UPDATE:  THE OLYMPICS excluded the 8PM half-hour (no commercials) and by that means was able to adjust up to 5.0 for the rest of primetime. TUESDAY CABLE:  TEEN MOM (MTV) led the night with 1.4, up 0.1 from last week.  BEING MARY JANE (BET) was likewise up 0.1 to 1.3, tied for 2d place […]

The Thanksgiving holiday weekend will cause delays for daily national ratings (live+same day cable and broadcast) for several days.  This is how the ratings should roll out the next week or so. (All times Pacific.) Wednesday November 25 nationals available Monday November 30 by 2 pm Thursday November 26 nationals available Tuesday December 1 by 8 am Friday November 27 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BULL gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND returned from holiday break to lead Tuesday cable at 0.84, and lead-out HUNTING HITLER was at 0.47.  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN was steady at 0.82.  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE CARMICHAEL SHOW’s premiere became even less impressive with a 0.1 dip in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  WGNAmerica’s UNDERGROUND premiered at 0.39, even better than the 0.33 premiere of OUTSIDERS earlier this season.  CNN’s airing of the Univision DEMOCRATIC […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up by 0.1.  In addition, DATELINE lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports reigned on Saturday cable.  TBS’s MLB PLAYOFFS games were at 1.28/0.61, and the day’s slate of COLLEGE FOOTBALL […]

  We’ll be holding analysis of Thursday night ratings until finals are available this afternoon, given the below: NFL PRESEASON. The fast nationals for ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and CW below are inflated by a several tenths of a rating point by numerous NFL Preseason pre-emptions in the following major markets: ABC (Los Angeles Chargers, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN EVE was at 1.36/2.18/4.09 compared to last year’s 1.58/2.62 (we didn’t have last year’s ratings for the late-night portion). CBS:  NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE was at 0.61/0.90/1.19 compared to last year’s 0.80. NBC:  A TOAST TO 2022 was at 0.42, and MILEY’S NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY was at […]

Better late than never — the weekly ranking of the top telecasts on television the last two weeks.