NETWORK FINALS:  After time zone adjustment, the DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES DEBATE rose to 1.8, and the preceding ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES rerun lowered to 0.7.  In addition, THE AMAZING RACE lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The MSNBC portion […]

  NOTE TO READERS:  For the next several days, our afternoon cable posts will likely be in preliminary form first, updated with fully formated charts later.  There may also be some delays. UPDATE: Charts updated, now in their normal format.  Thank you for your patience. NETWORK UPDATE:  ROOKIE BLUE gained 0.1 in final numbers. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Syfy’s […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Both THE SIMPSONS and BROOKLYN NINE-NINE gained 0.1 in final numbers.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up 0.3 to 6.5. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): THE WALKING DEAD (AMC), of course, led Sunday cable, although it lost 0.61 from […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE and CHICAGO PD.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Not unexpectedly, Impeachment II day was another big one for cable news, with CNN holding all of the Top 12 slots, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The HAWAII 5-0 rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  News continued to be at the forefront of viewers’ minds, with Fox News’s OUTNUMBERED at 0.50/0.74/3.6M, CNN RIGHT NOW at 0.45/0.62/2.4M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only changes from the morning numbers were for reruns:  up 0.1 for NCIS: LA and down 0.1 for THE ORIGINALS. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  LOVE & HIP-HOP ATLANTA regained the top Monday cable slot after last week’s WOMENS WORLD CUP match, up 0.05 to 1.56, with lead-outs AFTERPARTY steady at 1.07 and TI & TINY down […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.4, up 0.4 from last week’s game.  Elsewhere, the AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS rerun and the NCIS: LA rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Yes, AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD is […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After an afternoon NBA PLAYOFFS game at 1.78, AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS rose 0.07 to 0,48, AMERICAN IDOL jumped 0.13 to 0.64, and THE COMPANY YOU KEEP was up 0.03 to 0.23. CBS:  Without the MASTERS lead-in that it had last week, 60 MINUTES fell three-tenths to 0.55.  The rest of […]