NETWORK UPDATE:  After adjustment for MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL preemptions, both THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT and THE GREAT HOLIDAY BAKING SHOW were 0.2 less great, respectively to 1.1 and 0.9.  On CBS, only SCORPION declined, and by 0.1.  The midseason finale of JANE THE VIRGIN also lost 0.1, without any football excuse.  Broadcast Official […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 7.0, up 0.3 from last week’s game.  At least BLOOD & OIL departed with a shred of dignity, gaining 0.1 in final numbers, while 60 MINUTES lost 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA at […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no adjustments from Saturday’s early numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s telecast of the HEISMAN TROPHY presentation ceremony was Saturday cable’s highest-rated original at 0.90, and its 30 FOR 30 documentary lead-out was at 0.60.  Between them, FOX Sports 1’s UFC PPV PRELIMS […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no adjustments from the Friday preliminary ratings. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery took Friday cable with 1.03 for GOLD RUSH, although that was down two-tenths from last week.  Lead-in GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT was at 0.39.  ESPN had the #2-3 slots with its […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  As expected, adjustments reflecting CBS’s NFL preemptions lowered its ratings across the board in finals:  THE BIG BANG THEORY by 0.2 to 3.8, LIFE IN PIECES by 0.5 to 1.9, MOM by 0.4 to 1.6, 2 BROKE GIRLS by 0.4 to 1.5, and ELEMENTARY by 0.3 to 1.0.  Elsewhere, MICHAEL BUBLE’S […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  The only change in final numbers was a 0.1 boost for the rerun of MAT FRANCO’S GOT MAGIC. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season finale of Comedy Central’s SOUTH PARK jumped 0.23 to take Wednesday cable with 1.12, a rating that may have driven THE […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  THE VOICE and THE FLASH each gained 0.1 in finals. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND took Tuesday honors, up 0.09 from last week to 0.94, and with lead-out HUNTING HITLER up a tick to 0.52.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS took a 0.18 leap to […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  Football adjustments brought down ABC’s line-up, as THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT dropped 0.1 and GREAT HOLIDAY BAKING SHOW fell 0.2 in final numbers.  Elsewhere, the 10:30PM TELENOVELA managed to gain 0.1, but that still wasn’t anything to boast about.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s […]