NETWORK UPDATE:  LIFE IN PIECES lost 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Spike’s LIP SYNC BATTLE returned with an episode sporting Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan Tatum and Beyoncé, and rode that into a night-topping 1.37.  WWE SMACKDOWN has shifted from Syfy to sister network USA, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for NCIS, FBI, KENAN, and the rerun of BLACK-ISH.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND gained 0.03 to 0.55, and ASSEMBLY REQUIRED was up 0.05 to 0.22.  […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE rose 0.08 to 0.52, and THE GOOD DOCTOR was up 0.09 to 0.34. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD jumped a tenth to 0.59, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA gained 0.03 to 0.44, NCIS rose 0.07 to 0.46, and NCIS: HAWAII was up a tenth to 0.38. NBC:  THE VOICE slipped 0.02 to […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The US OPEN adjusted up by 0.2 to 1.9 in final numbers.  In addition, the rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS received a 0.1 bump. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s TRUE DETECTIVE grew impressively during the course of its first season, and it picked up almost where it had left off, with a 1.42 rating compared […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and the new WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while coverage of the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION went down 0.2 at NBC and up 0.1 at CBS.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FOX News feasted on […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Here’s a shocker–all of ABC’s shows climbed in final network numbers, ONCE UPON A TIME and RESURRECTION by 0.2, and REVENGE by 0.1.  MADAM SECRETARY lost a tenth.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 7.4, down 1.3 from last week’s game. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Sunday […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  After adjustment for local THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL preemption, the reruns of THE BIG BANG THEORY, LIFE IN PIECES and MOM all went down 0.1 in final Christmas Eve numbers.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  There was so little original cable programming on Christmas Eve that our […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only change from preliminary numbers was a 0.1 dip in CBS’s NCIS rerun. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): With the NFL done for the season, we’re in the thick of pre-tournament NCAA BASKETBALL season, and ESPN had 4 […]