Ratings for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs):

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICAN IDOL gained 0.04 to 0.68, and THE GOOD DOCTOR was up 0.02 to 0.39. CBS:  The CMT MUSIC AWARDS relocated from cable, and zoomed from last year’s 0.13 to 0.67. NBC:  AMERICAN SONG CONTEST held at 0.28, and THE ENDGAME returned from a week off up a tick to 0.21. […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Both THE SIMPSONS and BROOKLYN NINE-NINE gained 0.1 in final numbers.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up 0.3 to 6.5. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): THE WALKING DEAD (AMC), of course, led Sunday cable, although it lost 0.61 from […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  WINTER OLYMPICS coverage and the night’s NBA game both rose 0.3 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD topped Saturday cable at 0.57, despite a 0.16 drop from last week.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.48/0.33/0.27/0.25/0.19.  […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME adjusted to 13.9, which is a huge number, but far below the 19.0 for last year’s primetime NFC game.  The post-game SCORPION was up 0.2 from early numbers to 3.2.  RESURRECTION rose 0.1 to 0.8.  Even though it fell 0.3 in adjusted numbers, the viewers of the afternoon […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NCIS: NEW ORLEANS lost 0.1 in final numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Showtime’s HOMELAND ended its run at 0.24, up 0.06 from last week, and down 0.08 from last season’s finale.  It was followed by the premiere of PENNY […]

>It’s been a good week for the sport of football (except if you happen to work at Penn State).  The Sunday Night Football game on NBC averaged an 8.8 rating with Adults 18-49, the Saturday night college football game on CBS (#1 vs #2 teams) scored a 7.2 rating, and the ESPN Monday Night Football […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’S Big 10 Championship  COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 2.7, and ABC’s ACC Championship ended up at 1.6.  Both CBS’s reruns of NCIS: NEW ORLEANS and CRIMINAL MINDS fell 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  With […]