NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, football adjustments weren’t kind to ABC, where THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT and THE BACHELOR special both dropped 0.3.  In addition, BETTER LATE THAN NEVER lost 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s PRESEASON NFL game adjusted down 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, local preemptions brought everything else down (except the rerun of FRESH OFF THE BOAT), with 0.1 drops for the rest of ABC and all of NBC.  FOX’s BIG3 BASKETBALL lost 0.3, and the CW line-up was down […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  DATELINE dropped 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       NOTE:  At this time, we have no Saturday cable ratings lower than the Top 150 on the charts below. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN had all of the Top 12 slots on […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted up to 0.9, and NBC’s NHL ALL-STAR GAME adjusted down to 0.5.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturday cable, up 0.12 to 0.59.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.56/0.41/0.37.  On a […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The MASKED SINGER after-show and the rerun CHICAGO MED lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE led Wednesday cable, down a tick to 0.57, and RIDICULOUSNESS was down 0.09 to 0.10.  On Bravo, REAL […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Again, adjustments were plentiful due to local news coverage.  On ABC, the drops were 0.3 for AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS, 0.2 for CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD, 0.3 for PRESS YOUR LUCK and 0.3 for MATCH GAME.  On CBS, 60 MINUTES dropped 0.1 and the INDIANA JONES movie was down 0.2.  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The MACGYVER rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.  BEING REUBEN remained at twin zeros.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NBA PLAYOFFS kept their hold on cable, with ESPN’s Lakers vs. Houston game at 1.58, and TNT’s Milwaukee vs. Miami […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Note that CBS aired the final 2 episodes of MANHUNT: DEADLY GAMES on the West Coast–it isn’t clear when or if they’ll air in the rest of the country.  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 0.4, and NBC’s game adjusted to 2.5.  In addition, 48 HOURS gained 0.1 in […]