NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICAN IDOL and THE BLACKLIST each gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did the BIG BANG THEORY rerun.  The VAMPIRE DIARIES rerun lost 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): The front half of TNT’s NBA doubleheader took top honors […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Wednesday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Fittingly, on the night of the Trump acquittal, Fox News led all of cable with THE FIVE at 0.52/0.85/5.3M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.24/0.41/3.1M, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while SCANDAL, THE 100 and the 2d episode of LIFE IN PIECES each lost 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The late game of TNT’s NBA doubleheader, Clippers vs. Oklahoma City, took […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The TROLLS HOLIDAY special dropped 0.2 in final numbers, and DATELINE was down 0.1.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s coverage of the HEISMAN TROPHY ceremony led Saturday cable at 0.64, with TOP RANK BOXING at 0.43, a COLLEGE FOOTBALL […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Airing for the first time since April 14, SHARK TANK gained 0.04 to 0.37, and 20/20 was up 0.02 to 0.29. CBS:  Returning from a rerun week, the now-canceled SWAT dropped 0.09 to 0.30, FIRE COUNTRY was also down 0.09 to 0.32, and BLUE BLOODS was steady at 0.30. NBC:  After […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Saturday ratings.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA coverage continued its reign over cable with a quartet of games on Saturday at 0.76/0.55/0.53/0.47.  HGTV’s VACATION HOUSE RULES gained 0.02 to 0.22.  On Food […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The 8:30PM FRESH OFF THE BOAT lost 0.1 in final numbers, and NBC stayed on top in broadcast STATE OF THE UNION coverage, although the rating adjusted to 1.3.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Perhaps not surprisingly, this President’s STATE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Adjustments were friendly to ABC, where THE GOLDBERGS, SPEECHLESS and MODERN FAMILY all gained 0.1. CRIMINAL MINDS, SHOTS FIRED and SVU also went up 0.1 in final numbers, while CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS and the reruns of ARROW and WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY lost the same.     […]