NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD was at the top of Friday cable, down 0.02 to 0.47, with the lead-in hour down 0.03 to 0.21.  On VH1, RUPAUL’S DRAG […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted to 0.49.  In addition, the SVU rerun dropped to the next-lowest tenth.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN dominated Saturday cable with UFC PRELIMS at 0.36, an NBA doubleheader at 0.36/0.28, TOP RANK BOXING at 0.23 and […]

> This season there are 289.7 million viewers living in 114.7 million TV households in the United States, as estimated by Nielsen.  If you believe these yearly estimates (and you must if you want to trust the ratings each morning), there are five million fewer people living in one million fewer homes than there were […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The reruns of THE ORIGINALS and JANE THE VIRGIN each lost 0.1 in final numbers. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN has made itself the network of college bowl games, and December has as often as not seen […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  In final numbers, THE VOICE gained 0.1 but IZOMBIE lost the same amount. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s doubleheader coverage of the NBA PLAYOFFS was again at the top of the cable night at 1.88/1.23.  TLC’s 19 KIDS AND COUNTING was next, down 0.07 from last week to 0.98, and THE WILLIS FAMILY was […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.1, up 0.8 from last week’s final number.  Elsewhere, the GREAT INDOORS rerun fell 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s portion of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was up 0.09 to 1.28. Univision’s LIGA soccer […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 3.9, steady with last week’s game.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s share of THURSDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 0.78, up 0.07 from last week.  MTV’s JERSEY SHORE was at 0.44/0.40 compared to last […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  After football adjustment, DANCING WITH THE STARS lost 0.1 and THE GOOD DOCTOR dropped 0.2.  In addition, BULL was down 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 4.01, down 1.08 from last week’s […]