NETWORK UPDATE:  The premiere of AMERICAN ODYSSEY lost 0.1 in final ratings, bringing it to an even more unpromising 1.1.  60 MINUTES gained 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): The launch of the final episodes of AMC’s MAD MEN put […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Game 4 of the STANLEY CUP FINALS adjusted to 1.5, down 0.1 from last year’s Game 4.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.82/0.79/0.73, compared to last week’s 0.76/0.73/0.67, with a RADKES “sneak peek” afterward at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant upward adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE BACHELOR, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, both episodes of ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES and the rerun of THE MASKED DANCER.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  In the absence of a Monday NFL […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There was a significant adjustment (to the next tenth) for SUPERSTORE.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.55/0.45.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE dipped 0.03 to 0.39, and REVENGE PRANK was up 0.03 to 0.13.  Cable news […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NFL FOOTBALL on NBC adjusted to a lower-than-expected 10.2, a hair under last year’s opening game.  Not that it matters much except in terms of percentages, but THE QUEST improved by 0.2 in final numbers to a still-terrible 0.5. Below are the ratings in key demos for Thursday’s Top 25 cable telecasts, […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  After adjustment for CBS’s local simulcasts of SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, its numbers went way down from early ratings, by 0.4 to 0.5 for its HAWAII 5-0 rerun and by half a point to 0.6 for 48 HOURS.  In addition, the reruns on FOX of BONES and SLEEPY HOLLOW each dropped 0.1.  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’S Big 10 Championship  COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 2.7, and ABC’s ACC Championship ended up at 1.6.  Both CBS’s reruns of NCIS: NEW ORLEANS and CRIMINAL MINDS fell 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  With […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted up to 0.9 in final numbers.  In addition, DATELINE lost 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a very quiet Saturday for cable, dominated by COLLEGE BASKETBALL on ESPN and animation.  The top game was Kentucky vs. […]