NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (contrary to popular belief, the NFL can’t transform Thursday into Sunday just by saying so) adjusted to 6.9, far below 2015’s 9.0 game. Elsewhere, the rerun of THE GREAT INDOORS lost 0.1, and the PITCH rerun added 0.1.           Broadcast Official […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As we noted yesterday, the final rating for the ACADEMY AWARDS was 9.1.  The LIVE FROM THE RED CARPET pre-show ratings were released in half-hour increments at 2.2/3.5/5.2. In addition, the NCIS: LA rerun fell 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.4, down a point from last week’s game, and football adjustment also accounted in the 0.4 drop for THE SIMPSONS and the 0.1 drop for BOB’S BURGERS.  Elsewhere, 60 MINUTES lost 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The season finale of THE BLACKLIST and SURVIVOR gained 0.1 in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT had the night’s NBA PLAYOFFS game at 2.91.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC ticked up to 0.47.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of THE NEIGHBORHOOD lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP led Monday cable, up 0.07 to 0.62, with TI & TINY down 0.03 to 0.36.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.56/0.53/0.43 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Friday cable was entirely dominated by news, and and is often the case when the story is of general interest, CNN was on top with CNN […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  SHARK TANK gained 0.1 in final Friday ratings, and BLUE BLOODS dropped 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): GOLD RUSH (Discovery) jumped up two-tenths from last week to lead Friday cable at 1.27, and its lead-out EDGE OF […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  All of Sunday’s newest shows gained 0.1 in final numbers, with increases for BATTLE CREEK, SECRETS AND LIES and THE LAST MAN ON EARTH.  In addition, 60 MINUTES and the reruns of THE VOICE and THE SIMPSONS were up 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus […]