BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The finale of the JEOPARDY COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP jumped 0.29 from Friday’s installment to 0.79.  ABBOTT ELEMENTARY benefited from that kick, up 0.23 from last week to 0.64, and BLACK-ISH was up 0.13 to 0.43.  TO TELL THE TRUTH returned at 0.31. CBS:  Due to the Olympics, several networks aired their regular […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE premiered at 0.65, down 0.28 from last season’s premiere (on a Monday).  THE ROOKIE: FEDS premiered at 0.34, 0.03 higher than Sunday’s premiere of its parent series. CBS:  FBI fell a tenth to 0.54, FBI: INTERNATIONAL dipped 0.02 to 0.48, and FBI; MOST ANTED was down 0.04 to […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The season premiere of GENERATION GAP was at 0.35, and the season premiere of THE CHASE was at 0.30.  A rerun followed at 0.25. CBS:  Reruns at 0.32/0.21/0.16/0.14. NBC:  THE BLACKLIST gained 0.04 to 0.25, followed by reruns at 0.18/0.13. FOX:  Reruns at 0.15/0.10. CW:  Reruns at 0.04/0.03. TELEMUNDO:  TOP CHEF […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Things only got better for ABC in final numbers, as GREY’S ANATOMY, SCANDAL and HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER all climbed an extra 0.1.  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.0, again significantly higher than last week’s game. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Thursday (plus a […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NBC’s numbers were slightly shuffled in final numbers, with AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gaining 0.1 at the expense of TAXI BROOKLYN.  The MODERN FAMILY rerun gained 0.1, but the ARROW rerun lost the same. WEDNESDAY CABLE:  The best that can be said for THE DIVIDE (WE) is that it stayed steady from its […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Thursday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports ruled post-Christmas cable.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games were at 0.72/0.61, Fox Desportes’s LIGA PLAYOFFS match was at 0.57, TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.40/0.39, […]

  Sports dominated the night, not just because of the OLYMPICS, but because the NFL preseason began, leading to many local preemptions that may shift numbers this afternoon. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men […]