NETWORK FINALS:  THE TITAN GAMES gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE franchise held the clear lead on Monday cable at 0.88/0.48/0.46, compared to last week’s 0.88/0.49/0.48.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK slipped 0.03 to 0.54.  USA’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no significant adjustments from the preliminary Saturday primetime ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: In addition to airing the NAACP IMAGE AWARDS on CBS as noted above, Viacom did a massive simulcast across its networks.  These are the […]

  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’s coverage of the Alabama vs Auburn COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was far and away the biggest show on Saturday cable, with a 4.31 rating that more than doubled the network’s earlier Florida vs Florida State […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE MESSENGERS fell by 0.1 in final numbers, and so did the reruns of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY, ELEMENTARY and HAWAII 5–0. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:   Readers will note some glitches in today’s chart, caused by the way Discovery listed its SHARK WEEK shows.  Only the first listings for SHARK CLANS, SHARKS OF THE SHADOWLANDS […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE MIDDLE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE MAYOR lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Last Tuesday night was both Halloween and World Series Game 6, so the trend was generally up.  ESPN’s 30 FOR 30 documentary […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MADAM SECRETARY, the 10PM SHARK TANK and the rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS each lost 0.1 in final numbers.  (There was no adjustment for FOX’s RENT.)         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s TRUE DETECTIVE topped Sunday scripted, with a 0.15 […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  Thanks to more NFL PRESEASON preemptions, the entire ABC line-up was down 0.2 in final numbers, CBS was down 0.3-0.4, and all of FOX was down 0.1.  (No changes for NBC.)           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturday […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s LAS VEGAS BOWL coverage adjusted up to 0.6.  In addition, the YOUNG SHELDON and DATELINE reruns dropped 0.2 and the reruns of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and THE UNICORN lost 0.1 in final numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Some […]