BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After an afternoon NBA PLAYOFFS game at 1.78, AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS rose 0.07 to 0,48, AMERICAN IDOL jumped 0.13 to 0.64, and THE COMPANY YOU KEEP was up 0.03 to 0.23. CBS:  Without the MASTERS lead-in that it had last week, 60 MINUTES fell three-tenths to 0.55.  The rest of […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Game 4 of the WORLD SERIES adjusted up 0.4 to 4.2, and ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up 0.3 to 1.7.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a typical fall Saturday on cable, dominated by COLLEGE FOOTBALL. ESPN […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE fell 0.14 to 0.49, and THE ROOKIE: FEDS ticked up to 0.25. CBS:  Reruns at 0.35/0.30/0.27. NBC:  THE VOICE lost 0.06 to 0.56, LA BREA dipped 0.03 to 0.32, and NEW AMSTERDAM was up 0.02 to 0.29. FOX:  Game 3 of THE WORLD SERIES was at 2.60, up […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were plenty of 0.1 bumps to go around in final numbers, for SPEECHLESS, MODERN FAMILY, CRIMINAL MINDS, CHICAGO PD, and EMPIRE.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The top of Wednesday cable was filled with sports, as TNT’s NBA […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT fell 0.1 in final numbers, as did the rerun of NCIS: NEW ORLEANS. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s DEADLIEST CATCH ruled Tuesday cable, up 0.14 to 1.00, and with its lead-in DEADLIEST CATCH: THE BAIT at 0.49.  THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS (OWN) rose 0.08 to 0.89.  On Spike, INK MASTER and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were 0.1 bumps for NBC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game and CBS’s NCIS rerun in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL day was dominated by the Auburn vs. Georgia game at 1.24, with the day’s other games […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up 0.9 to 8.5.  On CBS, where the schedule slid 50 minutes due to afternoon football overrun, BIG BROTHER gained 0.3 to 2.5.  The MISS AMERICA PAGEANT grew 0.2 to 1.7, and the COUNTDOWN special that preceded it was up 0.1 to 0.7. THE STRAIN (FX) topped SUNDAY CABLE, […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The Christmas Night rerun of THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Christmas cable was all about NBA BASKETB ALL on TNT and ESPN, with TNT’s primetime game at 1.56, the […]