NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game gained 0.2 after adjustment to 3.1, while ABC’s stayed at 1.4, and NBC’s BREEDERS CUP coverage remained at 0.3.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A quartet of ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL games took 4 of the day’s Top […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only changes from last week’s preliminary New Year’s Eve network ratings were extra 0.1s for both parts of NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN EVE and for the 8PM rerun of BLUE BLOODS. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): All the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The BIG BANG THEORY season finale and MASTERCHEF JR added 0.1 in final numbers, but THE BLACKLIST lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was ESPN’s turn to win the night with a NBA PLAYOFFS game, this one […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  The only change in final numbers was a 0.1 drop for the SUPER BOWL’S GREATEST HALFTIME SHOWS special. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was in its accustomed place on top of Friday cable, up 0.03 from last week to 1.30, and lead-out DEADLIEST JOB […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC:  A run of TOY STORY OF TERROR at 0.41 was followed by the movie TOY STORY 4 at 0.35, and a rerun WONDER YEARS at 0.17. CBS:  All the sitcoms were up:  YOUNG SHELDON by 0.08 to 0.71, UNITED STATES OF AL by 0.09 to 0.53, GHOSTS by 0.04 to 0.57, […]

          NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for MACGYVER, WWE SMACKDOWN and the 8:30PM rerun of MR MAYOR.        Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 was the top-rated cable show of the day at 0.82/1.19/4.9M, with MSNBD’s […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A SHARK BEACH special was at 0.28, followed by reruns at 0.29/0.26. CBS:  BIG BROTHER fell 0.15 to 0.66, and THE CHALLENGE was down 0.05 to 0.36.  A rerun followed at 0.16. NBC:  Reruns at 0.24/0.23/0.24. FOX:  Returning from a rerun week, MASTERCHEF gained 0.03 to 0.44, and SO YOU THINK […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  Game 4 of the NBA FINALS adjusted up to 6.8.             Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER benefited from the controversy over his previous episode to the extent of topping Friday cable, but the rating […]