NETWORK FINALS:  Despite the NCAA TOURNAMENT’s spillover into primetime, the only CBS adjustment was a 0.1 drop for NCIS: LA. Elsewhere, both the new and rerun episodes of LITTLE BIG SHOTS gained 0.1, and the rerun of BOB’S BURGERS lost 0.1.        Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     […]

>Game 3 of the World Series scored a 3.2 Adult 18-49 rating in the fast nationals, a number which will probably go up to a 3.5 in the official nationals Tuesday morning.  This would keep Game 3 comfortably ahead of last year’s record low Game 3 (San Francisco-Texas, 2.9).  The past five years (since Game […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MENTAL SAMURAI and 1969 lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS (UPDATE #2): Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals has been correctly titled and added to the charts below in the #1 spot.  [TNT earned 3.634 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  BEYOND THE TANK rose 0.1 in final numbers, which meant it impressively held onto 100% of its SHARK TANK lead-in.  In addition, THE AMAZING RACE climbed 0.1, but CEDRIC’S BARBER BATTLE lost 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports was well-represented in Friday’s Top 10, with 2 feeds of the NFL Draft (ESPN2’s at 0.84 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  A 3-hour BACHELOR IN PARADISE was down a tenth to 0.77 compared to last week’s 2-hour episode. CBS:  FBI dipped 0.04 to 0.68, FBI INTERNATIONAL switched into the 9PM slot and lost 0.07 to 0.52, and FBI MOST WANTED dropped 0.12 to 0.54. NBC:  THE VOICE was down 0.14 from last […]

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 Nov 22 nationals available Monday Nov 27 at 1 pm (normally Thursday pm) Thursday Nov 23 nationals available Tuesday Nov 28 at 7 am (normally […]

Apparently Sunday is a better night for romance. ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE benefited from having its season finale moved from Monday night to Sunday, scoring a 3.0 that was up from last year’s (Monday) finale by 0.3, and probably becoming the first network series in quite a while to beat True Blood.  The post-show AFTER THE […]

  Step up, one and all, for the death-defying showdown of… 2 newsmagazines? ABC:  On another deadly summer Friday, 20/20 beat Dateline with a 1.3 as the only original programming aired by any broadcast network for the night.  A SHARK TANK rerun also won the 8PM hour. NBC:  DATELINE was right behind 20/20, but the […]