BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a rerun at 0.28, 20/20 was at 0.35. CBS:  Reruns at 0.26/0.180.18 NBC:  US OPEN coverage was at 0.40. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN gained 0.07 to 0.67. CW: After reruns at 0.06/0.07, GREAT AMERICAN JOKE OFF was up 0.02 to 0.05. TELEMUNDO:  TOP CHEF VIP jumped a tenth to 0.23, BETTY EN […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted to 1.1.  In addition, the 2 hours of DATELINE dropped to 0.4/0.5 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s UFC PRELIMS tied for the lead on Saturday cable with 0.63, and the network’s  COLLEGE […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After reruns at 0.26/0.14, CELEBRITY JEOPARDY fell 0.13 to 0.34, CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE dipped 0.04 to 0.34, and THE ROOKIE was down 0.07 to 0.28. CBS:  60 MINUTES gained 0.07 to 0.68, EAST NEW YORK (airing in the EQUALIZER slot) climbed 0.12 to 0.49, and NCIS: LA (also airing an […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  A bumpy night for adjustments, with 0.1 deductions for 20/20, DATELINE, both reruns of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY, and the JANE THE VIRGIN rerun. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’S coverage of THE MASTERS took Friday cable honors […]

        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 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a run of ENCHANTED (to tie in with Disney+’s new sequel) at 0.32, the midseason finale of ALASKA DAILY gained 0.03 to 0.20. CBS:  After reruns at 0.36/0.34, a PICKLED special was at 0.24. NBC:  LAW & ORDER rose 0.04 to 0.48, SVU climbed 0.06 to 0.57, and LAW & […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted up to 0.9 in final numbers.  In addition, DATELINE lost 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a very quiet Saturday for cable, dominated by COLLEGE BASKETBALL on ESPN and animation.  The top game was Kentucky vs. […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Time zone adjustments on ABC pushed AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS down to 0.8, and raised the BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS to 2.6, although that was still down 0.6 from last year’s final rating.  In addition, BOB’S BURGERS gained 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals […]