NETWORK UPDATE:  The SHARK TANK season finale rose 0.1 in final numbers.  All else remained as reported below. FRIDAY CABLE:  With no NBA Playoffs on tap, it was a quiet night, dominated by comedy reruns.  The only sizable numbers were WWE (Syfy) at 0.7 and SONS OF GUNS (Discovery) at 0.6, both steady with […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game gained 0.1 in final numbers, while NBC’s NHL game lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL day was dominated by North Carolina vs. Duke at 1.08, and then included games at 0.37/0.35/0.32/0.26.  A&E’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for football preemption, THE GREAT XMAS LIGHT FIGHT, THE GOOD DOCTOR, THE VOICE and THE WALL all dropped 0.1.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL had a good week, up 0.80 from last week’s game […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The reruns of LAST MAN STANDING and DR KEN both gained 0.2 in final numbers, and the AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rerun lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Adult Swim’s late-night animated slate took Saturday cable, with DRAGON BALL Z up […]

>NBC Monday fast national ratings for The Sing-Off and Rock Center will be inflated by one or two tenths because Minneapolis affiliate KARE will be carrying the Monday Night Football game locally (Vikings at Packers).  Minneapolis-St Paul is market #15, with 1.5% of the TV population.  Rock Center might see a real bump in ratings […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  DANCING WITH THE STARS and the season finale of MAN WITH A PLAN rose 0.1 in final numbers         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Game 7 of the Boston vs. Washington NFL PLAYOFFS gave TNT a resounding win for the night […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 8.5, a huge 2.2 higher than last week’s final number.  Elsewhere, both 60 MINUTES (2.6) and MADAM SECRETARY (1.3) gained 0.1.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The midseason finale of AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD was of course mammoth, up 0.37 […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  More or less as expected, the NBA FINALS adjusted up to 7.3 in final numbers, while the reshuffling of west coast numbers sent the mini-JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE down to 1.2. Elsewhere, THE BIG BANG THEORY rerun gained 0.1, but AMERICAN GRIT lost the same.       Broadcast Official Nationals […]