NETWORK FINALS:  We’re continuing to provide our analysis of broadcast ratings in the Network Finals posts as Nielsen catches up. NBC:  THIS IS US, as expected, towered over the night, up 0.4 from last week to a series high 3.4. That huge lead-in made the 1.4 for the series premiere of TRIAL […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers to 1.6, and the AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rerun as well as both MASTERS OF ILLUSION reruns lost the same.     Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE topped Friday cable, down 0.08 to […]

      NETWORK UPDATE:  FOX’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the 9PM 48 HOURS and the SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE rerun lost the same.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  6 of the day’s Top 10 cable shows were related to COLLEGE FOOTBALL, led by ESPN’s weekly COLLEGE GAMEDAY telecast […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no significant adjustments from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.39/0.29.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES jumped a tenth to 0.22.  Cable news was led by Fox News’ THE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage adjusted down to 1.1/1.0/1.1.  All else remained in place, although for the curious, DYNASTY’s 0.1 was 0.14 with hundredths included.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NCAA TOURNAMENT owned 13 of the Top 14 slots on […]

      BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS: ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE rose 0.11 to 1.04, but the premiere of lead-out ULTIMATE SURFER was at 0.34. CBS:  Reruns at 0.22-0.29. NBC:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR fell 0.12 to 0.45, and THE WALL was down 0.09 to 0.40. FOX:  HELL’S KITCHEN ticked down to 0.62, HOUSEBROKEN was down 0.02 to […]

Ratings for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Sunday (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Being Tyler Posey MTV 10:00 pm 0.19 P18-49, 0.45 F12-34, 0.25 P18-34, 0.12 P25-54, 0.00 M50+, 420,000 P2+ Ratings for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Saturday: The Brittany Murphy Story Lifetime 8:00 pm 0.64 P18-49, 0.75 F12-34, […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The NFL PLAYOFFS game on NBC adjusted up to 10.6 in final numbers, and the earlier football game figured into the drops for both of the CRIMETIME SATURDAY reruns on CBS, down 0.6 for NCIS: NEW ORLEANS and 0.1 for CRIMINAL MINDS.  Elsewhere, the FRESH OFF THE BOAT rerun lost 0.1. Broadcast […]