>With CBS Monday in repeats, FOX moved into first place Monday night and can point to a promising second episode rating for Alcatraz.  The Bachelor had a relatively good night for ABC, although Castle failed to take advantage of the reality lead in.   Also, the official ratings for Sunday are in and, as expected, the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.0, and FOX’s game adjusted to 0.2.  In addition, the 10PM 48 HOURS gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL dominated Saturday cable, with ESPN’s games at 0.50/0.42/0.35/0.21, ESPN2’s […]

>CBS had a strong Monday last night, up 19% over the same night last year.  ABC finished in second but slid 12% versus last year’s comparable night.  FOX was flat.  And NBC turned in a Monday down 17% from the same night last year.  NOTE: The fast nationals for Monday will be very accurate as […]

>Friday viewing patterns are pretty much locked in.  A brief review of the broadcast networks follow for the record.  TBS coverage of two exciting one-run Game 5’s in the National League will be reported when available.  CBS won the third Friday night of the season with a 1.6 Adult 18-49 rating.  A Gifted Man has […]

Note: The NBC numbers below (NFL Wildcard Game coverage in the Eastern/Central time zones and mostly local programs in the primetime hours in the West) will go up around 15% to 20% in the official nationals on Tuesday morning. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key […]

NBC won Saturday night with a 1.5 preliminary Adults 18-49 rating (subject to upward revision due to the live broadcast feed to the west coast).  Coverage of the third round of the U.S. Open golf championship from Olympic Club in San Francisco earned a 1.5 preliminary rating from 8-10 pm and a 1.6 rating from […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no significant adjustments to the preliminary Saturday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s UFC PRELIMS led Saturday cable at 0.54, with the network’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL at 0.30/0.27/0.23/0.21.  Lifetime’s SALT-N-PEPA movie was at 0.45, with lead-out specials at […]

A rerun has the highest score of the night. ABC:  DUETS had an ignominious exit with a series low 0.9. WIPEOUT was down 0.2 from last week to 1.6, but ROOKIE BLUE won its hour with 1.4, up from last week. CBS:  Reruns of THE BIG BANG THEORY are a ratings powerhouse, cleaning up on […]