NETWORK FINALS:  It was another night of heavy adjustments due to local NFL PRESEASON games.  There were 0.2 declines for the reruns of AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE and FRESH OFF THE BOAT, and 0.1 drops for the rerun of AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR, as well as DATELINE, MASTERS OF ILLUSION, WHAT WOULD YOU DO […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  OLYMPICS coverage stayed steady with the preliminary 5.8, and there were no other adjustments in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo took Wednesday cable with 0.61 for REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC at 0.61, although that lead-in didn’t do […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  As expected, adjustments reflecting CBS’s NFL preemptions lowered its ratings across the board in finals:  THE BIG BANG THEORY by 0.2 to 3.8, LIFE IN PIECES by 0.5 to 1.9, MOM by 0.4 to 1.6, 2 BROKE GIRLS by 0.4 to 1.5, and ELEMENTARY by 0.3 to 1.0.  Elsewhere, MICHAEL BUBLE’S […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.40/0.26/0.19. CBS:  Reruns at 0.27/0.25/0.26. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT dipped 0.05 to 0.63, and HOT WHEELS was down 0.04 to 0.26. FOX:  BEAT SHAZAM dropped 0.09 to 0.17, and DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS was down 0.03 to 0.22. CW:  Reruns at 0.05/0.03. TELEMUNDO:  TOP CHEF VIP gained 0.04 to […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.56/0.25/0.19. CBS:  Reruns at 0.39/0.29/0.25. NBC:  THE WHEEL was down 0.03 from last Tuesday to 0.30, followed by reruns at 0.24/0.22/0.18. FOX:  Reruns at 0.18/0.14. CW:  OCEAN EMERGENCY was at 0.04. TELEMUNDO:  EXATLON dropped 0.02 to 0.24, REINA DEL SUR lost 0.02 to 0.20, and AMOR Y TRAICION was […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICAN IDOL rose 0.08 to 0.61, and THE GOOD DOCTOR was up 0.04 to 0.34. CBS:  Reruns at 0.30/0.25/0.23/0.21. NBC:  THE VOICE gained 0.02 to 0.47, and THAT’S MY JAM was down 0.05 to 0.32. FOX:  9-1-1 edged up 0.02 to 0.53, and FANTASY ISLAND was down 0.04 to 0.17. CW:  […]

No one will ever confuse the ratings for MAD MEN with those of TRUE BLOOD, but it was the former moving in the right direction with its season finale last night.  The Season 5 finale was the show’s highest rated, with what should be around a 0.9 rating in 18-49s, and 2.7 million viewers, up […]

BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK dropped 0.07 to 0.53, while 20/20 jumped 0.16 to 0.47. CBS:  SWAT lost 0.05 to 0.44, MAGNUM PI slipped 0.02 to 0.41, and BLUE BLOODS was down 0.05 to 0.41. NBC:  THE WALL was at 0.33, and DATELINE was up 0.02 to 0.40. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN ticked down to 0.56. […]