NETWORK UPDATE:  Could things get worse for STATE OF AFFAIRS?  Yes they could:  final numbers pushed the show down 0.1 to an even deeper series low of 0.7.  Also down 0.1 were THE BACHELOR, now at 1.7, and CASTLE, now at 1.3.  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.6, up an impressive 2 points from last week’s final.  Other football-related adjustments reduced THE SIMPSONS, BOB’S BURGERS and 60 MINUTES by 0.1.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It’s a fact of ratings life in […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for NFL overrun, CBS’s numbers jumped all over the place, with 60 MINUTES up 0.02 to 3.4, NCIS: LA down 0.03 to 1.6, MADAM SECRETARY down 0.1 to 1.0, and ELEMENTARY steady at 0.7.  In addition, NBC’s SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL ended up at 7.7, up 1.1 from last […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The DANCING WITH THE STARS season finale gained 0.1 in final numbers, and IZOMBIE lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Once again it was the NBA PLAYOFFS on top of Tuesday cable, with TNT’s game at 2.75 and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  WORLD SERIES Game 5 adjusted to 5.3, and SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.8.  Elsewhere, 60 MINUTES fell 0.3 to 1.2, and WISDOM OF THE CROWD dropped 0.1 to 0.7.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart           CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s THE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AGENTS OF SHIELD gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s afternoon MASTERS TOURNAMENT coverage topped Friday cable at 0.73, with primetime coverage at 0.32.  A&E’s LIVE PD returned from a rerun week at 0.60.  On Discovery, […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  THE GOLDBERGS, CHICAGO PD, SURVIVOR and CRIMINAL MINDS all gained 0.1 in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart         CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader had both of the top slots on Wednesday cable, but the late Golden State vs. Clippers game at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  WINTER OLYMPICS coverage adjusted to 5.4.  In addition, 60 MINUTES gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s HERE AND NOW had an unpromising premiere at 0.20 (particularly bad because it had a 0.60 lead-in from another […]