NETWORK UPDATE:  THE VOICE finale gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did NCIS and A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): With SONS OF ANARCHY done, the top Tuesday cable shows were clustered together within a few hundredths […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE OSCARS picked up an extra 0.2 in final numbers, but its 11.0 still put it down 2.1 from last year’s ceremony.  All 3 half-hours of the LIVE FROM THE RED CARPET special were down around 2 points once time zone adjustments were made, leaving them at 2.7/4.1/6.4.  Elsewhere, the night’s FAMILY […]

    NOTE TO READERS:  For the remainder of this week, text and responses to Comment requests will be delayed until the night after charts have been posted.   NETWORK FINALS:  Since there was no text for the morning prelims, a bit more detail on the final numbers. ABC:  ONCE UPON A TIME and the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 0.8, and NBC’s BREEDERS CUP coverage adjusted to 0.2.  In addition, DATELINE lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL games were at 0.55/0.26 (with COLLEGE GAMEDAY at 0.52), […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  THE YEAR: 2016 dropped 0.1 in final numbers, so it now has to share the highest-rated show of the night title with reruns of SHREK THE HALLS and NCIS.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND was […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER rose 0.1 in final numbers, while the 9PM MARLON, SALVATION, and the reruns of SVU and SPEECHLESS lost the same.  MASTERCHEF was rated as 2 separate episodes at 1.0/1.1.  As we noted this morning, the CW reruns had been suspiciously high (presumably due to sports preemption), and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There was a significant adjustment (to the next tenth) for the rerun of AMERICAN IDOL.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The KIDS CHOICE AWARDS were at 0.16 on Nickelodeon, with simulcasts at 0.02/115K on Nick Jr, 0.01/60K on Nicktoons, and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no significant adjustments from the preliminary Saturday primetime ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: In addition to airing the NAACP IMAGE AWARDS on CBS as noted above, Viacom did a massive simulcast across its networks.  These are the […]