NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s MLB baseball coverage adjusted to 0.2 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS led Saturday cable at 0.29.  Discovery’s Shark Week continued with SHARKS GONE WILD at 0.24, SHARKS OF GHOST ISLAND at […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The network successfully reshuffled its night.  THE ROOKIE, moved from Sunday and airing for the first time since December 4, was at 0.64 compared to 0.44/0.41 that night.  THE ROOKIE: FEDS shifted to 9PM and in its first airing since November 29 rose 0.13 to 0.44.  The premiere of WILL TRENT […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  As expected, the bulk of the adjustments affected CW:  PENN & TELLER: FOOL US and SIGNIFICANT MOTHER each dropped 0.2, and WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY was down 0.1.  In addition, AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did the CSI LA rerun, but the BACHELOR IN PARADISE after-show lost 0.1. […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  WORLD SERIES GAME 1 did manage to climb half a point in final numbers, but its final 3.4 was still far below last year’s 4.3 for Game 1.  AGENTS OF SHIELD found an extra 0.1, as did THE FLASH, and THE VOICE climbed 0.2, but MARRY ME (which probably started at 9:01PM) […]

        BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS: STAND UP TO CANCER aired on every broadcast network, with ratings of 0.13 on ABC, 0.09 on CBS, 0.07 on NBC and 0.10 on FOX.  Otherwise, the networks aired reruns.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s PRESEASON NFL games dominated Saturday cable […]

Wednesday fast national ratings: FOX: American Idol still gives its network an easy win on Wednesday night (the 4.0 adult 18-49 rating doubles second-place ABC’s primetime average).  But the singing competition show just keeps dropping, down 15% from last week’s premiere episode and 28% below the comparable episode last year. ABC and NBC rebounded a […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  FOX’s USFL game was at 0.22.  CW’s originals were at 0.03/0.03.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s continuing coverage of the NFL DRAFT was at 0.41, with the NFL Network simulcast at 0.14.  ESPN also featured TOP RANK BOXING at 0.38 and UFC FIGHT NIGHT at 0.28.  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The 8PM rerun of THE BIG BANG THEORY and MAN WITH A PLAN gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was dominant at 3.51.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP rose 0.07 to 1.04, […]