NETWORK FINALS:  The news was as expected for the final THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL number:  it adjusted up to 5.4, far below last year’s 7.5 CBS kick-off.  There were no other afternoon adjustments.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The news was similar on the […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  As usual on fall Saturdays, COLLEGE FOOTBALL was dominant with 1.16 for ABC’s primetime game, while FOX’s MLB game was at 0.25.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL again, with ESPN’s games at 0.85/0.52/0.43, Fox Sports 1’s at 0.42/0.16/0.15, Big Ten’s gamex at 0.26/0.12, and […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  ESPN and ABC aired separate MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL games, with the broadcaster’s at 3.81. CBS:  For whatever it means these days, last night marked the start of the broadcast network TV season, and–no surprise–everything was down:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD by 0.13 to 0.50, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA by 0.11 to 0.43, NCIS by […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The finale of the JEOPARDY COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP jumped 0.29 from Friday’s installment to 0.79.  ABBOTT ELEMENTARY benefited from that kick, up 0.23 from last week to 0.64, and BLACK-ISH was up 0.13 to 0.43.  TO TELL THE TRUTH returned at 0.31. CBS:  Due to the Olympics, several networks aired their regular […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  The final SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL of the season adjusted to 7.9 in final numbers, up an impressive 2.1 from last week’s finals.  Also due to football, 60 MINUTES climbed 0.4 in final numbers to 2.8, UNDERCOVER BOSS was up 0.2 to 1.6, the first LIMITLESS rerun gained 0.1 to 0.8, and the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s telecast of the PAC-12 Championship COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was adjusted to 1.7.  In addition, 20/20 gained 0.1 in final numbers, while CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND, the I LOVE LUCY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL and DR KEN all lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The NCIS rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, FOX’s ALCS MLB PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 1.5.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports, as usual, dominated cable on a fall Saturday.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL games were at 2.01 (Florida […]

Note: The text has been corrected to note the combined simulcast audience numbers for the Trump Town Hall on NBC, MSNBC & CNBC.      NETWORK FINALS:  The BIDEN TOWN HALL adjusted up 0.3 to 3.0 in final numbers on ABC, and the TRUMP TOWN HALL was up half a point to 2.2 (combining NBC, […]