NETWORK FINALS:  THE BACHELORETTE, THE VOICE, the WEAKEST LINK rerun and FBI gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND rose 0.05 to 0.57, with the lead-out hour down 0.04 to 0.24.  Cable news was […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a run of ENCHANTED (to tie in with Disney+’s new sequel) at 0.32, the midseason finale of ALASKA DAILY gained 0.03 to 0.20. CBS:  After reruns at 0.36/0.34, a PICKLED special was at 0.24. NBC:  LAW & ORDER rose 0.04 to 0.48, SVU climbed 0.06 to 0.57, and LAW & […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE MIDDLE gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun of THE FLASH lost the same.  Notably, there was no change in the series low NCIS number.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Freeform’s final season premiere of PRETTY LITTLE […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  PRESS YOUR LUCK dipped 0.06 to 0.43, GENERATION GAP dropped 0.09 to 0.30, and THE CON was down 0.08 to 0.23. CBS:  BIG BROTHER slipped 0.03 to 0.76, sandwiched between reruns at 0.29/0.28/0.17. NBC:  Reruns at 0.20/0.22/0.19. FOX:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL at 0.82. CW:  BUMP gained 0.02 to 0.06, then after a […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only adjustment from this morning’s numbers was a 0.1 bump for AMERICA’S GOT TALENT. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  PUBLIC MORALS had a very unpromising premiere for TNT at 0.28, putting it 0.09 below the premiere of PROOF in June, and 0.05 below last week’s season finale.  Its lead-in was a bit smaller–RIZZOLI & ISLES was […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  Just when it seemed as though things couldn’t get worse for MULANEY, they did, as the show fell 0.1 in final numbers to 1.0.  MADAM SECRETARY and THE SIMPSONS each gained 0.1.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 8.2, a big 1.6 above last week’s Sunday night game. Ratings in key demos for […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  JUDGE STEVE HARVEY was at 0.46.  The sitcoms aired new episodes for the first time in a month, with ABBOTT ELEMENTARY down a tenth to 0.54, and BLACK-ISH down 0.11 to 0.32.  TO TELL THE TRUTH dipped 0.03 to 0.26. CBS:  Returning from a rerun week, FBI ticked up to 0.66, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s THE NEW POPE premiered at a slender 0.04. By comparison, THE YOUNG POPE launched at 0.30 (on a Sunday), with its finale at 0.10 (on a […]