NETWORK FINALS:  SHOWTIME BOXING ON CBS gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the MEN’S GYMNASTICS US OLYMPICS TRIALS on NBC lost the same.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Soccer dominated Saturday cable.  The COPA AMERICA US vs. Colombia match on FX led at 0.74 […]

  BROADCAST FINLS ABC:  The PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME was at 0.95. CBS:  SWAT aired a new episode for the first time since November 12, up a tenth to 0.54.  MAGNUM PI, back from an off-week, was down a tick to 0.42, and BLUE BLOODS, ditto, was down 0.07 to 0.39. NBC:  BAKING IT was at […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  PEOPLE’S LIST lost 0.1 in final numbers, and NBC’s NASCAR race adjusted to 1.2.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Once again, Spike’s marathon of COPS reruns was listed by the network as “originals,” making them dominate the chart.  That domination was […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  LIMITLESS was the only original to get a 0.1 bump in final numbers.  In addition, the reruns of NCIS: NEW ORLEANS and THE FLASH were up 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s THE PEOPLE V. OJ SIMPSON continued its high-velocity run, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.9, up half a point from last week’s game.  In addition, THE FLASH gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season premiere of Starz’s COUNTERPART barely made the chart at 0.04, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were 0.1 bumps for CHICAGO MED and THE MASKED SINGER in final numbers, while CHICAGO PD and ALMOST FAMILY lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s BASKETBALL WIVES topped Wednesday cable at 0.54, down 0.02 from last […]

  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 […]

  Cable didn’t prove the cure for David E. Kelley’s recent ratings ills.  The debut of MONDAY MORNINGS only managed an anemic 1.34M viewers last night, about 40% of what the premiere for FX’s The Americans scored last week.  TNT didn’t even release 18-49 numbers, which should tell you all you need to know about […]