NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s ARETHA special and NBC’s WORLD OF DANCE, and FOX’s rerun of THE SIMPSONS, each lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD inched up 0.04 to 1.77, with TALKING DEAD up a heartier […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, football adjustments pushed AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR, the NBC FALL PREVIEW special and the 9:30PM WHOSE LINE IT IS ANYWAY rerun down 0.1.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Inevitably, ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL led Monday cable at 4.12, compared […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Chart has been corrected.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Pop’s SCHITT’S CREEK edged up 0.02 to 0.15, and new episodes of ONE DAY AT A TIME premiered at 0.04, although the simulcast on TV Land was actually higher at 0.07, […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  GRIMM and THE AMAZING RACE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while 20/20 lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game topped Friday cable (and broadcast) at 1.43. Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE edged up 0.02 to 0.75.  NBC Sports […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary ratings for Saturday.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO persists in labeling its theatrical movies as “originals,” which is why STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON is at the top of Saturday’s cable list, although that 0.75 […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  HAWAII 5-0 gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery was in control of Friday cable, with GOLD RUSH steady at 1.12 and the premiere of lead-out THE WHEEL at 0.47.  On Lifetime, BRING IT returned at 0.45, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SPEECHLESS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while BLINDSPOT and SVU lost the same.  DOUBT was lucky to hold onto its 0.8–its less-rounded final was 0.76.           CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s transplanted BLACK INK CREW led Wednesday cable, up 0.06 to 0.73, with the 10PM AMERICA’S NEXT […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Because of the many sports preemptions on Thursday  night, our full broadcast network analysis is below. ABC:  The season finale of BOY BAND was up 0.1 to 0.6, but both BATTLE OF THE NETWORK STARS and the rerun of THE GONG SHOW were down 0.1 to 0.5. CBS:  BIG […]