BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  JEOPARDY MASTERS gained 0.05 to 0.59, JUDGE STEVE HARVEY ticked down to 0.27, and a rerun followed at 0.22. CBS:  The FBI franchise included the mothership up 0.04 to 0.45, FBI: INTERNATIONAL up 0.06 to 0.40, and FBI: MOST WANTED up 0.03 to 0.37. NBC:  After reruns at 0.21/0.19, THE WALL […]

> This morning we anticipated that the season finale of THE WALKING DEAD on AMC would outrate anything on network television last night, but that didn’t do justice to Dead‘s accomplishment.  In the finale’s initial airing (it was repeated later in the evening), it broke Dead‘s own record as the highest-rated cable television drama ever, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE premiered at 0.72, down 0.26 from the June 2021 premiere.  CLAIM TO FAME launched at 0.36. CBS:  Reruns at 0.31/0.25/0.20/0.23. NBC:  Returning from a week off, AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR dipped 0.03 to 0.36, and WEAKEST LINK was down 0.07 to 0.28. FOX:  DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS lost 0.02 to […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  FOX’s regional MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL coverage lost 0.1 to 0.6 in final numbers. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NBC Sports Net’s NASCAR coverage took the night at 0.63, beating the last evening of SHARK WEEK on Discovery.  The latter earned 0.58 for the first run of SHARK TREK, 0.56 for SHARKSANITY: THE RETURN and 0.46 for […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  HOLEY MOLEY dropped 0.05 to 0.36, THE CHASE was down 0.05 to 0.30, and the special EXCLUSIVELY ELVIS was at 0.24. CBS:  Reruns at 0.33/0.25/0.27. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT fell 0.11 to 0.65, and DANCING WITH MYSELF was down 0.06 to 0.28. FOX:  Reruns at 0.18/0.18. CW:  SUPERMAN & LOIS returned […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only adjustments from preliminary numbers were for reruns:  an 0.1 bump  for RUNNING WILD, and 0.1 decreases for HAWAII 5-0 and HOME FREE. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As we’ve noted before, we’re relying on readers telling us that the anime shows running on Adult Swim are originals in their current versions (although in some cases the […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no adjustments at all from the preliminary Friday network ratings. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader gave the network 2 of the night’s top 4 shows, with the late Chicago vs. Golden State game leading at 1.34, and the San Antonio vs. New […]

The Independence Day holiday weekend will cause delays for daily national ratings (live+same day cable and broadcast) for several days.  This is how the ratings should roll out the next several days. We will update this schedule if anything changes.  (All times Pacific. Also, * denotes normal release time.) Wednesday July 3 nationals available Monday Jul 8 afternoon Thursday […]