BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  A MOST MAGICAL STORY special was at 0.61, then 20/20 ticked down to 0.34. CBS:  SWAT moved from Wednesdays, and its season premiere was at 0.42, just about the same as last year’s 0.4 premiere.  The season premiere of MAGNUM PI was at 0.39 compared to last year’s 0.5, and the […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  At this point, it’s far from a surprise that all of ABC’s sitcoms gained in afternoon adjusted ratings:  THE MIDDLE, THE GOLDBERGS and BLACK-ISH by 0.1, and MODERN FAMILY by 0.2.  (No goodies for NASHVILLE, though.)  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Wednesday (plus a few other lower-rated […]

      NETWORK UPDATE:  The rerun of THE GOLDBERGS lost 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As with the broadcast networks, there wasn’t much original programming of note on the night before Christmas Eve.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BOOTBALL bowl games were at 0.65/0.37.  USA aired a WWE […]

  Remember when ANGER MANAGEMENT was supposed to be a big deal? FX:  Charlie Sheen’s opus continued to fall steeply, down last night to a 1.0 rating in the 18-49 demo (a 30% drop from last week, and an awful 55% from its premiere), and total viewers were at 2.4M, a similar fall over the […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE VOICE, THE FLASH, MASTERCHEF JR and CHICAGO FIRE all gained 0.1 in final numbers, while ABOUT A BOY declined by the same margin.  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Controversy about the sex on last week’s SONS OF ANARCHY (FX) […]

  BROADCAST FINALS (FYI the chart will be posted later today): ABC:  The season’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL premiere was simulcast on ABC and ESPN, and the broadcast portion was at 3.95. CBS:  Reruns at 0.25-0.45. NBC:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR gained 0.08 to 0.55, and THE WALL was steady at 0.32. FOX:  HELL’S KITCHEN was at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The NCIS rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES led Tuesday cable, down 0.07 to 0.36, followed by the return of MILLION DOLLAR LISTING at 0.28.  Cable news was topped by Fox News’s […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELOR was steady at 0.59, and THE GOOD DOCTOR ticked up to 0.29. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD fell 0.12 to 0.52, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA dropped 0.11 to 0.42, NCIS lost 0.09 to 0.39, and NCIS: HAWAII was down 0.11 to 0.30. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT dropped a tenth to 0.48.  It […]