BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NHL game was at 0.28.  FOX’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.29.  On CW, MASTERS OF ILLUSION ticked down to 0.04, and WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS was down 0.03 to 0.04.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA ALL-STAR SATURDAY NIGHT was at 1.29.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The season finale of AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS was at 0.50, down 0.21 from last week (which had an NBA Playoffs boost) and down a tenth from 2021.  The season finale of AMERICAN IDOL was at 0.76, up a tenth from last week and down 0.12 from last season. CBS:  The […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE BACHELOR, THE GOOD DOCTOR, and ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Although ESPN’s CFP CHAMPIONSHIP GAME was by far the highest rated TV on Monday, at 5.05 […]

  FRIDAY NETWORK UPDATE:  Some old business first:  Nielsen finally updated its “final” Friday ratings, and as expected, the entire ABC line-up had been seriously screwed up.  The actual finals for the network were 1.0 for BE MY VALENTINE, CHARLIE BROWN, 1.8 for SHARK TANK and 1.2 for 20/20, unchanged from the overnight numbers. SUNDAY […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Monday ratings.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS was simulcast across the Viacom spectrum, with ratings of 0.21 on MTV (down an ugly 0.26 from 2018), 0.20 on […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.5, down 0.1 from last week.  Elsewhere, GOTHAM and SUPERNATURAL gained 0.1 in finals, while ARROW lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Every show in Thursday’s cable Top 10 was sports related.  NFL […]

  BREAKING BAD kicked off its 5th season in fine style for AMC last night, recording the show’s most-watched episode (2.9M viewers, up 14% from the Season 4 premiere), and what should be a 1.4 in the 18-49 demo, a whopping 34% year-to-year increase (2/3 of its viewers were under 50).  That means the show […]

  NOTE TO READERS:  This week, afternoon charts will likely be posted initially in preliminary form, to be updated and in the full regular format later in the day.  The Top 40 Cable Originals Chart has been updated. NETWORK UPDATE:  DATELINE and the reruns of MASTERCHEF and SHARK TANK gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MASTERS […]