NOTE: ABC numbers below will go up in the official nationals when live viewing on the west coast from 5-8pm PT is added to the game rating. NBC numbers for Dateline below will decline in the official nationals when live viewing of SNL on the west coast from 8:30-10pm PT is relocated to and combined […]

SPECIAL NOTE: Starting this week, the sports rankings will include sporting events with over 100K persons 2+ L+SD and over 90 minutes long. Formerly, the viewer threshold was 200K. Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday February 27 through Sunday March 5, 2023. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.34/0.24/0.23/0.22/0.29. CBS:  Reruns at 0.36/0.41/0.24. NBC:  Reruns at 0.26/0.30/0.29. FOX:  MASTERCHEF held at 0.41, and SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE stayed at 0.28. CW:  The season finale of THE FLASH was at 0.11, steady with last week and down 0.05 from the July 2021 finale.  A new WELLINGTON […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CHICAGO FIRE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while NANCY DREW lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader led Wednesday cable at 0.60/0.57.  FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: 1984 gained 0.03 to 0.49.  On Comedy Central, SOUTH PARK […]

A newsmagazine took the crown on a mostly down night. NBC:  There must have been some reason why DATELINE zoomed 0.6 from last week, increasing its rating by more than 50% and topping the night with a 1.7.  Whatever it was, the show should consider trying it again.  The evening started with a decent 1.5 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The season finale of BLUE BLOODS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the MEGHAN MARKLE: AN AMERICAN PRINCESS special lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD rose 0.06 to 0.63.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  FATAL FLAW was at 0.28, followed by a rerun 20/20 at 0.31. CBS:  SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION  returned at 0.23, followed by reruns at 0.21/0.24. NBC:  A rerun AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR was at 0.23, followed by DATELINE at 0.21. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN fell 0.13 to 0.49. CW:  KILLER CAMP was at 0.04, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.34/0.35/0.25. CBS:  Reruns at 0.38/0.19/0.19/0.17. NBC:  A NASCAR race at 0.43. FOX:  A USFL game at 0.13. CW:  Reruns at 0.04/0.02/0.03/0.02. TELEMUNDO:  Movies at 0.21/0.12. UNIVISION:  A COPA ORA match at 0.85.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The BET AWARDS got the Paramount “roadblock” […]