NETWORK FINALS:  EMPIRE and THE GOLDBERGS went up 0.1 in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY topped Wednesday cable, up 0.03 from last week to 1.46.  On Comedy Central, SOUTH PARK returned from a week off at 1.11, up […]

      NETWORK UPDATE:  Adjustments were mostly in the networks’s favor, as THE MIDDLE, AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE and FRESH OFF THE BOAT all gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did NCIS, THE FLASH and THE VOICE.  But poor NO TOMORROW sank 0.1 to 0.2, and even by CW standards that’s just terrible.       […]

        NETWORK UPDATE:  Lots of afternoon adjustments, mostly unhelpful.  TIMELESS, LUCIFER, DANCING WITH THE STARS and CONVICTION each lost 0.1, while THE BIG BANG THEORY, as it usually does, picked up the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL dropped […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Note that because the PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ran without commercials, Nielsen doesn’t cover it in its final numbers for the broadcast networks.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.9, down 0.8 from last week’s game.  Elsewhere, AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS fell 0.3 to 0.9 (probably its early number was inflated by […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up 0.2 to 1.8 in final numbers, and FOX’s game was also up 0.2, although to a much lower 0.5.  In addition, 48 HOURS, DATELINE and the SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE rerun all lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the Friday preliminary numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Only a couple of shows penetrated the block of sports and news telecasts atop Friday cable.  A trio of BASEBALL PLAYOFFS games were in the lead, […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 4.1 in final numbers, quite a bit higher than this morning’s preliminary rating, but still considerably lower than the 6.1 for the last CBS primetime game 2 weeks ago.  Elsewhere, the entire ABC line-up lost 0.1 across the board, while SUPERSTORE gained 0.1.   […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  EMPIRE, SURVIVOR, SVU and CHICAGO PD all gained 0.1 in final numbers, while BLACK-ISH lost the same. There was no change for the CW shows.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The baseball National League WILD CARD GAME again showed strength after Tuesday’s […]