NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.0, up 0.6 from CBS’s final game.  In addition, THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s slice of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 1.09, steady with its last shared […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary ratings for Monday’s broadcast shows.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s LOADED had a disastrous launch at 0.08, losing most of its PREACHER lead-in, as that show went up 0.02 to 0.42.  On […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BLINDSPOT gained 0.1 in final numbers, and although the newly-renewed DYNASTY lost 0.1, the resulting 0.2 was still better than its result last week.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports was once again on top of cable.  The early game […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary ratings for Sunday.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Showtime’s official premiere of WHO IS AMERICA was dim at 0.11, although as we noted in yesterday’s text, the network appeared to sneak an airing […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 2.9, down 1.4 from last week’s game.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NBA beat the NFL on cable, as TNT’s basketball doubleheader was at 0.74/0.62, while NFL Network’s portion of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  In adjusted numbers, the SURVIVOR finale held its morning rating, but the REUNION SPECIAL fell 0.3 to 0.8.  In addition, both season finales of EMPIRE and STAR gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun of THE ORIGINALS lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program […]

Night 3 of the Democratic National Convention (President Obama, Senator Tim Kaine and VP Joe Biden speaking) attracted 23.7 million viewers 2+ across the three broadcast networks and three major cable new channels, down 1.1 million from Night 2 (but that is a fairly typical decline for the DNC on Night 3).  In contrast, the RNC […]

          NETWORK FINALS:  Game 5 of the NBA FINALS adjusted up to 7.6 in final numbers (and the mini-JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE adjusted to 1.2).  Elsewhere, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE gained 0.1, but both REIGN and the new WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY lost the same.         […]