BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The special TRUTH & LIES was at 0.49, followed by a rerun of the PROMISED LAND pilot at 0.18. CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON fell a tenth to 0.73, and UNITED STATES OF AL ticked up to 0.54.  A pair of B POSITIVE episodes were at 0.50/0.46 compared to last week’s 0.50.  BULL […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary numbers for Friday.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Baseball reigned over Friday cable, with Fox Sports 1’s ALCS playoff game at 2.11.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.96/0.77.  On Discovery, GOLD RUSH rose […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY and SUPERSTORE gained 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 2.8, down 1.9 from last week’s game.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Another big night for sports was led by TBS’s ALCS […]

        NETWORK FINALS: DATELINE gained 0.1 in final numbers, and FRESH OFF THE BOAT lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD ticked up to 0.69, and the clip show lead-in was at 0.39.  On Discovery, GOLD RUSH returned at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and BACHELOR IN PARADISE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the BLESS THIS MESS rerun lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, up 0.06 to 0.63, with MIZ & MRS […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MY KITCHEN RULES lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It’s not much of a shock that Inauguration Eve was a bonanza for Fox News, which had all of […]

        BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS:  One thing that hasn’t changed while we were away is that the broadcast networks air little of interest on Saturdays. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s quaduple-header of PRESEASON NFL games swept the Top 4 slots at 0.49/0.49/0.49/0.36.  Adult Swim’s line-up performed as follows (we’ll begin having week-to-week comparisons with the […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Returning from a 2-week break, THE CONNERS gained 0.03 to 0.55.  The network aired premiere episodes of NOT DEAD YET at 8:30PM and 9:30PM, at 0.44/0.37.  Between them, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY ticked up to 0.56.  The final season premiere of A MILLION LITTLE THINGS was at 0.26, down 0.03 from its last […]