NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.9 (up 0.2 from preliminary numbers), and FOX’s game settled at 1.3 (up 0.3).           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Saturday cable again featured a mix of genres.  ESPN’s noon Alabama vs Mississipi State […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Could EMPIRE go any higher?  Why yes it could, up another 0.1 in final ratings to an even more phenomenal 5.2, and it took AMERICAN IDOL along for the 0.1 ride.  Also gaining 0.1 in the adjusted numbers:  MODERN FAMILY and ARROW.  However, STALKER and THE 100 were on the wrong end […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  It was an extremely bad night for ABC on the adjustments front (perhaps there were local sports or other preemptions), as DESIGNATED SURVIVOR and the BLACK-ISH rerun each fell 0.2, and the reruns of THE MIDDLE, THE GOLDBERGS and MODERN FAMILY each lost 0.1.  The other networks were unchanged. […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from Thursday’s preliminary ratings.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   NOTE:  At this time, we don’t have Thursday cable ratings lower than the Top 150 on the charts below. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT had the top show of the cable night with its […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.9, up 0.1 from last week’s final.  Elsewhere, on CBS, 60 MINUTES gained 0.1 and MADAM SECRETARY lost the same, while on FOX, BOB’S BURGERS fell 0.2 after football adjustment and FAMILY GAME rose 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.7, steady with last week’s game.  In addition, due to afternoon football adjustments, THE SIMPSONS dropped 0.3 and both BLESS THE HARTS and 60 MINUTES lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Comcast/NBC […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  SCORPION, CASTLE and CELEBRITY APPRENTICE each gained 0.1 in final numbers. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Comedy Central’s premiere of THE NIGHTLY SHOW was at 0.45, solidly holding its 0.58 lead-in from THE DAILY SHOW.  ABCFamily’s midseason premieres […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  DANCING WITH THE STARS lost 0.04 to 0.67.  THE GOOD DOCTOR, returning from an off-week, was down 0.05 to 0.38. CBS:  Reruns at 0.49/0.39/0.34/0.24. NBC:  THE VOICE gained 0.05 to 0.81.  ORDINARY JOE returned from a week off up 0.02 to 0.27. FOX:  9-1-1 dropped 0.05 to 0.67, and THE BIG […]