NETWORK FINALS:  The 9PM hour of 48 HOURS rose 0.1 in final numbers, and DESPICABLE ME 2 fell the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Saturday cable belonged to TBS and its Elite 8 NCAA TOURNAMENT games at 2.78/1.72.  The higher-rated late […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  RUNNING WILD gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game scored the Thursday cable win at 2.19, and the network aired a “sneak peek” of its new series CLAWS after the game at 0.45. […]

          NETWORK FINALS:  The AFC CHAMPIONSHIP game adjusted to 16.3.  In addition, CHARMED lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Adult Swim’s TIGTONE led scripted at 0.34/0.28, compared to last week’s 0.31/0.28.  On HBO, TRUE DETECTIVE was at 0.29 compared […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SWAT and THE ORVILLE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while YOUNG SHELDON and the rerun of CHARMED lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Showtime’s DESUS & MERO arrived at 0.08.  Note that at this time we have no […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun HOLEY MOLEY lost 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  CNN’s DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE led Tuesday cable, but comparing it to the first night of June’s debates is somewhat misleading, because the June telecast included NBC […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE CONNERS and THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while NEW AMSTERDAM lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Postseason baseball arrived with TBS’s MLB WILD CARD game at 1.33.  On MTV, TEEN MOM gained 0.06 to 0.46, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun SNL lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.57/0.28/0.28/0.27/0.22, and its UFC PRELIMS was at 0.48.  A&E’s LIVE PD dropped 0.11 to 0.44.  On HGTV, NATE & JEREMIAH: SAVE MY […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 2.0.  Note that the FOX game was considered afternoon and not primetime programming by Nielsen, and therefore isn’t on the chart, but its adjusted rating (from 7:35PM) was 0.9.  Also, the NATIONAL DOG SHOW gained 0.1.  An additional note:  our fast nationals chart […]