NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no changes from the preliminary Saturday numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The penultimate day of ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL season (but for the Championship Game on January 11) provided all of Saturday’s Top 4 cable broadcasts, with games at 1.97/1.68/1.49/1.17.  Adult Swim returned to its late-night animated […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FRESH OFF THE BOAT gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN took the top slot on Tuesday cable, up 0.05 to 0.90, and the season finale of SHOOTER ticked up to 0.49.  History’s CURSE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Game 1 of the WORLD SERIES adjusted to 2.4, down 0.7 from 2019’s Game 1 final.  In addition, THE BACHELORETTE and THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led Tuesday […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE CONNERS returned from a rerun week steady at 0.49.  THE GOLDBERGS ticked up to 0.35.  The season finale of ABBOTT ELEMENTARY was at 0.55, up 0.02 from last week and down 0.02 from last season’s finale.  NOT DEAD YET rose a tenth to 0.36, and A MILLION LITTLE THINGS was […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no adjustments from Monday’s preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s Golden State vs. Cleveland NBA game dominated Monday cable at 1.86, with the late Houston vs. Clippers game at 0.86, and the afternoon Lakers vs. Memphis […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN, and the reruns of THE FLASH and LEGENDS OF TOMORROW all lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN again led Tuesday cable, down 0.03 from last week to 0.77, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NCIS: NEW ORLEANS lost 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, it’s worth noting the extreme front-loading of EMERGENCE, which started at 1.1 in the 10PM-10:15PM quarter-hour, and was at 0.5 by 10:45PM.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN dominated Tuesday […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The heavily-promoted “epic” GRIMM episode gained 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): Discovery’s pair GOLD RUSH and ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE remained at the top of Friday cable, GOLD RUSH down 0.03 to 1.43, and BUSH […]