FRIDAY NETWORK UPDATE:  Some old business first:  Nielsen finally updated its “final” Friday ratings, and as expected, the entire ABC line-up had been seriously screwed up.  The actual finals for the network were 1.0 for BE MY VALENTINE, CHARLIE BROWN, 1.8 for SHARK TANK and 1.2 for 20/20, unchanged from the overnight numbers. SUNDAY […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did 48 HOURS.  The IZOMBIE rerun lost 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s THE DEADLIEST CATCH gained 0.11 from last week and held the Tuesday cable crown with 0.99, with DEADLIST CATCH: THE BAIT as its 0.44 lead-in, and a SHARK WEEK SHARKTACULAR special as […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  EMPIRE, SURVIVOR, SVU and CHICAGO PD all gained 0.1 in final numbers, while BLACK-ISH lost the same. There was no change for the CW shows.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The baseball National League WILD CARD GAME again showed strength after Tuesday’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The SUPER BOWL adjusted to 33.4, down 3.7 from 2017, while THIS IS US ended up at 9.3, up 3.2 from last year’s 24: LEGACY.  For those who care, the BOB’S BURGERS rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   […]

        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:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.3, down 0.3 from last week’s game.  In addition, 60 MINUTES rose 0.2 in final numbers, and THE SOUND OF MUSIC, GARTH & TRISHA LIVE and A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS gained 0.1, while the 7:30PM rerun of BOB’S BURGERS lost the same.   […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL’s season premiere lost an additional 0.1 in adjusted ratings that it couldn’t afford to shed, ending up at an anemic 0.4.  RUNNING WILD and AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR also lost 0.1 each.  MISTRESSES, though, won back 0.1. Below are the night’s Top 25 Monday cable originals, plus a few extra […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS only adjusted up to 3.8 in final numbers, a hefty 0.7 below last year’s result.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 8.1, the strongest game in several weeks.  Elsewhere, with the night’s football overrun removed, 60 MINUTES slid 0.7 and MADAM SECRETARY fell 0.2, wihle THE SIMPSONS and AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME […]