The combination of the final game of the World Series and Sunday Night Football did nothing to dent the numbers on cable’s showcase night of the week. AMC:  A pivotal episode of THE WALKING DEAD, which also happened to be the series’ best episode since it first started, was naturally the night’s big winner, incredibly up […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The AMERICAN IDOL finale gained 0.2 in final numbers, while AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS was up 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Whatever viewers may have thought about the series finale of HBO’s GAME OF THRONES, they watched in record-breaking […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage adjusted to 3.6 from the hourly preliminary numbers.  In addition, ABC’s telecast of THE TEN COMMANDMENTS fell 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As we sometimes need to note, many cable networks treat their theatrical movie presentations […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no significant adjustments to the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.49/0.30.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.38/0.26/0.13 compared to last week’s 0.49/0.33/0.16.  We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP was at 0.25 compared […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES DEBATE adjusted up to 1.3.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, up 0.04 to 0.53, with the lead-in hour up 0.02 to 0.32.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.48/0.36/0.22, compared to last […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  We didn’t have text for this morning’s preliminary numbers, so here’s a bit more detail than the afternoon usual. For all but CW, the night was mostly devoted to the VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE, which was strongest on NBC, and that network also had the highest-rated post-debate commentary half-hour at 1.4. […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The NCAA TOURNAMENT on CBS adjusted to 1.7/1.2, and 48 HOURS lost 0.1 in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was another big day for the NCAA TOURNAMENT, which supplied the Top 6 (and 7 of the Top 8) […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Saturday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturday cable, up 0.05 to 0.71, with the preceding clip show up 0.02 to 0.34.  On Discovery, there’s a discrepency in our […]