BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The midseason lineup began with the premiere of JUDGE STEVE HARVEY at 0.73.  ABBOTT ELEMENTARY had its official premiere at 0.64, up a tick from its preview airing in December.  The season premiere of BLACK-ISH was at 0.53, close to last season’s 0.6 premiere.  QUEENS aired for the first time since […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Now that the preseason football preemptions have been scrubbed out of the network ratings, we can see that it was an ugly night for ABC, where a 2-hour episode of THE QUEST dropped 0.2 from last week to a horrific 0.3.  It was followed by 0.6 for WORLD’S WILDEST COMMERCIALS.  The only new […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK dropped a tenth to 0.46, and 20/20 was up 0.03 to 0.43. CBS:  BIG BROTHER: CELEBRITY EDITION fell 0.11 from Thursday to 0.38.  A BLUE BLOODS rerun followed at 0.29. NBC:  The WINTER OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY was at 1.97, a dismal 70% plunge from the 2018 Ceremony.  (Note that […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  Note that due to last week’s State Of the Union address, comparisons are to 2 weeks ago unless otherwise noted. ABC:  THE BACHELOR aired a Tuesday edition at 0.76, down a tenth from Monday.  TO TELL THE TRUTH followed at 0.29. CBS:  FBI gained 0.04 to 0.65, FBI: INTERNATIONAL ticked down to […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s annual telecast of THE 10 COMMANDMENTS was at 0.33, down 0.14 from last year.  FOX’s MLS match was at 0.14.  CW premiered WOULD I LIE TO YOU at 0.09, and MASTERS OF ILLUSION at 0.08.  In late-night, NBC’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE was up 0.02 to 0.85.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE GOLDBERGS slipped 0.02 to 0.42, THE WONDER YEARS gained 0.03 to 0.29, THE CONNERS ticked up to 0.41, and HOME ECONOMICS was down 0.03 to 0.24.  A MILLION LITTLE THINGS sank 0.06 to 0.19. CBS:  SURVIVOR dropped 0.13 to 0.78, and BEYOND THE EDGE lost 0.08 to 0.31, followed by […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NBC’s NFL WILD CARD GAME adjusted up in final numbers to 8.8. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’s first-ever NFL WILD CARD GAME on Saturday afternoon swamped the rest of cable at 6.95, and the network also had […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS at 0.41, the special TIME 100 was at 0.28.  It was followed by reruns at 0.20/0.17/0.25. CBS:  After a rerun 60 MINUTES at 0.38, THE TONY AWARDS returned for its first real presentation since 2019 (last year was a musical performance special in lieu […]