NETWORK FINALS:  Finals for the PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE had ABC at 2.6 (down 0.6 from the first debate), CBS at 1.3 (down 0.1), and NBC at 2.6 (down 0.1).  In addition, THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 3.2.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun NCIS: LA gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun of THE SIMPSONS lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Syfy’s WYNONNA EARP returned with a 0.13 premiere, up a tick from its last premiere in July […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  The top-rated primetime telecast was ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL at 0.69, with NBC’s game at 0.58.  CW’s original shows were at 0.05/0.07.  SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE rose 0.21 to 1.03.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As usual, Saturday cable was dominated by sports.  TBS’s NLCS MLB PLAYOFFS game was […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As we noted this morning, due to local NFL PRESEASON preemptions, we held our network ratings analysis for final numbers.  Comparisons are to last week unless otherwise noted: ABC:  The back-to-back season finale episodes of HOLEY MOLEY were at 0.6/0.5, compared to last week’s 0.5 hour.  REEF BREAK gained […]

  Ratings for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Saturday (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): SATURDAY CABLE was dominated by college football, which will be the case for most of the fall.  Note that Lifetime’s backdoor pilot DELIVERANCE CREEK had a 0.27 rating in 18-49s, with 926K total viewers.  That was down […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS at 0.39, CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD ticked down to 0.50, THE FINAL STRAW gained 0.05 to 0.39, and THE $100,000 PYRAMID was down 0.02 to 0.37. CBS:  After a 60 MINUTES rerun at 0.43 and before an NCIS: LA rerun at 0.17, BIG BROTHER rose […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  See Mitch Metcalf’s Republican National Convention Night 1 ratings analysis for a detailed look at the numbers.  Here’s a snapshot in the 18-49 demo:  as […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The SURVIVOR REUNION special dropped 0.2 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW led Wednesday cable, down 0.03 to 0.53, with a lead-in special at 0.40.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY jumped a tenth to […]