Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s acclaimed BETTER THINGS debuted moderately at 0.31.  (The network also announced today that SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL, which had the timeslot last week, has been canceled.)  Meanwhile, HGTV had three of the Top 5 shows on a very quiet Thursday […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  CHICAGO FIRE lost 0.1 in final numbers, as did the PERSON OF INTEREST rerun, while the rerun of NCIS: NEW ORLEANS gained a tenth. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL game eked out a narrow victory […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  CAUGHT ON CAMERA and both reruns of MASTERS OF ILLUSION lost 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’S final NBA PLAYOFFS game of the season, in which Cleveland took care of Toronto, topped Friday at 2.15. Discovery’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  20/20 gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.70/0.59, and an afternoon COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl game was at 0.29.  A&E’s LIVE PD returned from its holiday break up 0.07 to 0.61, with […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Apart from 0.1 drops for the reruns of MARRY ME and GOTHAM, there were no changes to Friday’s preliminary ratings. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Friday night cable belonged to Discovery’s GOLD RUSH, with a dominating 1.18.  In […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The reruns of SNL and ULTIMATE TAG gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  An extremely low-rated cable day was led by Golf Channel’s PGA coverage at 0.20.  On HGTV, VACATION HOUSE RULES slipped 0.02 to 0.20.  […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  GRIMM gained 0.1 but SHARK TANK and the rerun of THE ORIGINALS lost the same in final numbers.  CBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage adjusted to 1.5/1.8/1.8 over network primetime, from the preliminary 1.4/2.2/1.7.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NCAA TOURNAMENT continued to dominate cable […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  The NFL PLAYOFFS were of course dominant, with 7.70 for NBC’s afternoon game, and 8.00 for FOX in primetime.  Back on NBC, the first SNL of 2023 was at 0.98.  ABC simulcast UFC with ESPN, and the broadcast share was 0.16.  CW’s WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS was down 0.03 to 0.04.   Broadcast […]