NETWORK FINALS:  Local college basketball tournament adjustments weren’t kind to the networks.  BLUE BLOODS fell 0.2 in final numbers, while AGENTS OF SHIELD, TAKEN, and CONFRONTING PUTIN all lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  But what was bad for the broadcasters […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There was a significant adjustment (to the next tenth) for 9-1-1: LONE STAR.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On USA, the WWE telecast was at 0.55/0.54/0.51 compared to last week’s 0.57/0.54/0.47, and MIZ & MRS was up 0.05 to 0.27.  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  TO TELL THE TRUTH fell 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a close race for the Monday cable lead, but VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP prevailed despite a one-tenth drop to 1.08, with lead-out BASKETBALL WIVES […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  Note that because the ABC town hall special THE PRESIDENT AND THE PEOPLE ran without commercials, it wasn’t counted in Nielsen’s final numbers for Thursday. Elsewhere, BONES and SPARTAN each rose 0.1, while AQUARIUS and the LIFE IN PIECES rerun were each down the same.         Broadcast […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a rerun SHARK TANK at 0.46, 20/20 was down 0.04 to 0.42. CBS:  Returning from a rerun week, SWAT gained 0.04 to 0.50, FIRE COUNTRY ticked down to 0.51, and BLUE BLOODS was down 0.02 to 0.40. NBC:  Back from a week off, LOPEZ VS LOPEZ fell 0.09 to 0.24, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  An NBA PLAYOFFS game at 0.68. CBS:  Returning from a rerun week, SWAT sipped 0.02 to 0.39, FIRE COUNTRY lost 0.03 to 0.41, and BLUE BLOODS was down 0.05 to 0.30. NBC:  LOPEZ VS LOPEZ, back from a rerun week, gained 0.02 to 0.31, GRAND CREW held at 0.19, and DATELINE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game gained 0.1 in final numbers, while NBC’s NHL game lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL day was dominated by North Carolina vs. Duke at 1.08, and then included games at 0.37/0.35/0.32/0.26.  A&E’s […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  So much for the excitement about CONTAINMENT growing from its premiere, as it gave back that 0.1 bump in final numbers.  (Although holding steady from a debut isn’t bad either.) Elsewhere, THE VOICE and the NCIS: NEW ORLEANS rerun gained 0.1, and the Prince NEW GIRL rerun lost 0.1.   […]