BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK inched up 0.02 to 0.54, and 20/20 was down 0.03 to 0.33 CBS:  SWAT gained 0.07 to 0.50, MAGNUM PI was steady at 0.40, and BLUE BLOODS ticked down to 0.41. NBC:  The premiere of HOME SWEET HOME was at 0.21, about the same as the scripted reruns that […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game led primetime at 0.79.  NBC’s SNL dropped a tenth to 0.82.  On CW, GREAT CHOCOLATE SHOWDOWN premiered at 0.09, and WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS was up 0.03 to 0.07.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.59/0.43/0.36/0.32/0.31, and TOP RANK BOXING was […]

  Because of the holidays, all numbers other than morning network ratings are coming in a day late, so this post combines last night’s network with Wednesday’s cable results. WEDNESDAY CABLE TBS was the unquestioned cable king of Christmas, with every one of the day and night’s Top 10 telecasts airing on the network.  4 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.2, down 1.3 from the final rating for last year’s Sunday night opener.  Afternoon football brought plenty of other adjustments:  on CBS, 60 MINUTES lost 0.1, while BIG BROTHER gained the same, and on FOX, the MASKED SINGER preview special gained 0.3, while the […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE VOICE finale gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did NCIS and A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): With SONS OF ANARCHY done, the top Tuesday cable shows were clustered together within a few hundredths […]

  SUNDAY HBO:  Westeros ruled the night, as GAME OF THRONES took the Sunday lead now that The Walking Dead and The Bible are done, down just a tick from last week’s premiere to 2.3, plus another 0.6 for the 10PM re-airing.  (Remember, as always, that pay-TV numbers reflect the entire country even though only […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE FOUR, THE BIG BANG THEORY and YOUNG SHELDON each gained 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader led Thursday cable at 0.69/0.66.  It was another banner day for MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW in cable […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE was at 0.55.  The rest of the line-up aired for the first time since December 7, with ABBOTT ELEMENTARY up a tenth to 0.58, HOME ECONOMICS up 0.05 to 0.38, and BIG SKY down a tick to 0.23. CBS:  THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT was at […]