BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game was at 0.64.  FOX’s primetime PAC 12 TOURNAMENT coverage was at 0.32.  CW’s originals were at 0.06/0.02.  In late-night, NBC’s SNL ticked down to 0.80.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was Championship day for most college basketball tournaments, and ESPN’s games were at […]

FX scored big last night with the premiere of Anger Management, Charlie Sheen’s return to series television after leaving Two and a Half Men.  The premiere averaged a 2.1 rating with Adults 18-49 at 9 pm, and a second episode actually built to a 2.3 rating at 9:30.  The two episodes will be among the […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The rich got richer in final numbers, as AMERICA’S GOT TALENT climbed 0.2 to a towering 2.9.  (Note that SOMEWHERE BETWEEN did retain its preliminary 0.4 in finals, for what it’s worth.)           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s MANHUNT: UNABOMBER […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  48 HOURS gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NBA PLAYOFFS returned on Saturday, with TNT’s games at 1.19/0.84, and ESPN’s at 0.49.  On HGTV, BACKYARD TAKEOVER climbed 0.08 to 0.27, and VACATION HOUSE RULES was […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.9, up half a point from last week’s game.  In addition, THE FLASH gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season premiere of Starz’s COUNTERPART barely made the chart at 0.04, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The BIG BANG THEORY season finale and MASTERCHEF JR added 0.1 in final numbers, but THE BLACKLIST lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was ESPN’s turn to win the night with a NBA PLAYOFFS game, this one […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  ABC did the 0.1 network finals shuffle, with DANCING WITH THE STARS up 0.1 and CONVICTION down 0.1 to a new low 0.7.  In addition, THE VOICE, GOTHAM and THE BIG BANG THEORY each gained 0.1, while 2 BROKE GIRLS lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals […]

        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 […]