BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK ticked up to 0.49, and 20/20 was up 0.08 to 0.35. CBS:  The network’s NCAA TOURNAMENT games were at 2.26/2.37. NBC:  THE BLACKLIST ticked up to 0.24, and DATELINE was down 0.08 to 0.27. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN fell 0.09 to 0.49. CW:  CHARMED dropped 0.05 to 0.04, and DYNASTY […]

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  BROADCAST FINALS:  The Big 4 networks all aired primetime COLLEGE FOOTBALL games, with ABC at 0.43, CBS at 1.85, NBC at 0.49, and FOX at 0.45.  NBC’s SNL was steady with last week’s premiere at 0.73.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NOTE–currently we don’t have any cable ratings below […]

  More numbers have been released for Sunday night’s event cable airings, and it was a big night for everyone.  The most voracious bite came from the Season 3 finale of THE WALKING DEAD, setting a new record with 12.4M total viewers for the 9PM initial airing alone.  It also had 8.1M 18-49 viewers, making […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.3 for NBC, down 1.3 from last week’s game.  In addition, THE BIG BANG THEORY and LIFE IN PIECES rose 0.1 in final numbers, but THE GREAT INDOORS fell the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE […]

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  A 3-hour BACHELOR IN PARADISE was down a tenth to 0.77 compared to last week’s 2-hour episode. CBS:  FBI dipped 0.04 to 0.68, FBI INTERNATIONAL switched into the 9PM slot and lost 0.07 to 0.52, and FBI MOST WANTED dropped 0.12 to 0.54. NBC:  THE VOICE was down 0.14 from last […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE NIGHT SHIFT became even sadder in final numbers, losing 0.1 to 1.2 and retaining less than 40% of its THE VOICE lead-in.  SCORPION gained 0.1, which allowed it to avoid a series low.  The reruns of GOTHAM and THE ORIGINALS each lost 0.1, putting CW’s night at a dreadful 0.1/0.1. Ratings in key […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of MOM gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE PROPOSAL lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP led Monday cable, up 0.03 to 1.05.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.93/0.93/0.91, compared to last […]