THURSDAY BROADCAST: Because this morning’s numbers were so screwed up, we’ll just start fresh with the broadcast networks. CBS: BIG BROTHER, after all the adjustments, was up 0.1 to 2.3. Even after the football effect was removed, the night’s rerun of THE BIG BANG THEORY was up half a point to a big 2.1. […]
NETWORK FINALS: There were no changes from this morning’s numbers, and that includes the WINTER OLYMPICS, which did not adjust up from prelims. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Sports dominated Tuesday cable, with TNT’s NBA doubleheader in the #1/#5 slots at 1.16 […]
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: After a rerun at 0.35, 20/20 was down 0.08 to 0.34. CBS: SWAT lost 0.03 to 0.47, FIRE COUNTRY was down 0.03 to 0.48, and BLUE BLOODS ticked down to 0.39. NBC: LOPEZ VS LOPEZ gained 0.03 to 0.27, YOUNG ROCK held at 0.22, and DATELINE was up 0.03 to 0.31. […]
NETWORK UPDATE: Final numbers were not kind to the night’s bubble shows, as THE MUPPETS, THE GRINDER and IZOMBIE all lost 0.1s they couldn’t spare. NCIS: NEW ORLEANS was down 0.1 as well. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: FX’s THE PEOPLE VS. OJ SIMPSON topped Tuesday cable, but […]
NETWORK FINALS: THE BACHELOR gained 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: USA’s WWE coverage led Monday cable at 0.78/0.75/0.70 compared to last week’s 0.80/0.78/0.72. VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP was at 0.65/0.60 compared to last week’s 0.54. Bravo’s BELOW DECK […]
NETWORK FINALS: GOTHAM gained 0.1 in final numbers, while QUANTICO and the SCORPION rerun fell 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The series finale of A&E’s BATES MOTEL rose 0.04 to 0.46, and its AFTER-SHOW was at 0.30. In the cable news […]
NETWORK FINALS: AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR gained 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Even with the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION in gear, VH1 and USA continued to split the Monday cable honors. VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP was steady at 1.40, with lead-out […]
Night 3 of the Democratic National Convention (President Obama, Senator Tim Kaine and VP Joe Biden speaking) attracted 23.7 million viewers 2+ across the three broadcast networks and three major cable new channels, down 1.1 million from Night 2 (but that is a fairly typical decline for the DNC on Night 3). In contrast, the RNC […]