NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Wednesdday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader topped Wednesday cable at 0.51/0.42.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 039/0.50/3.9M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  In final numbers, ABC’s NBA PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 2.0, AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS adjusted to 0.8, NBC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 0.5, FOX’s PBC BOXING adjusted to 0.2, and its NFL PREVIEW special gained 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  As expected, CBS looked a lot worse once its football preemptions were removed from final numbers.  Although THE BIG BANG THEORY held its 4.5, MOM fell 0.2 to 2.6, 2 1/2 MEN slipped 0.1 to 2.1, THE MCCARTHYS lost 0.2 to 1.4, and ELEMENTARY dropped 0.2 to a dangerously low 1.0.  In addition, […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There was no adjustment for the GLEE finale, and in fact the only change was a 0.1 dip for the rerun of IZOMBIE’s pilot. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Friday cable was all about the NCAA TOURNAMENT, as […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Tuesday numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN was up 0.08 to 0.95, and it was followed by the season premiere of CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST at 0.73 (far better than […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s FALL PREVIEW promo special dropped 0.2 in final numbers, but its COLLEGE FOOTBALL game held its preliminary 1.5.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On a very unusual night dominated by hurricane updates, Starz’s POWER was the top-rated scripted show […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The WOMENS WORLD CUP FINALS adjusted up 0.6 to 7.0 in final numbers.  The primetime NASCAR telecast turned out to be a very long rain delay, and it lost 0.1 to 0.7.  In addition, BIG BROTHER and CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD received 0.1 bumps. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sunday marked the start of Shark Week, Discovery’s favorite […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NBC’s NASCAR coverage adjusted up 0.1 in final numbers.  On CBS, BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 and the CSI: CYBER rerun lost the same.  BACHELOR IN PARADISE notched an extra 0.1.  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Both AMC and HBO took the holiday weekend off, making for some unusual appearances at the top of Sunday’s list.  The season […]