NETWORK UPDATE:  The only change from Friday’s preliminary ratings was a 0.1 dip for the 8:30PM rerun of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY on CW. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’s NBA BASKETBALL coverage took over the top 2 cable […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS gained 0.03 to 0.52, AMERICAN IDOL rose 0.08 to 0.73, and THE ROOKIE was steady at 0.35. CBS:  60 MINUTES was boosted by afternoon Masters coverage by 0.38 to 0.91.  Returning from a Grammys break, THE EQUALIZER dropped 0.12 to 0.53, NCIS: LA fell 0.08 to 0.44, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  STATION 19 fell 0.12 to 0.48, GREY’S ANATOMY plunged 0.16 to 0.49, and BIG SKY was down 0.04 to 0.22. CBS:  Returning from a rerun week, YOUNG SHELDON edged up 0.02 to 0.64, and the now-canceled UNITED STATES OF AL was up 0.08 to 0.50.  The also-canceled HOW WE ROLL was […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Game 5 of the NBA FINALS was a bit higher than previous games at 3.99. CBS:  Reruns at 0.32/0.27/0.23/0.24. NBC:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR fell 0.13 to 0.34, and WEAKEST LINK was down 0.05 to 0.30. FOX:  DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS dropped 0.05 to 0.32, and BEAT SHAZAM was down 0.09 to […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  All the English-language networks had reruns with one exception.  ABC’s were at 0.30/0.27. CBS:  Reruns at 0.21/0.25/0.24. NBC:  Reruns at 0.23/0.23. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN was steady at 0.47. CW:  Reruns at 0.06/0.06/0.08. TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSAS dropped 0.04 to 0.29, AMOR VALIENTE lost 0.03 to 0.19, and INFIEL was down a […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.52/0.37/0.34. CBS:  Reruns at 0.28/0.26/0.24. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT ticked down to 0.73, and PASSWORD was down 0.05 to 0.43. FOX:  Reruns at 0.13/0.12. CW:  LEONARDO premiered at 0.04, and the season premiere of DEVILS was at 0.03. TELEMUNDO:  TOP CHEF VIP dropped 0.06 to 0.23, AMOR VALIENTE ticked […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 0.58.  The season premiere of CBS’s 48 HOURS was at 0.23.  FOX’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL was at 0.74.  CW’s MASTERS OF ILLUSION ticked down to 0.04.  Univision’s LIGA match was at 0.55.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL was inevitably at […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE rose 0.08 to 0.52, and THE GOOD DOCTOR was up 0.09 to 0.34. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD jumped a tenth to 0.59, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA gained 0.03 to 0.44, NCIS rose 0.07 to 0.46, and NCIS: HAWAII was up a tenth to 0.38. NBC:  THE VOICE slipped 0.02 to […]