BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The finale of WOMEN OF THE MOVEMENT dropped 0.05 to 0.40, and the final LET THE WORLD SEE was down 0.07 to 0.31. CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON rose a tenth to 0.83, UNITED STATES OF AL held at 0.53, GHOSTS gained 0.03 to 0.68, and B POSITIVE ticked up to 0.50.  BULL […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  On ABC, THE MIDDLE and MODERN FAMILY gained 0.1, but NASHVILLE lost the same.  EMPIRE, ARROW and SURVIVOR also rose 0.1 each. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL plunged 0.84 from last week’s season premiere to a still-big 2.15.  That was exactly the same drop […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.32/0.24. CBS:  SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION dropped 0.04 to 0.21, followed by a CBS FALL PREVIEW promo special at 0.18, and reruns at 0.15/0.19. NBC:  COLLEGE BOWL was at 0.24 compared to last week’s 0.24/0.25.  The season premiere of DATELINE followed at 0.31. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN lost 0.07 to 0.50. […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary ratings. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’s COLLEGE BOWL games were again in control of Tuesday cable, with games at 1.93/1.41/1.05.  MOONSHINERS (Discovery) was at a steady 0.83, and a […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER and SHADES OF BLUE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the IHEARTCOUNTRY FESTIVAL lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was an up-and-down night for HBO, where SHARP OBJECTS jumped 0.12 to 0.36, and the season […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a run of the movie MOANA at 0.33, THE GOOD DOCTOR was down 0.06 to 0.35. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD dropped 0.07 to 0.55, and BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA was down 0.08 to 0.44.  Reruns followed at 0.30/0.25. NBC:  AMERICAN SONG CONTEST, not facing AMERICAN IDOL, gained 0.05 to 0.33.  An out-of-timeslot […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no adjustments from the Friday preliminary ratings. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery took Friday cable with 1.03 for GOLD RUSH, although that was down two-tenths from last week.  Lead-in GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT was at 0.39.  ESPN had the #2-3 slots with its […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The reruns of DATELINE, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and AMERICAN IDOL lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s coverage of the NFL DRAFT remained strong at 0.67 (plus 0.19 for the NFL Network telecast), and the network’s […]