NETWORK FINALS:  Due to sports preemptions, there were heavy adjustments in final numbers.  On ABC, the respective reruns of AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOMEVIDEOS, THE $100,000 PYRAMID and IN AN INSTANT were down 0.3/0.3/0.2.  On CBS, the reruns of 48 HOURS and DIANA:  HER LIFE & DEATH were down 0.6/0.5.  FOX’s reruns of […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  WWE SMACKDOWN gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.51/0.35/0.20 compared to last week’s 0.52/0.35/0.15.  We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP ticked up to 0.28.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON […]

  On the heels of last night’s jaw-dropping episode of HOMELAND, which basically played 52 pick-up with the show’s very premise, Showtime has issued an early Season 3 renewal for what is now its flagship series.  Homeland has been nothing but good for Showtime, winning the network its first major Emmys for Best Drama, Actor […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After an AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS rerun at 0.37, the 6th and final game of the STANLEY CUP FINALS was at 1.69. CBS:  Reruns at 0.33/0.28/0.19/0.19. NBC:  After a NASCAR race at 0.45, a rerun AMERICA’S GOT TALENT was at 0.28. FOX:  The season finale of DUNCANVILLE, down a tick to […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was dominant at 1.80, with FOX’s MLB BASEBALL game at 0.21.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was COLLEGE FOOTBALL at the top of cable as well, with ESPN’s games at 0.70/0.50/0.49, Fox Sports 1’s at 0.43/0.27/0.14, and ESPN2’s at 0.21/0.20.  NBC […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for STATION 19, UNITED STATES OF AL, SVU, LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME and HELL’S KITCHEN.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.39/0.23.  On HGTV, NO DEMO RENO […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s Notre Dame vs. Texas game adjusted up 0.3 to 3.3 in final numbers (however, the FALL PREVIEW informercial that started the night fell 0.2 to 0.9) and NBC’s NASCAR race gained 0.1 to 0.9.  BIG BROTHER also rose 0.1 to 1.4.          Broadcast Official Nationals […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Monday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.53/0.53/0.48 compared to last week’s 0.59/0.58/0.53.  TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE gained 0.05 to 0.52, the SELF-QUARANTINE hour rose 0.13 to 0.52, […]