NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN EVE adjusted to 2.31/3.55, significantly above last year’s final 2.0/3.2.  NBC’s ESCAPE FROM 2020 adjusted up to 0.88.  In addition, the rerun of MOM moved up to the next tenth in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  It was another night of heavy adjustments due to local NFL PRESEASON games.  There were 0.2 declines for the reruns of AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE and FRESH OFF THE BOAT, and 0.1 drops for the rerun of AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR, as well as DATELINE, MASTERS OF ILLUSION, WHAT WOULD YOU DO […]

        NOTE: Because of the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the next post for cable & broadcast nationals will be on Monday December 2 with ratings for Wednesday November 27. Click here for a summary of all the upcoming holiday delays. Fast affiliate-based broadcast ratings for the prior night will continue each morning […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Friday was another big day for COLLEGE FOOTBALL, with ESPN’s games at 1.11 (Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M)/0.79/0.67/0.46, and Fox Sports 1’s at 0.67.  HGTV’s MY […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Could EMPIRE go any higher?  Why yes it could, up another 0.1 in final ratings to an even more phenomenal 5.2, and it took AMERICAN IDOL along for the 0.1 ride.  Also gaining 0.1 in the adjusted numbers:  MODERN FAMILY and ARROW.  However, STALKER and THE 100 were on the wrong end […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The BIG BANG THEORY rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games were at 1.49/1.40.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP gained 0.04 to 0.79, and TI & TINY was up 0.02 to 0.49.  […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There was no joy for NBC in final Tuesday numbers, which remained as-is for the network’s line-up.  The DANCING WITH THE STARS cycle finale, however, gained 0.1, as did NCIS. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): NOTE:  Due to […]

Presidential Election coverage on the combined seven major networks (the four broadcast networks plus CNN, Fox News Channel and MNSBC) averaged just over 61 million people (two years or older) in an average minute of prime time between 8 and 11 pm ET Tuesday 11.8.2016, above the incumbent re-election years of 2004 and 2012 (each under […]