NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted to 0.9.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN led Saturday cable, with UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS at 0.73, COLLEGE BASKETBALL games at 0.61/0.38/0.25/0.19, and TOP RANK BOXING at 0.26.  A&E’s LIVE PD edged up 0.02 to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The 8PM MASKED SINGER gained 0.1 in final numbers, and SEAL TEAM lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE led Wednesday cable, up 0.06 to 0.58, and RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.19.  Cable news was topped by […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were 0.1 drops for the AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rerun, DATELINE and the 9:30PM episode of BEING REUBEN (bringing the latter back to zero) in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The Republican Convention wave and civil unrest (and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for MIXED-ISH, YOUNG ROCK and PRODIGAL SON.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND dipped 0.04 to 0.52, and ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ticked up to 0.26.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader […]

  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:  Game 1 of THE WORLD SERIES adjusted up a full point to 3.9 (a much higher adjustment than 2016’s Game 1, possibly because LA is boosting west coast viewing this year), but that’s still down 1.7 from last year’s first game.  Elsewhere, THIS IS US, FRESH OFF THE BOAT […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary ratings for Tuesday.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports again led a depleted holiday week cable field.  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN rose 0.07 to 0.82.  ESPN’s trio of COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games were at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Game 4 of THE WORLD SERIES adjusted to 2.3, and ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.8.  Elsewhere, the 10PM 48 HOURS, and the reruns of THE VOICE and DATELINE all lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE […]