BROADCAST FINALS ELECTION COVERAGE:  Most networks turned over their schedule to the news, and NBC won broadcast bragging rights at 0.63, with ABC at 0.54 and CBS at 0.40.  On the Spanish-language front, Univision outrated Telemundo. FOX:  Returning from a World Series break, THE RESIDENT lost 0.03 to 0.35, and MONARCH was up a […]

Last night’s Winter Olympic coverage on NBC in primetime averaged a 4.9 adult 18-49 rating from 8:00-11:00 pm, but that rating increases to a 5.2 if the 8:00-8:30 half hour is excluded for being free of national commercials.  Either way, it’s a disaster for a night containing the finals of Ladies’ Figure Skating, THE marquee […]

> The answer to the question “How low does a show’s ratings have to go on CW to get cancelled?” has been answered, as the network has axed reality series H8R, which was averaging an embarrassing 0.5.  They’ll use the timeslot, at least for now, to run repeats of RINGER, as the trend continues of […]

With its comedies in repeats, CBS moved into fourth pace last night, creating a tight race between the other three networks.  NBC premiered American Ninja Warrior, which started decently in the first half hour but declined steadily until 11 pm.  FOX aired the series finale of House, which managed to win the 9 pm hour on a […]

        NETWORK FINALS: Lots of football-related adjustments in final numbers.  On CBS, the reruns of KEVIN CAN WAIT, LIFE IN PIECES and MOM dropped 0.2, and the reruns of THE BIG BANG THEORY and SCORPION were down 0.1.  ABC’s TO TELL THE TRUTH lost 0.1.  NBC’s MIDNIGHT, TEXAS was also down 0.1. […]

  UPDATE:  THE WINTER OLYMPICS didn’t adjust up quite as much as we expected, hitting 4.9.  UP fittingly went a bit higher, by 0.1 to 1.0.  SUNDAY CABLE:  Although THE WALKING DEAD (AMC) fell a sharp 1.4 from last week’s season premiere, its 6.8 was more than enough to take care of the OLYMPICS.  Its […]

Note: The fast affiliate-based ratings below measure what aired on network affiliates in 210 U.S. markets from 8-11 pm Eastern & Pacific or 7-10 pm Central & Mountain. The numbers are some combination of the network schedule and any pre-emptions (such as local news or weather coverage). The network schedules listed below are the Eastern/Central […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Monday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was another all-LOVE & HIP-HOP night on VH1 at 0.95/0.90/0.72, compared to last week’s 0.81/0.58/0.55.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.91/0.90/0.85, compared to last week’s […]