NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  There wasn’t any good news for fans of AMC’s HALT AND CATCH FIRE, which returned at 0.11.  (Note that although the chart only reports the 10PM episode, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for NFL preemptions on ABC, DANCING WITH THE STARS and THE GOOD DOCTOR both lost 0.1.  In addition, there were several adjustments at CBS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY and ME, MYSELF & I up 0.1, and 9JKL down the same.  Elsewhere, THE VOICE and LUCIFER rose 0.1.   […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS returned from a rerun week down 0.06 to 0.43.  The first CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE in 3 weeks slipped 0.02 to 0.38.  A pair of THE ROOKIE episodes were at 0.44/0.41, up from 0.31 for the last new episode a month ago. CBS:  Compared to 2 weeks […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The CMA AWARDS were quite steady with last year at 1.05, down just 0.07.  CBS:  SURVIVOR rose a tenth to 0.72, and THE AMAZING RACE was up 0.03 to 0.39, followed by a rerun at 0.17. NBC:  The CHICAGO franchise had MED steady at 0.58, FIRE up 0.05 to 0.63, and […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The only change in final numbers was a 0.1 bump for NEW GIRL.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was an exceptionally busy night of premieres, and the big winner was USA’s SHOOTER, which proved itself compatible with its WWE SMACKDOWN […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  New Year’s Day continued to be the domain of reruns on the networks.  The highest-rated telecast of the day was ABC’s afternoon coverage of the CITRUS BOWL at 1.24, with the preceding ROSE PARADE at 0.93   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games had […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NCIS: NEW ORLEANS lost 0.1 in final numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Showtime’s HOMELAND ended its run at 0.24, up 0.06 from last week, and down 0.08 from last season’s finale.  It was followed by the premiere of PENNY […]

ESPN’s coverage of Major League Baseball’s (actually State Farm’s) Home Run Derby averaged a 2.7 rating with Adults 18-49, making it the top cable program in the past seven days and the top program on any network Monday night (edging FOX’s Hell’s Kitchen and MasterChef, both at a 2.5 rating in the official nationals for last night).  This is up […]