NOTE: Sunday (and Saturday) fast nationals still delayed.     NETWORK FINALS:  There were 0.1 drops for BLUE BLOODS, GRIMM and DATELINE in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Despite many COLLEGE BASKETBALL tournaments on Friday cable, Discovery continued to rule the night […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The MLB PLAYOFFS topped Friday cable, with the day’s 4 games all in the Top 6 at 1.41/0.46 (TBS) and 0.66/0.42 (Fox Sports 1).  A&E’s LIVE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE OSCARS ended up at 10.5, down a fairly small 0.3 from the 2015 telecast.  Interestingly, in the final national numbers, the rating was basically steady through the telecast, without the bump in the first half-hour that was evident in the overnights.  The LIVE FROM THE RED CARPET pre-show […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  EMPIRE went up an extra 0.1 in final numbers (it actually hit 5.0 in its last 15 minutes), but CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS, SURVIVOR and the rerun of THE MIDDLE all lost 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On a very subdued […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN AWARDS lost 0.1 in final numbers, as did THE CARMICHAEL SHOW, CROWDED and the LITTLE BIG SHOTS rerun.  The new LITTLE BIG SHOTS, however, gained 0.1.        Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A particularly eventful GAME OF THRONES gave […]

Note: The text has been corrected to note the combined simulcast audience numbers for the Trump Town Hall on NBC, MSNBC & CNBC.      NETWORK FINALS:  The BIDEN TOWN HALL adjusted up 0.3 to 3.0 in final numbers on ABC, and the TRUMP TOWN HALL was up half a point to 2.2 (combining NBC, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CHRISTMAS IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER and CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR each gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.42/0.34/0.32/0.11/0.11.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING jumped 0.16 to 0.42.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Both EMPIRE and MODERN FAMILY received 0.1 bumps from this morning’s series lows in final numbers–but just barely, as their less-rounded ratings were respectively 1.86 and 1.66.  In addition, CRIMINAL MINDS and CHICAGO PD were up 0.1. After adjustment for the Los Angeles preemption, ARROW stayed as-is, but THE […]