NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 0.8, and NBC’s STANLEY CUP game adjusted to 0.7  In addition, CBS’s BULL rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was dominant at 1.85.  ESPN’s COLLEGE […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR gained 0.1 in final numbers, while RUNNING WILD and CEDRIC’S BARBER BATTLE each lost 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s coverage of baseball’s HOME RUN DERBY easily won the night at 2.54, and was up a healthy 0.42 over last year.  See Mitch Metcalf’s in-depth analysis of the Derby ratings here.  Related […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  DANCING WITH THE STARS and the season finale of MAN WITH A PLAN rose 0.1 in final numbers         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Game 7 of the Boston vs. Washington NFL PLAYOFFS gave TNT a resounding win for the night […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE BACHELOR and ARROW gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MAN WITH A PLAN lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.91/0.83/0.77, compared to last week’s 0.89/0.85/0.75.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP was […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  In an odd turn (possibly caused by sports preemption?), the entire ABC line-up–PRESS YOUR LUCK, CARD SHARKS and MATCH GAME lost 0.1 in final numbers.  There were no changes to the early ratings for any other network.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE […]

  SATURDAY NETWORK:  Not even the tiny number of CROSSBONES fans who watched on Fridays followed the show to Saturday for its finale, which was at a pathetic 0.2/0.2 for its 2 hours. SATURDAY CABLE:  The POWER season finale did extremely well for Starz at 0.52 (plus another 0.16 for the 10PM re-airing), particularly strong when […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  MODERN FAMILY gained 0.1 and THE 100 lost 0.1 in final numbers. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW (FX) dominated Wednesday cable, despite falling 0.34 from last week to 1.77.  SOUTH PARK (Comedy) lost […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT climbed 0.2 in final numbers, but a rerun of the SNL Christmas clip show dropped 0.3, and both the rerun PENTATONIX CHRISTMAS SPECIAL and 48 HOURS fell 0.1.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  In the […]