NETWORK UPDATE:  The season finale of THE AMAZING RACE gained an extra 0.1 in final numbers, but the already-canceled THE MESSENGERS fell 0.1 to a tiny 0.2. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS doubleheader ruled the night at 1.99/1.20.  Discovery’s BERING SEA GOLD was up a tick to 0.54, and UNEARTHED was down a tick […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage adjusted to 1.9/2.0/2.7.  In addition, STATION 19 fell 0.1 in final numbers, not great news for a premiere.  Elsewhere, AP BIO gained 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s part of NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage led Thursday […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Note that because the PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ran without commercials, Nielsen doesn’t cover it in its final numbers for the broadcast networks.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.9, down 0.8 from last week’s game.  Elsewhere, AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS fell 0.3 to 0.9 (probably its early number was inflated by […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There were 0.1 bumps for THE BRIEFCASE and the rerun of AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR in final numbers. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HGTV’s BROTHER VS BROTHER rode a 0.15 increase into the top slot on Wednesday cable, with lead-out HOUSE HUNTERS up 0.06 to 0.47, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL up 0.06 to 0.42.  THE GAME (BET) dropped 0.05 to 0.63, […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NBC’s PRESEASON FOOTBALL game (Arizona vs. Oakland) adjusted up by half a point to 2.4 in final numbers.  In addition, BIG BROTHER gained 0.1, as did the 7:30PM BOB’S BURGERS rerun (which had a football overrun as its lead-in). CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD was of course the behemoth of the night, falling […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  ABC’s REPUBLICAN DEBATE adjusted up by 0.2 to 2.1 in final numbers.  In addition, CBS’s NFL HONORS and NBC’s DATELINE had 0.1 bumps. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s Golden State vs. Oklahoma City NBA game easily topped Super Bowl Eve on cable with 1.36, and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  UNDERCOVER BOSS gained 0.1 in final numbers, but there were 0.1 dips for THE ORIGINALS, REIGN and FOX’s run of the movie MAID IN MANHATTAN.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Syfy began its 3-night marathon of the entire season of […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS was simulcast through most of the Viacom universe, and actually had its highest rating on VH1 […]