NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.3 for NBC, down 1.3 from last week’s game.  In addition, THE BIG BANG THEORY and LIFE IN PIECES rose 0.1 in final numbers, but THE GREAT INDOORS fell the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  The Oregon vs. Michigan State COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 2.5.  The reruns of RUNNING WILD and BULLSEYE each lost 0.1 in final numbers. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports (and ESPN) dominated Saturday cable, with COLLEGE FOOTBALL and various pre-and-post shows accounting for 7 of the day’s Top 10 slots.  The Oklahoma vs. Tennessee game […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s NFL game adjusted to 4.1.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On another holiday weekend day with little original programming, the NFL Network’s Saturday afternoon game (branded with another day of the week) was at 1.53.  ESPN’s trio of […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A MATTHEW PERRY INTERVIEW special was at 0.47, followed by 20/20 up a tenth to 0.38. CBS:  SWAT ticked up to 0.41, FIRE COUNTRY gained 0.02 to 0.47, and BLUE BLOODS was down 0.04 to 0.41. NBC:  The season finale episodes of COLLEGE BOWL were at 0.22/0.21 compared to last week’s […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  We didn’t have text for this morning’s preliminary numbers, so here’s a bit more detail than the afternoon usual. For all but CW, the night was mostly devoted to the VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE, which was strongest on NBC, and that network also had the highest-rated post-debate commentary half-hour at 1.4. […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The broadcast portion of MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 1.51.  In addition, there were meaningful upward adjustments (i.e., to the next tenth) for LA’S FINEST and the reruns of THE NEIGHBORHOOD and LET’S MAKE A DEAL AT NIGHT.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The Christmas Night rerun of THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Christmas cable was all about NBA BASKETB ALL on TNT and ESPN, with TNT’s primetime game at 1.56, the […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  BEYOND THE TANK rose 0.1 in final numbers, which meant it impressively held onto 100% of its SHARK TANK lead-in.  In addition, THE AMAZING RACE climbed 0.1, but CEDRIC’S BARBER BATTLE lost 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports was well-represented in Friday’s Top 10, with 2 feeds of the NFL Draft (ESPN2’s at 0.84 […]