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. […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The season finale of AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS was at 0.50, down 0.21 from last week (which had an NBA Playoffs boost) and down a tenth from 2021.  The season finale of AMERICAN IDOL was at 0.76, up a tenth from last week and down 0.12 from last season. CBS:  The […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only change from this morning’s numbers was a 0.1 bump for BIG BROTHER. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN dominated with its coverage of the NBA DRAFT, scoring 1.53 for the draft telecast itself (all nearly 5 hours of it–we don’t have an hour-by-hour breakdown), 1.01 for the pre-show, and 0.71 for the post show SPORTSCENTER.  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The MODERN FAMILY rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND led Tuesday cable, up 0.08 to 0.81, with HUNTING HITLER up 0.08 to 0.44.  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN edged up 0.02 to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The post-football adjustments for CBS were even more brutal than expected. KEVIN CAN WAIT lost 0.1 to 1.3, while both MAN WITH A PLAN and 2 BROKE GIRLS dropped 0.2 to twin 1.3s, and both THE ODD COUPLE (0.9) and SCORPION (1.1) plunged 0.3, resulting in numbers that the […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NCIS and THE FLASH each gained 0.1 in final ratings, and SUPERNATURAL lost 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): TLC’s 19 KIDS AND COUNTING topped Tuesday cable at 1.22, with a lead-in COUNTDOWN show at 0.63 and lead-out […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from preliminary Friday ratings.  (ONCE UPON A TIME, which was initially reported as 2 separate hours, had a 0.5 rating as a 2-hour.)         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH led Friday cable, up 0.09 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The YOUNG SHELDON rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Another news-heavy night, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.42/0.59/4.5M, MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.32/0.45/3.7M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.26/0.42/1.5M.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC rose […]