NETWORK UPDATE:  The 8PM SHARK TANK  rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the ELEMENTARY rerun lost the same. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports occupied half the slots in Friday’s cable Top 10.  COLLEGE FOOTBALL took the lead with ESPN’s double feature of games at 0.77/0.64.  An episode of SPORTSCENTER occupied #6 at 0.39, a Univision […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE CONNERS and the 8PM NAME THAT TUNE.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE rose 0.09 to 0.53.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.43/0.36.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR and the rerun of THE BACHELORETTE gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Most shows were down on July 4th eve.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP dropped 0.14 to 1.16, a HOLLYWOOD special was […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  NBC’s Thanksgiving night THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 9.0.  There were also football-related adjustments at CBS, which had aired the late afternoon game:  the rerun BIG BANG THEORY lost 0.2 to 3.2, and LIFE IN PIECES dropped 0.1 to 2.1, but MOM gained 0.1 to 1.7. In addition, the MUPPETS […]

>AMC’s Walking Dead was clearly the top program on cable last week with Adults 18-49, with the season finale scoring an impressive 4.7 rating, up from a more typical 3.6 last week and beating the season premiere’s 4.2 rating on February 12.  How good is a 4.7 rating?  Just look at the broadcast competition last […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  SHARK TANK, HELL’S KITCHEN and HAWAII 5-0 gained 0.1 in final numbers, but CAUGHT ON CAMERA lost the same.  Note:  the precise finals for THE VAMPIRE DIARIES/CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND premieres were 0.39/0.18.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH led Friday […]

Updated with corrected ABC-only numbers for NFL Monday Night Football. BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL aired on both broadcast and cable networks, and ABC’s portion was at 1.86. CBS:  Reruns at 0.41/0.33/0.27/0.24 NBC:  THE VOICE gained 0.02 to 0.73.  It was followed by 2 preview episodes of the upcoming sitcom AMERICAN AUTO at 0.36/0.27. […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  SUPERGIRL stayed at 2.2 in final numbers, and there was no change for BLINDSPOT, CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND or JANE THE VIRGIN, either.  (For those who care, BLINDSPOT actually outrated SUPERGIRL very slightly, 2.24 to 2.19.)  NCIS: LA, however, gained 0.1, as did THE VOICE.  Post-football adjustment, DANCING WITH THE STARS lost 0.1, and […]