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 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.42/0.24/0.21/0.18. CBS:  The KENNEDY CENTER HONORS were at 0.45, up 0.04 from last year’s edition.  THE GIFT followed at 0.21. NBC:  THE WHEEL was down 0.02 from last Wednesday to 0.26, followed by reruns at 0.18/0.23. FOX:  A COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl game at 0.93. CW:  Reruns at 0.06/0.07/0.08. TELEMUNDO:  […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  CHICAGO FIRE lost 0.1 in final numbers, as did the PERSON OF INTEREST rerun, while the rerun of NCIS: NEW ORLEANS gained a tenth. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL game eked out a narrow victory […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The 8:30PM rerun of BOB’S BURGERS gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Starz’s POWER remains the network’s biggest hit, although at 0.62 its season premiere was down 0.16 from 2017.  On Adult Swim, ROBOT CHICKEN dipped […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Things got (slightly) better for FOX in final numbers, as both GRANDFATHERED and SCREAM QUEENS got 0.1 bumps, putting them both at 1.2.  (THE GRINDER, however, remained at 1.0.)  In addition, THE MUPPETS and NCIS gained 0.1, but the QUANTICO rerun fell the same. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart         CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.90/0.81/0.70, compared to last week’s 0.79/0.73/0.64.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP lost 0.07 to 0.68, and TI & TINY was up […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Apart from 0.1 drops for the reruns of MARRY ME and GOTHAM, there were no changes to Friday’s preliminary ratings. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Friday night cable belonged to Discovery’s GOLD RUSH, with a dominating 1.18.  In […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT games adjusted to 1.37/1.71.  In addition, there were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE GOOD DOCTOR, THE VOICE and AMERICA’S MOST WANTED.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.58/0.56/0.53 compared to […]