NETWORK UPDATE:  60 MINUTES adjusted down 0.2 once the NCAA TOURNAMENT overrun was taken into account.  The rest of the CBS line-up stayed where it was in preliminary results.  In addition, ONCE UPON A TIME gained 0.1, as did the second half-hour of THE LAST MAN ON EARTH and the night’s rerun of THE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Game 4 of the STANLEY CUP FINALS adjusted to 1.5, down 0.1 from last year’s Game 4.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.82/0.79/0.73, compared to last week’s 0.76/0.73/0.67, with a RADKES “sneak peek” afterward at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Game 4 of the WORLD SERIES adjusted to 2.0, down 0.8 from 2019’s Game 4.  In addition, BIG BROTHER, SHARK TANK and the BLUE BLOODS rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH topped […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The premiere of AMERICAN ODYSSEY lost 0.1 in final ratings, bringing it to an even more unpromising 1.1.  60 MINUTES gained 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): The launch of the final episodes of AMC’s MAD MEN put […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s TRUTH & LIES special and NBC’s rerun of CHICAGO FIRE fell 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL didn’t have a broadcast simulcast this week, giving NFL Network control of the night, with the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Wednesday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader led Wednesday cable at 0.61/0.51.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE jumped 0.17 to 0.50, with the AFTER-SHOW at 0.23, and the lead-in RIDICULOUSNESS at 0.21/0.20.  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  US OPEN coverage adjusted to 0.5.  In addition, there were 0.1 drops for the rerun AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR, and for both episodes of MASTERS OF ILLUSION and the new episode of THE BIG STAGE.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary morning ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND ticked down to 0.64, and KINGS OF PAIN was down 0.06 to 0.21.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY dropped 0.07 […]