BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK gained 0.05 to 0.47, and 20/20 ticked up to 0.32. CBS:  On premiere night, SWAT was at 0.38, down 0.04 from last fall’s premiere.  FIRE COUNTRY debuted at 0,40.  The season premiere of BLUE BLOODS was at 0.41, down 0.04 from last season. NBC:  COLLEGE BOWL lost 0.04 to […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no changes at all from this morning’s numbers. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On a night dotted with premieres, Discovery’s THE DEADLIEST CATCH retained its cable lead, up 0.23 from last week to 1.20, with lead-out SONS OF WINTER up 0.03 to 0.47.  On ABCFamily, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS returned at 1.06, down just 0.05 from the June […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ELECTION COVERAGE:  Most networks turned over their schedule to the news, and NBC won broadcast bragging rights at 0.63, with ABC at 0.54 and CBS at 0.40.  On the Spanish-language front, Univision outrated Telemundo. FOX:  Returning from a World Series break, THE RESIDENT lost 0.03 to 0.35, and MONARCH was up a […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game was at 0.80.  FOX’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.38.  CW’s WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS ticked up to 0.06.  In late night, NBC’s SNL rose 0.14 to 0.85.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On ESPN, the HEISMAN TROPHY CEREMONY was at 0.41, an NCAA CHAMPIONS special […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  CELEBRITY JEOPARDY ticked down to 0.55, THE PARENT TEST fell a tenth to 0.35, and THE CHASE was down 0.06 to 0.25. CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON dropped 0.07 to 0.58, GHOSTS slipped 0.02 to 0.57, SO HELP ME TODD gained 0.02 to 0.39, and CSI: MIAMI ticked up to 0.32. NBC:  The […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK was at 0.49, and 20/20 was down 0.03 to 0.31. CBS:  GREATEST @HOME VIDEOS was at 0.30, followed by reruns at 0.23/0.27. NBC:  LOPEZ VS LOPEZ gained 0.03 to 0.27, YOUNG ROCK ticked up to 0.23, and DATELINE was down 0.05 to 0.26. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN slipped 0.03 to […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The line-up was preempted last week for the Oscars, and returned with AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS down 0.25 to 0.47, AMERICAN IDOL down 0.13 to 0.59, and THE COMPANY YOU KEEP up 0.04 to 0.27.  CBS:  60 MINUTES benefitted from afternoon NCAA TOURNAMENT games at 1.43/2.40/2.64 and rose four-tenths to 0.93.  […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  An NBA PLAYOFFS game at 0.68. CBS:  Returning from a rerun week, SWAT sipped 0.02 to 0.39, FIRE COUNTRY lost 0.03 to 0.41, and BLUE BLOODS was down 0.05 to 0.30. NBC:  LOPEZ VS LOPEZ, back from a rerun week, gained 0.02 to 0.31, GRAND CREW held at 0.19, and DATELINE […]