NETWORK FINALS:  DANCING WITH THE STARS and LOVE ISLAND gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Another big night for the NBA PLAYOFFS, with TNT’s game at 2.04.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Live sports led to lots of adjustments, with ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL at a final 1.1, NBC’s STANLEY CUP FINALS at 0.5, and FOX’s MLB BASEBALL at 0.2.  In addition, 48 HOURS gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the Friday preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Friday cable was once again sports-heavy.  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS games sandwiched the NFL DRAFT coverage shared between the mothership network, ESPN2, and NFL Network.  The NBA […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.2, up 1.6 from last week’s game.  In addition, FLIRTY DANCING gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s DARE ME had a moderate premiere at 0.21.  That’s about the same as […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The season premiere of SHARK TANK was at 0.52, not far from the 0.6 for its 2020 premiere.  20/20 gained 0.02 to 0.36. CBS:  SWAT ticked up to 0.43, MAGNUM PI was also up a tick to 0.40, and BLUE BLOODS slipped 0.03 to 0.42. NBC:  A LA BREA rerun at […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE BACHELORETTE finale gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the AFTER THE ROSE post-show lost the same amount.  RUNNING WILD also declined by 0.1, as did PENN & TELLER: FOOL US and CEDRIC’S BARBER BATTLE. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA was very steady in its place at the top of […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  The ABC line-up suffered in final numbers, with 500 QUESTIONS down 0.1 and both FRESH OFF THE BOAT reruns down 0.2.  The NCIS: NEW ORLEANS and THE FLASH reruns also lost 0.1.  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT, on the other hand, went up 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE BLACKLIST managed to climb out of its lowest rating ever status with a 0.1 increase in final numbers.  Also up 0.1:  THE BIG BANG THEORY. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT once again led cable on Thursday with its NBA PLAYOFFS coverage, featuring the Golden State/New Orleans game on top at 1.77, and the Boston/Cleveland game […]