BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  PRESS YOUR LUCK returned from a rerun week at 0.57, and THE $100,000 PYRAMID was back from an off-week at 0.46.  An AMANDA GORMAN special was at 0.22. CBS:  BIG BROTHER lost 0.05 to 0.86, and 2 episodes of HOUSE CALLS (including the season finale) were at 0.20/0.15 compared to last […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE CONNERS dropped 0.06 to 0.50, THE GOLDBERGS slipped 0.02 to 0.39, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY lost 0.05 to 0.50, and HOME ECONOMICS was up 0.02 to 0.41.  BIG SKY was down 0.04 to 0.27. CBS:  SURVIVOR fell 0.14 to 0.62, and THE AMAZING RACE (relocated to 9PM) was up 0.06 to 0.36.  […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  NCIS and the rerun of THE FLASH lost 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE also went down 0.1 to an even more anemic 0.4.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND was again at […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  In final numbers adjusted to reflect the presidential address at 9PM, CBS’s NFL Films documentary UNDER THE LIGHTS fell 0.2 to 0.5, and EXTANT gained 0.1 to 0.8.  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rose 0.1 to 1.9, while TAXI BROOKLYN lost 0.3 to 0.8.  On FOX, the HELL’S KITCHEN special was up 0.1 to […]

        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:  OLYMPICS coverage gained 0.2 in final numbers.  Elsewhere, as expected there were plenty of adjustments due to local NFL preemptions.  On ABC, both BATTLEBOTS and $100,000 PYRAMID fell 0.2, and MATCH GAME was down 0.1.  On CBS, BIG BROTHER lost 0.1, and the reruns of THE BIG BANG THEORY, LIFE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT games adjusted to 1.37/1.71.  In addition, there were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE GOOD DOCTOR, THE VOICE and AMERICA’S MOST WANTED.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.58/0.56/0.53 compared to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Since at this point Nielsen is issuing preliminary ratings and finals simultaneously as they catch up on their missing nights, we’ll skip to the finals and provide analysis here: ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS (1.0) and ONCE UPON A TIME (0.9) held at last week’s numbers.  TIME AFTER TIME […]