BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  JEOPARDY COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP gained 0.06 from Wednesday to 0.60, and the NFL HONORS was at 0.44 (with an NFL Network simulcast at 0.13). CBS:  Reruns at 0.38/0.27/0.26/0.23/0.19. NBC:  The WINTER OLYMPICS was at 2.15, and appear to be on the upswing, the opposite trend as the 2018 Games.  Last night was […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Most of the broadcast networks were in rerun mode due to the NCAA Championship game, but ABC was all-new, as AMERICAN IDOL fell a tenth to 0.64, and THE GOOD DOCTOR dropped 0.07 to 0.37. CBS:  Reruns at 0.44/0.37/0.28/0.22. NBC:  AMERICAN SONG CONTEST lost another 0.06 to 0.28, and a special […]

  BROADCAST FINALS (Due to last week’s election coverage, comparisons are to 2 weeks ago unless otherwise noted) ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE ticked up to 0.50, and THE ROOKIE: FEDS was down 0.04 to 0.21. CBS:  New episodes aired for the first time since October 18, with FBI down 0.03 to 0.50, FBI: INTERNATIONAL down […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 8.4 in final numbers, still the biggest game in town but down quite a bit from 2015’s 10.1 (Giants vs. Dallas) premiere.  In addition, the AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS rerun gained 0.1, but 60 MINUTES and the 9PM hour of BRAINDEAD lost the same.   […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS at 0.37, the line-up returned from an off-week with CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD up 0.07 to 0.58, THE $100,000 PYRAMID up 0.02 to 0.44, and THE FINAL STRAW up 0.07 to 0.28. CBS:  BIG BROTHER jumped 0.28 to 0.82, sandwiched between reruns at 1.05 (swollen […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.27/0.20/0.16/0.12/0.24 CBS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.05 to 0.75, and THE CHALLENGE was up 0.02 to 0.42.  A SWAT rerun followed at 0.17. NBC:  Reruns at 0.24/0.25/0.28. FOX:  MASTERCHEF lost 0.06 to 0.42, and SO YOU THINK  YOU CAN DANCE ticked down to 0.29. CW:  MYSTERIES DECODED held at 0.05, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The annual run of THE SOUND OF MUSIC was at 0.37, down from last year’s 0.6. CBS:  Compared to November 28, the last time the network didn’t have the late national NFL game, 60 MINUTES was up 0.12 to 0.70.  The original movie CHRISTMAS TAKES FLIGHT was at 0.34, followed by […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SHARK TANK lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Cable news was led by Fox News’s SPECIAL REPORT WITH BRET BAIER at 0.54/0.86/5.5M, with CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.49/0.67/2.5M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.27/0.40/3M.  Discovery’s […]