NETWORK FINALS:  SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE coverage was at 0.83/0.82/0.78, compared to last week’s 0.75/0.75/0.73.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP dipped 0.06 to 0.81, GIRLS CRUISE ticked up […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE AMAZING RACE gained 0.1 in final numbers, and DATELINE rose by 0.2.  All the reruns on CW, including HERE COMES PETER COTTONTAIL, lost 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’s NBA doubleheader topped Friday cable at twin […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE BIG BANG THEORY, THE BLACKLIST and AMERICAN IDOL all gained 0.1 in final numbers.  An additional note:  quarter-hour numbers for AMERICAN CRIME reveal a somewhat troubling steady decline throughout the hour:  2.3/2.1/1.9/1.8.  The drop at 10:15PM makes sense because some SCANDAL fans who tried it out would have decided to exit, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for local coverage, the FOX MLB games were at 0.4/0.3.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As expected, TNT’s coverage of the NBA’s return towered over the rest of cable, with the Lakers vs. Clippers game at 1.56 and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MASTERCHEF JR and THE FLASH each gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Another cable victory for the NBA PLAYOFFS, this night on TNT, with 1.33/0.91 games, while NBATV’s game was at 0.18.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  SUPERSTORE, MASTERCHEF CELEBRITY SHOWDOWN and THE BACHELOR each gained 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NBA narrowly look Monday cable honors, with TNT’s Golden State vs. Cleveland game at 1.48, followed by a considerably lower 0.69 for the late Houston vs. Clippers match.  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT climbed 0.2 in final numbers, but a rerun of the SNL Christmas clip show dropped 0.3, and both the rerun PENTATONIX CHRISTMAS SPECIAL and 48 HOURS fell 0.1.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  In the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  60 MINUTES, THE SIMPSONS and BOB’S BURGERS lost 0.1 in final numbers.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.0, down 0.3 from last week’s game.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Adult Swim’s RICK & MORTY led Sunday cable but sank by […]