FRIDAY NETWORK UPDATE: Some old business first: Nielsen finally updated its “final” Friday ratings, and as expected, the entire ABC line-up had been seriously screwed up. The actual finals for the network were 1.0 for BE MY VALENTINE, CHARLIE BROWN, 1.8 for SHARK TANK and 1.2 for 20/20, unchanged from the overnight numbers. SUNDAY […]
NETWORK UPDATE: THE GRAMMY AWARDS lost half a point after timezone adjustment, ending up with an 8.3 rating, well below last year’s final 9.9. In addition, NBC’s run of THE HUNGER GAMES gained 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): THE […]
NETWORK UPDATE: THE SUPER BOWL adjusted up to 39.1 in final numbers, slightly below last year’s 39.3. THE BLACKLIST adjusted down to 8.4, which was far below the 11.4 for the NEW GIRL that ran during the first half-hour of last year’s post-game slot, but above the 6.9 that BROOKLYN NINE-NINE had in the […]
NOTE TO READERS: Due to our upcoming Sundance Film Festival coverage, ratings posts for the rest of this week will likely be limited to charts without text. In addition, we may not be able to respond to individual ratings requests in the Comments. (But Sundance reviews!) NETWORK UPDATE: There were no adjustments at all […]
NETWORK UPDATE: The AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME adjusted to 13.9, which is a huge number, but far below the 19.0 for last year’s primetime NFC game. The post-game SCORPION was up 0.2 from early numbers to 3.2. RESURRECTION rose 0.1 to 0.8. Even though it fell 0.3 in adjusted numbers, the viewers of the afternoon […]