BROADCAST FINALS ABC: The midseason lineup began with the premiere of JUDGE STEVE HARVEY at 0.73. ABBOTT ELEMENTARY had its official premiere at 0.64, up a tick from its preview airing in December. The season premiere of BLACK-ISH was at 0.53, close to last season’s 0.6 premiere. QUEENS aired for the first time since […]
NETWORK FINALS: THE BIG BANG THEORY steered away from a series low with a 0.2 bump in final numbers. In addition, GREY’S ANATOMY and MASTERCHEF JR gained 0.1, while THE CATCH lost the same. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Thursday […]
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: JEOPARDY MASTERS was at 0.50, CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE was at 0.47, and THE GAME SHOW SHOW premiered at 0.30. CBS: SURVIVOR was steady at 0.67. After a rerun at 0.19, the now-canceled TRUE LIES dipped 0.02 to 0.17. NBC: The CHICAGO franchise included MED down 0.12 to 0.40, FIRE down […]
NETWORK FINALS: US OPEN coverage adjusted to 0.5. In addition, there were 0.1 drops for the rerun AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR, and for both episodes of MASTERS OF ILLUSION and the new episode of THE BIG STAGE. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: A&E’s […]
NETWORK UPDATE: There were no adjustments for the SURVIVOR finale or anything else from this morning’s numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE took the Wednesday cable title, up 0.03 to 1.08, with lead-out MEN WOMEN WILD up 0.04 to 0.50. ESPN’s NBA double feature […]
NETWORK FINALS: CBS’s airing of FROSTY THE SNOWMAN gained 0.1 in final numbers, but HOW MURRAY SAVED CHRISTMAS and DATELINE each dropped 0.1 for NBC. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The night after Thanksgiving was another lean evening for original cable programming. […]
NETWORK FINALS: As expected, ABC adjusted down once local football was removed, leaving DANCING WITH THE STARS down 0.2 to 0.09, and THE GOOD DOCTOR down 0.03 to 1.0. In addition, MANIFEST lost 0.1 in final numbers for a new low 1.2. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings […]
NETWORK UPDATE: There was no mercy in the final numbers for WEIRD LONERS or THE DOVEKEEPERS. However, THE VOICE, NCIS, THE FLASH and FOREVER all received 0.1 bumps. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): YOUNGER (TV Land) debuted with a 0.17 […]