NETWORK UPDATE:  BLUE BLOODS gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the reruns of GOTHAM and ROSEWOOD each lost 0.1.  There were no adjustments for UNDATEABLE, DR. KEN or REIGN. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a big night for baseball and Disney on cable.  Without an NFL game as […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NCIS gained 0.1 in final numbers, but CHICAGO FIRE lost the same.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The big winner of the REPUBLICAN DEBATE last night was Fox Business Channel, which took 4 of the night’s Top 10 slots, led of course by the debate itself, which […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  THE BACHELOR gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did COOPER BARRETT and the 7PM rerun of THE SIMPSONS.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NOTE–with the exception of Showtime and Food Network, virtually every cable network aired reruns last week against the Super Bowl, so comparisons […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, both DANCING WITH THE STARS and THE GOOD DOCTOR dropped 0.2 after football adjustment, but 2.2 for THE GOOD DOCTOR is still a great number, and unsurprisingly ABC has already given it a full-season order.  On CBS, THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.2 in final numbers, but […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and CASTAWAYS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the PALEY CENTER SALUTES THIS IS US special and the NCIS: NEW ORLEANS rerun lost the same.  In addition, both CW reruns dropped 0.1, which might have been the result of a local sports preemption.          […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, lots of adjustments on every network except CW.  The PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE rose across the board, by 0.3-0.6.  In addition, CBS aired a pre-debate episode of LOVE ISLAND at 0.6, and NBC’s WEAKEST LINK premiere gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only change from preliminary numbers was a 0.1 dip in CBS’s NCIS rerun. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): With the NFL done for the season, we’re in the thick of pre-tournament NCAA BASKETBALL season, and ESPN had 4 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Final numbers gave 0.1 bumps to NCIS, LIMITLESS, and THE VOICE, but CHICAGO FIRE lost 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The MLB PLAYOFFS continued to be lopsided as between the Mets/Cubs National League games on TBS (2.71 last night) and the Royals/Blue Jays on Fox Sports […]