BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE PARENT TEST was at 0.29, and a rerun of the WILL TRENT pilot was at 0.18. CBS:  It was an all-NCIS night, and the initial 2 hours hadn;t aired since December 5, with the mothership up 0.09 to 0.56, HAWAII up 0.19 to 0.53, and LA at 0.50. NBC:  AMERICA’S […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The new MASTERS OF ILLUSION lost 0.1 in final numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Cable news was at the top of Friday cable, by way of Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.32/0.49/3.5M, with CNN TONIGHT at 0.25/0.34/1.5M, and […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK jumped 0.18 to 0.57, and 20/20 was up 0.14 to 0.49. CBS:  Reruns at 0.24/0.26/0.27. NBC:  HOME SWEET HOME lost 0.02 to 0.16, and DATELINE was down 0.02 to 0.33. FOX:  Game 3 of the WORLD SERIES was at 2.41, up from 2020’s 2.0 Game 3. CW:  The special […]

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  A 3-hour BACHELOR IN PARADISE was down a tenth to 0.77 compared to last week’s 2-hour episode. CBS:  FBI dipped 0.04 to 0.68, FBI INTERNATIONAL switched into the 9PM slot and lost 0.07 to 0.52, and FBI MOST WANTED dropped 0.12 to 0.54. NBC:  THE VOICE was down 0.14 from last […]

  THE AMERICANS rebounded a bit in the ratings last night, rising to a 0.8 after 2 weeks of declines, but even if it had just held steady, FX would probably have awarded it a Season 2 renewal any time now.  As it is, the announcement was made today, since at 0.8 it was a […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The primetime NFL game adjusted to 6.1, half a point above last year’s game.  In other football-related adjustments, the YOUNG SHELDON rerun dropped to 2.2, the rerun of THE UNICORN was at 1.2, and the EVIL rerun ended up at 0.4.  In addition, the WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY special lost […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR and the 2 BROKE GIRLS rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the BACHELOR IN PARADISE POST-SHOW and SIGNIFICANT MOTHER both fell 0.1.  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  LOVE & HIP-HOP was in its accustomed place at the top of Monday cable ratings, down 0.05 to 1.41, but with a new lead-out this […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up 0.2 to 2.7 in final numbers, and NBC’s game also gained 0.2 to 0.7.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Fox Sports 1’s coverage of the Cubs vs. Dodgers BASEBALL PLAYOFFS won Saturday cable at […]