NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for the NCAA overrun, 60 MINUTES gained 0.4, and NCIS: LA and MADAM SECRETARY were both up 0.1.  Elsewhere, GOOD GIRLS rose 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The news was familiar for AMC’s THE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Saturday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturday cable, up 0.08 to 0.47.  ESPN’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT was at 0.50, and the PRELIMS were at 0.26.  On Food Network, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for local coverage, the FOX MLB games were at 0.4/0.3.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As expected, TNT’s coverage of the NBA’s return towered over the rest of cable, with the Lakers vs. Clippers game at 1.56 and […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The unstoppable EMPIRE gained another 0.1 in final numbers, putting it at an astonishing 4.8.  It took AMERICAN IDOL along for a 0.1 boost of its own, and ARROW had an extra 0.1 as well.  The rest of the adjustments were less pleasant, with 0.1 drops for THE GOLDBERGS, BLACK-ISH, THE MENTALIST, CRIMINAL […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  60 MINUTES, CHICAGO JUSTICE and MADAM SECRETARY gained 0.1 in final numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On Showtime, the HOMELAND season finale had a healthy 0.18 jump to 0.62 (probably helped by the lack of WALKING DEAD competition), and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.  Note that BEING REUBEN’s ignominious run is apparently over, at least it’s not scheduled to air on the next two Fridays.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games loomed […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AGENTS OF SHIELD lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, but the 0.37 rating suggests (as was the case last week) a rerun or clip show.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  20/20 gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MASTERS OF ILLUSION, THE BIG STAGE and the 9PM PEAKING lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, but dropped 0.09 to 0.50, and the lead-in clip […]