NETWORK UPDATE:  Both CW reruns, the IHEARTRADIO JINGLE BALL and WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY, lost 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  There wasn’t much original programming on Christmas night to hang on the tree.  Once again, our Top 150 chart reaches all the […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  JEOPARDY COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP gained 0.06 from Wednesday to 0.60, and the NFL HONORS was at 0.44 (with an NFL Network simulcast at 0.13). CBS:  Reruns at 0.38/0.27/0.26/0.23/0.19. NBC:  The WINTER OLYMPICS was at 2.15, and appear to be on the upswing, the opposite trend as the 2018 Games.  Last night was […]

  BREAKING BAD kicked off its 5th season in fine style for AMC last night, recording the show’s most-watched episode (2.9M viewers, up 14% from the Season 4 premiere), and what should be a 1.4 in the 18-49 demo, a whopping 34% year-to-year increase (2/3 of its viewers were under 50).  That means the show […]

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  PRESS YOUR LUCK gained 0.08 to 0.55, and THE $100,000 PYRAMID was up 0.05 to 0.51.  However, SUPERSTAR dropped 0.06 to 0.28. CBS:  BIG BROTHER was steady at 0.95, and HOUSE CALLS fell 0.07 to 0.21.  A special 48 HOURS was at 0.22. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT dipped 0.03 to 0.65, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  WWE SMACKDOWN, SHARK TANK and THE DECIDERS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the 13 SCARIEST MOVIES special lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Pre-election news led Friday cable, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.52/0.81/5.3M, MSNBC’s […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  EMPIRE and THE GOLDBERGS gained 0.1 in final numbers, but BLACK-ISH and NASHVILLE fell the same.     Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was all sports at the top of Wednesday cable.  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS were dominant, with the clinching Golden State vs. Portland […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game was at 0.79.  FOX’s MLS match was at 0.15.  CW’s originals were at 0.06/0.06.  In late night, NBC’s SNL dropped 0.05 to 0.81.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 1.18/0.48/.31/0.30/0.22, with the network’s UFC PRELIMS at 0.65, and ESPN2’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The MLB ALL-STAR GAME adjusted up to 1.9, down 0.2 from 2018’s final rating.  Elsewhere, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the reruns of AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE and THE GOLDBERGS lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  […]