The Christmas and New Year’s holidays will cause delays for daily national ratings (live+same day cable and broadcast) for several days.  This is how the ratings should roll out the next two weeks. Thursday 12/24 nationals available Monday 12/28 afternoon Friday 12/25 nationals available Tuesday 12/29 morning Saturday 12/26 nationals available Wednesday 12/30 morning Sunday 12/27 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The ACM AWARDS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun of THE GOLDBERGS lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On a night with no NBA games, Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS occupied the top of Wednesday […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s STANLEY CUP FINALS game adjusted up by 0.1.  In addition, the special DEAL OR NO DEAL fell 0.2 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s BIG LITTLE LIES returned at 0.39.  That show had an unusually sharp […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  It was another night of college basketball-driven adjustments.  The entire CBS line-up fell 0.1 in final numbers.  On NBC, DATELINE and the SUPERSTORE rerun dropped 0.2, and the SNL rerun was down 0.1.  The BIG EAST TOURNAMENT game and the SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO rerun on FOX were both […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING gained 0.1 in final numbers on Wednesday. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): There was no AMERICAN HORROR STORY on Thanksgiving Eve, which gave the nightly win to DUCK DYNASTY (A&E), down 0.05 to 0.93.  […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  JUDGE STEVE HARVEY was at 0.46.  The sitcoms aired new episodes for the first time in a month, with ABBOTT ELEMENTARY down a tenth to 0.54, and BLACK-ISH down 0.11 to 0.32.  TO TELL THE TRUTH dipped 0.03 to 0.26. CBS:  Returning from a rerun week, FBI ticked up to 0.66, […]

> There’s almost an embarrassment of riches on Sunday night cable, enough good shows to overload a DVR.  Since many of these series are among the most talked-about (and honored) on all of television, we’re going to start paying attention to them. HBO:  GAME OF THRONES was perfectly poised to become a Season 2 phenomenon, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.0, and FOX’s game adjusted to 0.8.  In addition, the reruns of THE VOICE, DATELINE and BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA all lost 0.1 in final numbers         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN and COLLEGE FOOTBALL led […]