NETWORK UPDATE:  The only football-related changes in final numbers were 0.1 decreases to ELEMENTARY and the 8PM rerun of BONES.  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): NFL Network’sTHURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was in its customary place at the top of the Thursday […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A run of the original pilot for THE MANDALORIAN (to coincide with the new season starting this week on Disney+) was at 0.29.  20/20 was up 0.03 to 0.34. CBS:  SWAT fell 0.13 to 0.33, followed by reruns at 0.21/0.20. NBC:  LOPEZ VS LOPEZ ticked down to 0.26, YOUNG ROCK gained […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Things got worse for STILL STAR-CROSSED in final numbers, which dropped it 0.1 to an awful-even-for-summer 0.3 (more precisely 0.34).  In addition, the rerun of MOM lost 0.1.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season finale of AMC’s BETTER […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  All of Easter Sunday’s low numbers stayed in place, except that 60 MINUTES gained 0.1 in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD moved toward next week’s season finale with a 5.83, down 0.21 from last week, […]

A&E’s Duck Dynasty is in a good position to win another week on all of television.  The second episode of this season is down only half a rating point from last week’s premiere to a 4.5 rating with adults 18-49.

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s DAYTONA 500 coverage adjusted to 0.91.  In addition, there were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for AMERICAN IDOL and 60 MINUTES.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Note–due to last week’s Super Bowl, comparisons except where otherwise noted are […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FRESH OFF THE BOAT gained 0.1 in final numbers, and CHARMED lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 2.01 (for the first Lakers game after Kobe Bryant’s death)/0.63.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.53/0.35 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS gained 0.03 to 0.71, AMERICAN IDOL fell a tenth to 0.66, and the season finale of THE ROOKIE was at 0.36, down 0.05 from last week and down 0.15 from the 2021 finale. CBS:  60 MINUTES dropped a tenth to 0.46.  The season finale of THE EQUALIZER […]