NETWORK FINALS:  The season finale of SHARK TANK climbed 0.1 in final numbers.  However, the entire CW line-up, including both episodes of MASTERS OF ILLUSION and the season finale of THE ORIGINALS, fell 0.1, as did the movie EASY A on FOX.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The reruns of SNL and CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     NOTE:  At this time, we have no Saturday cable ratings lower than the Top 150 in the charts below. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Once again, NFL […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The CW line-up, which may have been inflated by local sports preemption, dropped across the board, with the MASTERS OF ILLUSION special down 0.1, and the WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY reruns down to 0.2/0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE […]

      HOLIDAY DELAYS: The next cable and broadcast nationals post will be on Monday July 8 (ratings for Wednesday July 3). The rest of the schedule for next week will be posted separately soon.  Happy Independence Day!     NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers and the rerun of THE FLASH […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Game 1 of the WORLD SERIES adjusted to 2.4, down 0.7 from 2019’s Game 1 final.  In addition, THE BACHELORETTE and THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led Tuesday […]

  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Saturday (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): As usual on fall Saturdays, cable was dominated by ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL coverage, which took up 5 of the Top 10 slots, ranting from 0.41-1.59.  Its reign was interrupted in the #5 slot by […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The original SHARK TANK gained 0.1 in final numbers, but GRIMM lost the same.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was all ESPN at the top of Friday cable, with a pair of NBA PLAYOFFS games at 1.24/0.95, and coverage of the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  UFC FIGHT NIGHT gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the rerun of SUPERSTORE fell 0.2, and DATELINE as well as the entire CBS line-up were down 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s Saturday NFL doubleheader that’s branded with […]