NETWORK FINALS:  Quite a few adjustments to the next tenth, for SHARK TANK, 20/20, MACGYVER, THE BLACKLIST and WWE SMACKDOWN.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.41/0.29.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.25/0.25/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.20/0.19/0.14.  […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  Both SHARK TANK and 20/20 increased 0.1 in final numbers, but SLEEPY HOLLOW lost a precious 0.1, pushing it closer to the edge of the bubble.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s full primetime schedule hit the Top 10, led by […]

        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:  Sports adjustments included Game 5 of the WORLD SERIES to 2.6, and SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL to 4.3.  In addition, 60 MINUTES, SUPERMARKET SWEEP and WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun of THE NEIGHBORHOOD fell 0.4.  CW’s PANDORA lost 0.1, pushing it […]

  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 […]