NETWORK FINALS:  The special Prince-centric 20/20 went down 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, a post-baseball adjustment for CW lowered both THE VAMPIRE DIARIES and the rerun of the CONTAINMENT pilot by 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN had the NBA PLAYOFFS on Friday, […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were no adjustments from the Saturday preliminary ratings.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN had 3 COLLEGE BASKETBALL games in the Saturday cable Top 10, led by UCLA vs. Arizona at 0.65.  (Note that HBO, as is its practice, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  WINTER OLYMPICS coverage adjusted to 6.5.  Elsewhere, the WHO SHOT BIGGIE & TUPAC? rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader sandwiched the top 3 slots on Friday cable at 0.59/0.50.  On Discovery, a […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE X-FILES dropped 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Basketball was at the top of Wednesday cable.  Tru’s continuing coverage of the NCAA TOURNAMENT play-in games was at 0.74/0.45.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.71/0.62.  VH1’s BLACK […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE MIDDLE, the season finale of CHICAGO MED and NCIS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE 100 lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game owned the night at 3.25, and the preceding NBA DRAFT […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  20/20, the 8:30PM MASTERS OF ILLUSION rerun and the 9PM THE BIG STAGE rerun all lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA SUMMER PRO LEAGUE games led Friday cable at 0.67 for Knicks vs. New […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The entire CW line-up dropped 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports topped Friday cable, with ESPN2’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game at 0.37, ESPN’s US OPEN coverage at 0.29, and TUDN’s soccer match at 0.28.  We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  48 HOURS lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD climbed 0.09 to 0.53, with the lead-in hour at 0.33.  (Note that while theatrical movie ratings only hit our chart when networks erroneously list them […]