 compared to last week’s 0.34/0.27. CBS:  BIG BROTHER: CELEBRITY EDITION dropped 0.06 to 0.54, and THE AMAZING RACE was down 0.08 to 0.47.  An NCIS rerun followed at 0.23. NBC:  The WINTER […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELOR ticked up to 0.78, and PROMISED LAND held at 0.22. CBS:  Reruns at 0.50/0.43/0.37/0.33 NBC:  KENAN was at 0.29/0.22 compared to last week’s 0.34/0.28.  THAT’S MY JAM ticked down to 0.41.  A CELEBRATING BETTY WHITE special was at 0.52. FOX:  9-1-1: LONE STAR rose 0.08 to 0.79, and THE […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NCIS and NCIS: NEW ORLEANS recaptured this morning’s 0.1 losses with bumps in final numbers.  THE FLASH also gained 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  What turned out to be the final episode of THE BASTARD EXECUTIONER, a fact not disclosed until after it aired, rose 0.05 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.34/0.21/0.21/0.16/0.21. CBS:  A LET’S MAKE A DEAL special was at 0.41, and a THE PRICE IS RIGHT special was at 0.52.  A SWAT rerun followed at 0.29. NBC:  Reruns at 0.32/0.35/0.28. FOX:  MASTERCHEF rose 0.12 to 0.46, and SO YOU THINK  YOU CAN DANCE was up 0.09 to 0.34. […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Note that 20/20 is missing from the final nationals because it aired a special broadcast about the Paris attacks that didn’t include any commercials, and thus wasn’t covered by Nielsen.  (The same wasn’t true of the night’s DATELINE.)  Elsewhere, THE AMAZING RACE and WORLD’S FUNNIEST each lost 0.1 in finals. Broadcast Official […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  The top-rated primetime telecast was ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL at 0.69, with NBC’s game at 0.58.  CW’s original shows were at 0.05/0.07.  SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE rose 0.21 to 1.03.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As usual, Saturday cable was dominated by sports.  TBS’s NLCS MLB PLAYOFFS game was […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The GOLDEN GLOBES adjusted to 4.7, half a point below last year’s final rating.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Starz’s POWER returned from a 2-month break up 0.02 to 0.44, with the POWER CONFIDENTIAL lead-out steady at 0.20.  On Showtime, […]