NETWORK FINALS:  CELEBRITY WATCH PARTY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the SWAT and SVU reruns lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s JERSEY SHORE returned at the top of Thursday cable at 0.42.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC gained […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The night’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL games adjusted as follows:  0.7 on ABC, 1.0 on CBS and 0.4 on FOX.  In addition, all of NBC’s shows lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL games were at […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NOTE–because of NFL PRESEASON preemptions, comparisons are to last Friday’s final ratings, rather than to the Saturday morning preliminaries.  NBC:  the AMERICA’S MOST TALENTED rerun was up 0.02 to 0.08, and DATELINE rose 0.1 to 1.0.  CBS:  the ELEMENTARY and HAWAII 5-0 reruns were steady, at 0.4/0.5, and the BLUE BLOODS rerun fell 0.1 to […]

  EXPANDED NETWORK REPORT (since there was no text this morning): NBC:  YOU, ME AND THE APOCALYPSE premiered at 1.2, a bit better than what HEROES REBORN had been doing in the slot, but nothing to be excited about.  It did hold very steadily through the hour, which is a good sign.  THE BLACKLIST remained […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.2, up 0.3 from last week’s game.  In addition, NCIS: LA and MADAM SECRETARY each gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Hallmark’s movie CHRISTMAS TOWN dominated Sunday scripted at 0.59.  Adult […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Quite a few adjustments to the next tenth, for SHARK TANK, 20/20, MACGYVER, THE BLACKLIST and WWE SMACKDOWN.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.41/0.29.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.25/0.25/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.20/0.19/0.14.  […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE OSCARS picked up an extra 0.2 in final numbers, but its 11.0 still put it down 2.1 from last year’s ceremony.  All 3 half-hours of the LIVE FROM THE RED CARPET special were down around 2 points once time zone adjustments were made, leaving them at 2.7/4.1/6.4.  Elsewhere, the night’s FAMILY […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The NCAA TOURNAMENT games adjusted slightly down, to 1.9/2.7.  That put them respectively 0.1 below and 0.1 above last year’s Thursday Round of 16 games.    (See Mitch Metcalf’s special SKEDBALL Report on Round of 16 ratings on broadcast and cable.)  Elsewhere, AMERICAN CRIME gained 0.1, and the VAMPIRE DIARIES rerun lost 0.1. […]