NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER and THE WALL gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the FAMILY GUY rerun lost 0.2, and LET’S BE REAL, PRESS YOUR LUCK, MATCH GAME and the MASKED SINGER rerun were down 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS returned from a week off and gained 0.04 to 0.43.  It was followed by reruns at 0.40/0.25/0.15. CBS:  60 MINUTES had the late national NFL game as lead-in, and compared to the last time it had that advantage on December 12 it was up 0.05 to 1.43.  […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  A bumpy night for adjustments, with 0.1 deductions for 20/20, DATELINE, both reruns of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY, and the JANE THE VIRGIN rerun. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’S coverage of THE MASTERS took Friday cable honors […]

        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:  Most of the broadcast networks aired reruns on Thanksgiving.  NBC of course had the primetime NFL game, which at 7.08 was 1.42 higher than last year’s game.  FOX, though, took the honors with the afternoon game at a massive 12.46, and not wanting to waste that lead-in, the network aired episodes of […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  THE MINDY PROJECT avoided ending its season at a new low by rising 0.1 in final numbers (the NEW GIRL rerun that preceded it lost 0.1).  Also up 0.1:  THE VOICE (but not UNDATEABLE or ONE BIG HAPPY) and THE FLASH (but not IZOMBIE).  NCIS: NEW ORLEANS dropped 0.1. Ratings in key demos for […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from Thursday’s preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   NOTE:  At this time, we do not have any Thursday cable ratings lower than the Top 150 in the charts below. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN was once again on top with […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 8.7 in final numbers.  In addition, after adjustment for the football overrun, THE SIMPSONS, SON OF ZORN and THE LAST MAN ON EARTH lost 0.1.  60 MINUTES also lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: […]