BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE premiered at 0.72, down 0.26 from the June 2021 premiere.  CLAIM TO FAME launched at 0.36. CBS:  Reruns at 0.31/0.25/0.20/0.23. NBC:  Returning from a week off, AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR dipped 0.03 to 0.36, and WEAKEST LINK was down 0.07 to 0.28. FOX:  DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS lost 0.02 to […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  CROSSBONES couldn’t hold its preliminary number, and slipped 0.1 to a 1.0 premiere.  WHAT WOULD YOU DO went up 0.1 to 1.2, and the SHARK TANK rerun was likewise up to 1.1. FRIDAY CABLE:  There was nothing going on but sports and comedy reruns.  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game dominated at 2.7, with […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE gained 0.03 to 0.75, and CLAIM TO FAME was down 0.05 to 0.34. CBS:  Reruns at 0.34/0.28/0.25/0.24. NBC:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR was steady at 0.37, and a WEAKEST LINK rerun was at 0.28. FOX:  DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS was up 0.02 to 0.29, and BEAT SHAZAM dropped 0.05 to […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS gained 0.1 of poundage in final numbers.  However, both the CW reruns dropped by 0.1. TUESDAY CABLE:  Germany’s demolition of Brazil in the World Cup semifinals (ESPN) was the day’s easy winner at 1.9, as detailed in today’s WORLD CUP SKEDBALL post.  FINDING CARTER (MTV) debuted fairly well with […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  As was the case last year, the season premiere of MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was simulcast on broadcast and cable.  ABC’s share was at 2.16, down a hefty 1.79 from 2021. CBS:  Reruns at 0.31/0.30/0.27/0.24. NBC:  The EMMY AWARDS were at 1.09, a new low that was down 0.72 from last year […]

We’re now in summer finale season, but Big Brother still carried the night. CBS:  BIG BROTHER dropped 0.1 from last week, but its 2.2 was easily ahead of everything else last night.  THE BIG BANG THEORY was oddly subdued, down 0.6 from last week’s rerun to 1.5. ABC:  The season finale of NY MED is […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE CONNERS gained 0.02 to 0.48, THE GOLDBERGS lost 0.02 to 0.34, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY ticked up to 0.49, and HOME ECONOMICS was also up a tick to 0.33.  BIG SKY likewise gained a tick to 0.25. CBS:  SURVIVOR dropped 0.08 to 0.72, THE REAL LOVE BOAT ticked down to 0.25, and […]

  The arrival of NFL Football swamped everything else on the night. NBC:  The opening game of NFL FOOTBALL, currently a 9.0 preliminary adult 18-49 rating from 8:30-11 pm, should go up to around a 10.6 official rating when the west coast viewing is processed properly, which would pass last year’s opening game.  The game […]