NOTE TO READERS:  For the remainder of this week (4/17-19), afternoon cable posts, which usually appear around 1:30PM PDT, will likely be posted about 5PM PDT.     NETWORK FINALS:  MAN WITH A PLAN and THE RESIDENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, but things got worse for the premiere of THE CODE, which lost […]

    Grimm has its night. NBC:  The season finale of GRIMM was the night’s highest rated show, with a 1.6 that was up 0.4 from last week and marked its highest-rated episode in months.  (Imagine if the show were actually good!)  It didn’t lift the rest of the evening, though:  WHO DO YOU THINK […]

The first Saturday of Winter Olympic coverage averaged a 6.5 adult 18-49 rating from 8:30-11:00 pm last night on NBC.  This must be slightly disappointing for the network, as last night was a a few notches below the comparable night from Turin in 2006, after seeing a Friday Opening Ceremony number (8.7 rating) closer to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  On another night with NFL Preseason preemptions, the 8PM PINK COLLAR CRIMES, DATELINE, the JR NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS, and the reruns of CASTAWAYS and 48 HOURS lost 0.1 in final numbers       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturday cable, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  KEVIN CAN WAIT, GOTHAM and JANE THE VIRGIN gained 0.1 in final numbers, and QUANTICO lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was on top of Monday cable at 1.71, while NBC Sports Net’s NHL […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  note that unless otherwise noted, comparisons are to November 18, due to Thanksgiving. ABC:  A special 20/20 featuring an ALEC BALDWIN INTERVIEW was at 0.45, and GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT ended at 0.26. CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON dropped 0.09 to 0.64, UNITED STATES OF AL dipped 0.03 to 0.46, GHOSTS held at 0.55, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The SWAT rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The second installment of Discovery Networks’ WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE performed as follows:   on HGTV at 0.12, on Food Network at 0.08, on OWN at […]

  Note:  SHOWBUZZDAILY has adjusted the Sunday ratings below to estimate final nationals when west coast viewing of live events (NFL) is re-tallied, specifically for NBC and CBS (the latter had both a 44-minute overrun leading into its primetime schedule and San Diego local coverage of the unusual late-night–on the east coast–game).  Final same-day numbers […]