NETWORK FINALS:  SHOWTIME BOXING ON CBS gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the MEN’S GYMNASTICS US OLYMPICS TRIALS on NBC lost the same.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Soccer dominated Saturday cable.  The COPA AMERICA US vs. Colombia match on FX led at 0.74 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Lots of 0.1 adjustments, with bumps for NBC’s 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR and FOX’s MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL coverage, and declines for the 8PM THE MILLERS and the 9PM THE MCCARTHYS burn-offs as well as the rerun of the BRUCE JENNER INTERVIEW.  There was also a 0.2 drop for the 48 HOURS rerun. […]

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, up 0.05 to 0.52, with the lead-in hour up 0.08 to 0.30.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES gained 0.03 to 0.30.  TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE “first look” special was at […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK dropped 0.09 to 0.56, and 20/20 was down 0.04 to 0.40. CBS:  UNDERCOVER BOSS fell 0.09 to 0.33, MAGNUM PI lost 0.04 to 0.45, and BLUE BLOODS was down 0.06 to 0.47. NBC:  After a rerun of THAT’S MY JAM at 0.39, DATELINE was up 0.08 to 0.49. FOX:  […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE at 0.58 was followed by a rerun of CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS at 0.28, and another sequel-related special AVATAR: THE DEEP DIVE at 0.21. CBS:  Airing for the first time since November 22, FBI gained 0.05 to 0.58, FBI: INTERNATIONAL ticked down to 0.40, and FBI: MOST […]

        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 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK aired a new episode for the first time since November 19, and fell 0.18 to 0.50, and 20/20 was down 0.02 from 2 weeks ago to 0.34. CBS:  SWAT was steady at 0.54, MAGNUM PI gained 0.07 to 0.49, and BLUE BLOODS was up 0.11 to 0.50. NBC:  THE […]

  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): NOTE:  Due to Nielsen’s sometimes arcane coding of special programming, the chart below will need to be revised, as several of TNT’s NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND shows, which were actually among the top-rated telecasts of the […]