NETWORK FINALS:  The only change in final numbers was a 0.1 bump for AMERICAN NINJA WARRIORS.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast moved to the top of Monday cable at 1.29/1.27/1.18, compared to last week’s 1.08/1.01/0.94. VH1 was directly behind, with […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The Final Four NCAA TOURNAMENT games on CBS adjusted to 5.5.  In addition, the SNL rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Adult Swim took the lead on a low-rated Saturday for cable.  Its primetime RICK […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The CHICAGO MED and CHICAGO FIRE reruns each lost 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1 led Wednesday cable with twin 0.49s for LOVE & HIP-HOP (up 0.11 from last week) and BLACK INK CREW (up 0.08).  Bravo’s […]

        NETWORK SCORECARD:  There were no changes from the preliminary Saturday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Sunday cable, down 0.08 to 0.48.  We don’t cover theatrical movies here, but since HBO continues to list their premieres as “originals,” […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the morning’s preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MLB BASEBALL returned on Thursday night, and it was pure oxygen for ESPN, which aired a doubleheader at 1.22/0.94 (even a rain delay was at 0.88).  […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  FOX has asked that the ratings for EMPIRE be counted as two separate hours, and that gives them adjusted numbers of 6.1 for 8-9PM, and 6.9 for 9-10PM, with an astonishing 7.2 for the show’s final 15 minutes.  (The overall 2-hour average is 6.5, up 0.1 from the morning ratings.)  On CW, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the Friday preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On a holiday weekend night with limited original programming, ESPN’s late Lakers vs. Golden State NBA game won the night at 0.90, with the earlier Clippers […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC and CBS were weirdly full of 0.1 declines in final numbers:  respectively for both episodes of FAM and the reruns of THE BIG BANG THEORY and SWAT; and for SUPERSTORE, AP BIO, WILL & GRACE and SVU.  In addition, for the 2nd consecutive week, FOR THE PEOPLE lost […]