NETWORK UPDATE:  20/20 lost 0.1 and the rerun of HAWAII 5-0 gained the same in final numbers. CABLE RATINGS:  It was a tremendous day and night for Disney Channel, which had 4 of Friday’s top cable shows.  TEEN BEACH 2 led the way with 1.03–down a bit from the 1.2 for the original 2013 TEEN BEACH, but […]

        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:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and BACHELOR IN PARADISE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the BLESS THIS MESS rerun lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s MAYANS MC returned at 0.50, which was down 0.55 from last year’s series […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted to 0.8.  In addition, the 9PM DATELINE lost 0.2 in final numbers, and the rerun of THE MASKED SINGER was down 0.1.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On ESPN, the COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.72/0.24/0.22/0.22/0.18, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As projected, Game 2 of the WORLD SERIES adjusted to 2.3, down 0.6 from 2019’s Game 2 final rating.  In addition, BIG BROTHER, THE AMAZING RACE and AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR all gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE CON and THE MASKED SINGER.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE rose 0.08 to 0.56.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.38/0.32.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY ticked […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There were 0.1 bumps for WHAT WOULD YOU DO, the new episode of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY and the rerun of THE BRIEFCASE, but THE MESSENGERS lost 0.1 in final numbers.  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE dominated Friday cable at 0.97, despite a 0.11 decline from last week.  Lead-out CATCHING […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The game portion of CBS’s primetime NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage adjusted to 2.0, and ABC’s NBA game rose 0.1 to 0.5.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Saturday cable was all about the NCAA TOURNAMENT and animation.  Honors for the top-rated […]