NETWORK UPDATE:  As expected, the post-football adjustments for CBS weren’t pretty–with the exception of BIG BANG THEORY, which eased down just 0.1 to 3.7 (but which often goes up in normal adjusted ratings).  LIFE IN PIECES dropped 0.4 to 1.9, barely over half its lead-in, MOM fell half a point to 1.5, the BIG BANG […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only adjustment from preliminary numbers was a 0.1 bump for MASTERS OF ILLUSION. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The Discovery listings have ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE as a rerun on Friday, which is why it’s not on the list below, but its 0.96 rating (up 0.15 from last week’s original) suggests the network or Nielsen may have misfiled […]

BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Returning from a rerun week, SHARK TANK gained 0.05 to 0.44, and 20/20 ticked up to 0.33. CBS:  Back from their NCAA break, SWAT was up 0.03 to 0.40, FIRE COUNTRY was steady at 0.41, and BLUE BLOODS ticked up to 0.31. NBC:  LOPEZ VS LOPEZ ticked up to 0.21, GRAND CREW […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Thursday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s JERSEY SHORE led Thursday cable, steady at 0.47, and FAMILIES OF THE MAFIA ticked down to 0.16.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC held at […]

  BATES MOTEL had a very solid start on A&E last night, with a total viewership in its initial airing of 3 million, a number that rose healthily to 4.6 million with the night’s rerun included.  It also skewed fairly young for a show that takes its inspiration from a 52-year old movie, with more […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Night 2 of the NFL DRAFT was at 0.45 on broadcast, down 0.02 from last year. CBS:  COME DANCE WITH ME dipped 0.02 to 0.25.  Airing for the first time since April 8, BLUE BLOODS fell 0.09 to 0.31, and BLUE BLOODS was down 0.03 to 0.38. NBC:  THE BLACKLIST fell […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  UNITED WE SING, HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT, the CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD rerun, and the reruns of STARGIRL and SUPERGIRL all lost 0.1 in final numbers (in the case of the CW shows, down to zero in 18-49s).          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE was at 0.55.  The rest of the line-up aired for the first time since December 7, with ABBOTT ELEMENTARY up a tenth to 0.58, HOME ECONOMICS up 0.05 to 0.38, and BIG SKY down a tick to 0.23. CBS:  THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT was at […]