NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 0.9.  In addition, NBC’s TROLLS special lost 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN had a pair of COLLEGE FOOTBALL games on Friday cable, led by the primetime Oklahoma vs. West […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  9-1-1 gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was up 0.44 from last week’s game to 3.89.  TBS’s MLB PLAYOFFS game was at 0.99 (Dodgers vs. Nationals)/0.58 (Braves vs. Cardinals), Fox Sports 1’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Another chance to type the year’s most cumbersome title, as HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL:  THE MUSICAL:  THE SERIES gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did WWE SMACKDOWN.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH fell a tenth to 0.49, with […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for MAGNUM PI and WWE SMACKDOWN.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.30/0.28.  On VH1, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE gained 0.02 to 0.26, and UNTUCKED ticked up to 0.18.  […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  WINTER OLYMPICS coverage adjusted up 0.1.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, up 0.04 to 0.80.  On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND jumped 0.15 to 0.73, and HUNTING HITLER was up 0.08 to 0.40.  NBC […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Once again, local NFL PRESEASON games shook up the preliminary ratings.  Since the night was mostly reruns, there’s no need for detailed analysis.  Here’s the summary:  there were 0.2 drops for BH90210, MASTERS OF ILLUSION and AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR, and 0.1 drops for AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE, FRESH OFF THE BOAT, […]

  But first: NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and FOOD FIGHTERS exchanged 0.1s in final numbers, with AGT gaining the additional tenth at FOOD FIGHTERS’ expense. Below is our Top 25 chart of last night’s original cable telecasts (the #25 title on this list was the 80th-most watched cable telecast of the day), with various […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The NEW GIRL season premiere and DANCING WITH THE STARS each gained 0.1 in final numbers. TUESDAY CABLE:  Ratings for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Tuesday (plus a few other noteworthy programs) in key demos are below: SONS OF ANARCHY (FX) was off last week’s blistering 3.19 season premiere pace, falling […]