NETWORK FINALS:  Because of the many adjustments to the night’s ratings, a full analysis follows. Comparisons are to last week. ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE fell 0.03 to 1.3, and a BLACK-ISH rerun followed at 0.5. NBC:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR (1.3) and MIDNIGHT, TEXAS (0.6) were each down 0.1. FOX:  SO YOU […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  LEGENDS OF TOMORROW lost 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.96/0.96/0.83, compared to last week’s 0.91/0.90/0.85.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP was at 0.80 compared to last week’s 0.95/0.90/0.72, and it was […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 0.8 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was dominant at 2.54.  CNN’s coverage of the ROYAL WEDDING gave it 9 of the Top 20 slots (led by the […]

Updated rankings for the week ending Sunday (with the prior week for comparison).

        NETWORK FINALS:  Both episodes of MASTERS OF ILLUSION, and the reruns of AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR and PENN & TELLER: FOOL US lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On Syfy, the WYNONNA EARP season premiere was at 0.12,. up […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  With the WINTER OLYMPICS airing, most of the other networks were in rerun mode.  Here that meant 0.53/0.49/0.44/0.24. CBS:  60 MINUTES was at 0.39, and BIG BROTHER: CELEBRITY EDITION was at 0.47.  Reruns followed at 0.23/0.20. NBC:  The WINTER OLYMPICS were at 2.01, the highest mark thus far, but still way […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  The final SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL of the season adjusted to 7.9 in final numbers, up an impressive 2.1 from last week’s finals.  Also due to football, 60 MINUTES climbed 0.4 in final numbers to 2.8, UNDERCOVER BOSS was up 0.2 to 1.6, the first LIMITLESS rerun gained 0.1 to 0.8, and the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted up to 1.5, and FOX’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT adjusted to 0.6.  In addition, on NBC the SUPERSTORE rerun fell 0.02, and DATELINE was down 0.3 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD […]