BROADCAST FINALS:  The NFL PLAYOFFS were of course dominant, with 7.70 for NBC’s afternoon game, and 8.00 for FOX in primetime.  Back on NBC, the first SNL of 2023 was at 0.98.  ABC simulcast UFC with ESPN, and the broadcast share was 0.16.  CW’s WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS was down 0.03 to 0.04.   Broadcast […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Thursday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.52/0.39.  On A&E, THE FIRST 48 dipped 0.04 to 0.36, 60 DAYS IN lost 0.02 to 0.31, and ALASKA PD was […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The reruns of CHICAGO MED and MASTERCHEF lost 0.1 in final numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE was again at the top of Wednesday cable, despite a 0.11 drop to 0.45.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Game 4 of the WORLD SERIES adjusted up 0.4 to 4.2, and ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up 0.3 to 1.7.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a typical fall Saturday on cable, dominated by COLLEGE FOOTBALL. ESPN […]

  Has American Idol finally leveled out? FOX:  After 3 weeks of consecutive drops that brought the show down 0.7 from a month ago, AMERICAN IDOL was up a tick last night to 3.2.  That’s still a full point below its season average, and just over half its season high, but it may be the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The cable day was all about COLLEGE FOOTBALL as well, with ESPN’s COLLEGE GAMEDAY beating all the actual games at 0.74, and the network’s noon game […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  OLYMPICS coverage gained 0.2 in final numbers.  Elsewhere, as expected there were plenty of adjustments due to local NFL preemptions.  On ABC, both BATTLEBOTS and $100,000 PYRAMID fell 0.2, and MATCH GAME was down 0.1.  On CBS, BIG BROTHER lost 0.1, and the reruns of THE BIG BANG THEORY, LIFE […]

  As its scandal fades, some viewers may be departing Big Brother. CBS:  After the all-publicity-is-good-publicity rise that BIG BROTHER got from widespread media attention to the horrifically bigoted remarks of some of its participants, the spotlight has gotten dimmer, and perhaps as a consequence, last night’s episode was down 0.3 from last week to […]