NETWORK FINALS:  The NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP adjusted to 7.1, down a full 2 points from the last broadcast airing in 2015 (although up 1.2 from last year’s cable telecast).  The timezone adjustment also pushed the BIG BANG THEORY rerun down to 1.2.  In addition, NBC reshuffled by 0.1, with THE VOICE up […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  Both MONDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL cities showed the game on ABC stations, which is why the network’s numbers plunged after adjustment:  HAPPY NEW YEAR, CHARLIE BROWN down 0.4, RUDOLPH’S SHINY NEW YEAR down 0.6, and THE GREAT AMERICAN BAKING SHOW down 0.6.  Elsewhere, the KEVIN CAN WAIT rerun lost 0.1 but […]

  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 UPDATE:  There was some welcome news for ABC in final numbers, as both SCANDAL and HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER gained 0.1 (although each was still down 0.3 from last week).  In addition, THE BIG BANG THEORY had its customary 0.1 bump. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE gained 0.06 to 0.55, followed by a ROAD TO THE CMAS special at 0.17. CBS:  Reruns at 0.37/0.28/0.22/0.23. NBC:  THE VOICE was up 0.03 to 0.64, and QUANTUM LEAP rose 0.07 to 0.40. FOX:  Returning from a rerun week, 9-1-1 slipped 0.02 to 0.67, and THE CLEANING LADY […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A night of reruns at 0.45/0.37/0.23/0.23/0.25. CBS:  The season finale of SURVIVOR was at 0.99, up 0.08 from last week, but down from 1.6 for the last finale in May 2020.  The SURVIVOR REUNION special was at 0.69. NBC:  Another night of sitcom specials, this time holiday-themed, had YOUNG ROCK at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary ratings for Sunday.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Showtime’s official premiere of WHO IS AMERICA was dim at 0.11, although as we noted in yesterday’s text, the network appeared to sneak an airing […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  OLYMPICS coverage gained half a point to 6.8 in final numbers.  ABC’s finals were a mess, presumably because of local sports preemptions:  LAST MAN STANDING and DR KEN were each down 0.3 to 0.3/0.2, 20/20 fell 0.2 to 0.3, and BOSTON EMS was down 0.1 to 0.3.  In addition, FOX’s HOTEL […]