NETWORK FINALS:  Since we weren’t able to provide text for this morning’s ratings, a more detailed afternoon analysis follows: ABC:  GREY’S ANATOMY slipped 0.1 to 1.8, yet STATION 19 had a heartening 0.1 bump to 1.2.  SCANDAL, airing for the first time this season at 10PM, fell 0.3 to 0.8. […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for SHARK TANK, MACGYVER and WWE SMACKDOWN.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MASTERS coverage was at 0.51/0.15.  On VH1, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE edged up 0.02 to 0.24, and UNTUCKED was up […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.9.  In addition, DATELINE gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Although technically it was an interstitial episode of COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD that won the cable day at 0.72, ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NOTE–because of NFL exhibition game preemptions, comparisons are to last week’s final Saturday ratings, rather than preliminary Sunday morning numbers.  NBC:  the GYMNASTICS special adjusted to 0.5, and HANNIBAL was steady at 0.3.  CBS:  PGA CHAMPIONSHIP coverage pushed the primetime line-up by half an hour, and all the night’s reruns were down 0.2, to 0.3/0.5/0.6.  ABC:  the […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 8.2 in final numbers, considerably better than last week’s 6.9.  Elsewhere, 60 MINUTES, MADAM SECRETARY and THE GOOD WIFE each received a 0.1 bump (and an episode of CSI: CYBER that didn’t start until 10:59PM in most of the country was at 0.7).  On FOX, the […]

    NOTE TO READERS:  Starting tomorrow, SHOWBUZZDAILY will be heading to the Sundance Film Festival.  That won’t affect the daily ratings charts, which will be posted as usual, but for the rest of the week, there will be little if any text, and probably few responses to comments/requests.  However:  Sundance reviews! NETWORK UPDATE:  DATELINE […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  EMPIRE and THE MIDDLE gained 0.1 in final numbers, but NASHVILLE and the SVU rerun lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Note: Special (S) and Repeat (R) indicators for broadcast programs now added to this chart.     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Note:  WGN listed […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no adjustments from the morning’s preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.19/1.14/1.14, compared to last week’s 1.19/1.16/1.12.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP was at 1.11/1.01 compared to 0.89/0.84.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at […]