NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, lots of adjustments, as the entire CBS and NBC line-ups dropped 0.1 across the board.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network had THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL to itself, and the game gave it a 2.58 rating, while the […]

The fourth and final night of the 2016 Republican National Convention added up to 30.8 million persons 2+ and over 9.9 million adults 25-54 on the three broadcast networks and three cable new channels, well above Wednesday night (22.8 million P2+ and 6.6 million P25-54).  As we have seen most of the week, Thursday night was above […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  GREY’S ANATOMY, HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER and THE BIG BANG THEORY eaxh rose 0.1 in final Thursday numbers   Ratings for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs):

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There were quite a few 0.1 declines in final ratings, with FRESH OFF THE BOAT, NCIS, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, NEW GIRL and TV’S HOTTEST COMMERCIALS all taking the hit.  Only THE VOICE gained 0.1 from this morning. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  The Oregon vs. Michigan State COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 2.5.  The reruns of RUNNING WILD and BULLSEYE each lost 0.1 in final numbers. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports (and ESPN) dominated Saturday cable, with COLLEGE FOOTBALL and various pre-and-post shows accounting for 7 of the day’s Top 10 slots.  The Oklahoma vs. Tennessee game […]

The Following is losing its own. FOX:  After two strong weeks to start, THE FOLLOWING had its second consecutive ratings drop, this time falling a serious 0.5 to an only moderately positive 2.4, just good enough for 3rd place in its hour.  BONES was also down for the week, but less steeply, falling 0.2 to […]

  NBC:  See Mitch Metcalf’s Skedball post for detailed analysis of the Sochi WINTER OLYMPICS ratings.  Last night’s preliminary 4.5 slumped badly, down 1.4 from Thursday and below all 3 of the previous Winter Games on the parallel night.  NBC will hope this drop was solely due to Valentine’s Day.  Despite the over 2 point […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Returning from 2 weeks off, STATION 19 gained 0.02 to 0.64, GREY’S ANATOMY was up 0.07 to 0.70, and BIG SKY ticked down to 0.34. CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON rose 0.03 to 0.69, UNITED STATES OF AL slipped 0.02 to 0.43, GHOSTS lost 0.03 to 0.50, and B POSITIVE was down 0.02 […]