NETWORK UPDATE:  FOX’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the 9PM 48 HOURS and the SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE rerun lost the same.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  6 of the day’s Top 10 cable shows were related to COLLEGE FOOTBALL, led by ESPN’s weekly COLLEGE GAMEDAY telecast […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The reruns of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and SNL each lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Basketball continued to dominate cable, with 2 of TNT’s NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND events in the Top 3 for the night, the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s regional MLB games adjusted up 0.1, and the GOD FRIENDED ME rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturday cable, down 0.02 to 0.62.  (We don’t cover theatrical movie airings here, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE MASKED SINGER gained 0.1 in final numbers, and SEAL TEAM lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Cable news was led by Fox News’s SPECIAL REPORT WITH BRET BAIER at 0.64/0.95/5.5M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.43/0.61/2.6M, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  NBC’s TRANSPLANT gained 0.02 to 0.11.  FOX’s MLB game was at 0.49.  CW’s originals were at 0.03/0.03.  Univision’s LIGA matches were at 0.20/0.28.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On ESPN, UFC FIGHT NIGHT was at 0.24/0.17, and WIMBLEDON coverage was at 0.21/0.16.  On ESPN2, a FORMULA 1 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, and WORLD OF DANCE lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The series finale of Freeform’s  PRETTY LITTLE LIARS jumped 0.29 from last week to 0.72, although it was up only […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The final rating for THE OSCARS was 2.12, down 60% from the 2020 rating and consistent with other recent awards shows.  (A note to those arguing that the content of the show drove viewers to turn it off in progress:  the highest quarter-hour of the telecast was at 2.31 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Saturday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s TOUR DE PHARMACY special crossed the finish line at 0.15, sharply down from the 0.29 for Andy Samberg’s 7 DAYS IN HELL special in 2015. […]