NETWORK FINALS:  The NCAA TOURNAMENT games on CBS adjusted to 1.7/1.4.  In addition, AP BIO gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The entire Thursday cable Top 10 was made up of NCAA TOURNAMENT programming, topped by TNT’s late […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE WORLD SERIES adjusted to 3.3, down 0.9 from last year’s Game 2.  Elsewhere, there were 0.1 bumps for SURVIVOR and CHICAGO FIRE, while CHICAGO MED and SINGLE PARENTS lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s AMERICAN HORROR […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE SIMPSONS gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  For AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD, it was a familiar story:  the show dominated the Sunday ratings, but the midseason premiere was down a painful 0.80 from last year’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Lots of sports-related adjustments.  On ABC, Game 3 of the NBA FINALS adjusted to 2.2 (down 2.4 from 2019’s Game 3, on a Wednesday in June), and BLACK-ISH lost 0.2 to 0.6.  On CBS, 60 MINUTES adjusted to 1.6/0.7.  NBC’s SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.5, down 0.8 from […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted to 0.60, and CBS’s NFL HONORS special adjusted to 0.49.  In addition, NBC’s reruns dropped in finals, with ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES and SNL down 0.1, and SVU down 0.2.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The CBS VAX LIVE telecast adjusted up to the next tenth, while NBC’s DATELINE rerun dropped to the next-lowest.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT led Saturday cable at 0.23, HGTV’s ESCAPE TO THE CHATEAU gained 0.03 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  TAXI BROOKLYN dropped 0.1 in adjusted numbers (as usual), allowing EXTANT to claim victory in its new 10PM slot.  In addition, BIG BROTHER gained 0.1, as did several of the ABC reruns, including MODERN FAMILY, which climbed to 1.1. WEDNESDAY CABLE:  As we ponder the increasing excellence of cable drama, let’s take […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The TRUTH & LIES Menendez Brothers special gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was another good night for the NBA, as TNT’s doubleheader had the night’s top slots with Oklahoma City vs. Houston at 0.72 and […]