NETWORK UPDATE:  THE MESSENGERS fell by 0.1 in final numbers, and so did the reruns of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY, ELEMENTARY and HAWAII 5–0. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:   Readers will note some glitches in today’s chart, caused by the way Discovery listed its SHARK WEEK shows.  Only the first listings for SHARK CLANS, SHARKS OF THE SHADOWLANDS […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE MIDDLE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE MAYOR lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Last Tuesday night was both Halloween and World Series Game 6, so the trend was generally up.  ESPN’s 30 FOR 30 documentary […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MADAM SECRETARY, the 10PM SHARK TANK and the rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS each lost 0.1 in final numbers.  (There was no adjustment for FOX’s RENT.)         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s TRUE DETECTIVE topped Sunday scripted, with a 0.15 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 0.7.  Elsewhere, the rerun CAROL’S SECOND ACT lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL coverage led the cable day, with COLLEGE GAMEDAY at 0.68, and games at 0.61/0.39/0.26, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE TITAN GAMES gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE franchise held the clear lead on Monday cable at 0.88/0.48/0.46, compared to last week’s 0.88/0.49/0.48.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK slipped 0.03 to 0.54.  USA’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no significant adjustments from the preliminary Saturday primetime ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: In addition to airing the NAACP IMAGE AWARDS on CBS as noted above, Viacom did a massive simulcast across its networks.  These are the […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NOTE–because of NFL PRESEASON preemptions, comparisons are to last Friday’s final ratings, rather than to the Saturday morning preliminaries.  NBC:  the AMERICA’S MOST TALENTED rerun was up 0.02 to 0.08, and DATELINE rose 0.1 to 1.0.  CBS:  the ELEMENTARY and HAWAII 5-0 reruns were steady, at 0.4/0.5, and the BLUE BLOODS rerun fell 0.1 to […]

  EXPANDED NETWORK REPORT (since there was no text this morning): NBC:  YOU, ME AND THE APOCALYPSE premiered at 1.2, a bit better than what HEROES REBORN had been doing in the slot, but nothing to be excited about.  It did hold very steadily through the hour, which is a good sign.  THE BLACKLIST remained […]