NETWORK UPDATE:  The US OPEN adjusted up by 0.2 to 1.9 in final numbers.  In addition, the rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS received a 0.1 bump. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s TRUE DETECTIVE grew impressively during the course of its first season, and it picked up almost where it had left off, with a 1.42 rating compared […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 6.9 in final numbers, far below last week’s 8.7.  For whatever it’s worth, BLOOD & OIL gained 0.1.  Everything on CBS was adjusted by 0.1:  down for 60 MINUTES and CSI: CYBER, up for MADAM SECRETARY and THE GOOD WIFE.  On FOX, the football-inflated GRINDER rerun […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  After adjustment for MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL preemptions, both THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT and THE GREAT HOLIDAY BAKING SHOW were 0.2 less great, respectively to 1.1 and 0.9.  On CBS, only SCORPION declined, and by 0.1.  The midseason finale of JANE THE VIRGIN also lost 0.1, without any football excuse.  Broadcast Official […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Wednesday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Paramount’s 68 WHISKEY premiered at 0.17.  The season premiere of Syfy’s THE MAGICIANS was at 0.15, down 0.04 from last season’s premiere. ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was […]

  Aside from NBC’s primetime game, both CBS and FOX had afternoon NFL overruns that slid their schedules in part of the country, so many of the numbers below will be adjusted tomorrow. 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), […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The post-NFL adjustment gods were kind to CBS, where 60 MINUTES rose 0.2 to 2.7, and STAR TREK: DISCOVERY went up 0.3 to 1.9; in addition, the NCIS: LA rerun gained 0.1.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.3, down 0.8 from last week’s game.  On ABC, CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  BLINDSPOT and REIGN both fell 0.1 in final numbers, putting REIGN at a particularly ugly 0.2.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT held the night’s reins with its pair of NBA PLAYOFFS games, Golden State vs. Portland at 2.56 and Toronto vs. […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Note that because the STAND UP TO CANCER special aired without commercials, Nielsen didn’t include it in final numbers.  Beyond that, PENN & TELLER: FOOL US lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Cinemax’s QUARRY premiered at a lackluster 0.06.  The […]