BROADCAST FINALS;  The 2021-22 broadcast season officially began last night, and it didn’t exactly roar into action. ABC:  The season premiere of DANCING WITH THE STARS was at 0.92, considerably below last fall’s 1.3.  A TIME 100 special was at 0.28. CBS:  The season premiere of THE NEIGHBORHOOD was at 0.63 compared to last […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE gained 0.03 to 0.74, and CLAIM TO FAME was steady at 0.37. CBS:  Reruns at 0.42/0.32/0.24/0.21. NBC:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR held at 0.35, and a rerun WEAKEST LINK was at 0.31. FOX:  Reruns at 0.28/0.28. CW:  ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO dropped 0.03 to 0.06, and IN THE DARK was down […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Broadcast coverage of Night 2 of the NFL DRAFT adjusted to 0.47.  In addition, MAGNUM PI adjusted up to the next tenth and WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS adjusted to the next tenth down (the latter presumably due to local sports preemptions).          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The SNL CHRISTMAS SPECIAL rose 0.1 in final numbers, but both the SURVIVOR finale and the REUNION SPECIAL lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s VIKINGS won a subdued night for cable, up 0.02 to 0.56, with […]

Ratings for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Sunday (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Being Tyler Posey MTV 10:00 pm 0.19 P18-49, 0.45 F12-34, 0.25 P18-34, 0.12 P25-54, 0.00 M50+, 420,000 P2+ Ratings for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Saturday: The Brittany Murphy Story Lifetime 8:00 pm 0.64 P18-49, 0.75 F12-34, […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  IZOMBIE lost 0.1 in final numbers, and THE FLASH gained the same, so the new show’s retention looked somewhat weaker.  On the other hand, IZOMBIE declined 0.1 15 minutes in, and then stayed solidly at 0.8 for the rest of the hour, indicating viewer satisfaction.  At NBC, UNDATEABLE and ONE BIG HAPPY […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  9JKL gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast took Monday cable, although its 1.21/1.15/1.06 was far below last week’s 1.80/1.70/1.63.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP was at 0.05/0.98, compared to last week’s 0.96/0.93.  Discovery’s STREET […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 0.8.  On NBC, WILL & GRACE gained 0.1 in final numbers, SUPERSTORE fell 0.2, and both DATELINE and ONE VOICE lost 0.1.  FOX’s PREMIER BOXING rose 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The top […]