BROADCAST FINALS:  CBS’s coverage of the NCAA TOURNAMENT was dominant, with the late afternoon game on top at 2.73, and the primetime game at 1.86.  ABC’s NHL game was at 0.24.  CW’s originals were at 0.06/0.05.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NCAA TOURNAMENT towered over cable as well, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SPEECHLESS and SURVIVOR gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart         CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader topped Wednesday cable at 0.67/0.63.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW crashed by 0.26 to 0.50.  On History, VIKINGS dropped 0.07 to 0.50, and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The DANCING WITH THE STARS season finale gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: FX’s 3-episode airing of BLACK NARCISSUS was at 0.07/0.04 and off the chart at 0.03/310K. ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 3.62, up […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.4, up 0.4 from last week’s game.  Elsewhere, the AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS rerun and the NCIS: LA rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Yes, AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD is […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a rerun CLAIM TO FAME at 0.20, CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD fell 0.17 to 0.51, THE FINAL STRAW dropped 0.08 to 0.34, and THE $100,000 PYRAMID was up 0.05 to 0.39. CBS:  Sandwiched between reruns at 0.35/0.19/0.19, BIG BROTHER was down a tenth to 0.62. NBC:  WHO DO YOU THINK YOU […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 2.2.  In addition, CBS’s late afternoon game caused adjustments to THE NEIGHBORHOOD (down 0.6) and HAPPY TOGETHER (down 0.1).  Each hour of NBC’s DATELINE also lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE PROPOSAL lost 0.1 in final numbers, as did both the new and rerun episodes of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Viacom specials mean simulcasts, and in this case it was of the MTV VIDEO […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary ratings for Saturday.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO persists in labeling its theatrical movies as “originals,” which is why STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON is at the top of Saturday’s cable list, although that 0.75 […]