NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary network ratings for Christmas Eve.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     NOTE:  At this time, we have no Monday cable ratings lower than the Top 150 on the charts below. CABLE RATINGS:  The networks that aired […]

> HBO has just announced the abrupt end of production on LUCK, which will not be back for the ordered second season.  The announced cause of the cancellation is the recent death of a horse involved with the show, the 3d horse to die in the course of Luck‘s production.  A veterinarian’s statement didn’t suggest […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE CONNERS returned from a rerun week steady at 0.49.  THE GOLDBERGS ticked up to 0.35.  The season finale of ABBOTT ELEMENTARY was at 0.55, up 0.02 from last week and down 0.02 from last season’s finale.  NOT DEAD YET rose a tenth to 0.36, and A MILLION LITTLE THINGS was […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 2.0.  Note that the FOX game was considered afternoon and not primetime programming by Nielsen, and therefore isn’t on the chart, but its adjusted rating (from 7:35PM) was 0.9.  Also, the NATIONAL DOG SHOW gained 0.1.  An additional note:  our fast nationals chart […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  NCIS: LA and the 8PM TO TELL THE TRUTH gained 0.1 in final numbers, while DATELINE lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Viewers desperate for football crowded to ESPN’s coverage of the PRO BOWL, down two-tenths from last […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, football adjustments pushed AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR, the NBC FALL PREVIEW special and the 9:30PM WHOSE LINE IT IS ANYWAY rerun down 0.1.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Inevitably, ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL led Monday cable at 4.12, compared […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SWAT, SUPERSTORE, the 8:30PM AP BIO, and SCANDAL all lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s ATLANTA returned strong at 0.44, not far below its 2016 series premiere at 0.53/0.48, and a tick above the Season […]

  Probably not surprisingly, the cable show hardest hit by the Olympics on Monday night was WWE RAW on USA, which fell from 2.3 to 1.5 for the evening, ending up behind LOVE AND HIP-HOP on VH1, which was down only 0.2 to 1.8.  Nothing scripted came close to either. TNT:  THE CLOSER, entering its […]