NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE CONNERS, CHICAGO FIRE and CHICAGO PD.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season finale of MTV’s THE CHALLENGE gained 0.05 to 0.58.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING dropped 0.07 to 0.37, […]

> Jersey Shore’s reign at the top of the weekly cable chart is over.  The NFL double-header on ESPN’s Monday Night Football saw to that.  The early game started at 7:00 ET and scored a 6.3 demo rating, down from last year’s ESPN opener but still potent.  The later game, featuring a late start time […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  STALKER ended up down 0.1 from this morning’s numbers. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW (FX) gained 0.22 to 1.99 and once again topped Wednesday cable.  ESPN’s NBA BASKETBALL games took the next 2 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The final VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE numbers were 2.2 on ABC, 1.1 on CBS, 1.6 on NBC, and 1.2 on FOX, all up 0.1-0.3 from prelims (and down significantly from the Presidential Debate).  In addition, in final numbers BIG BROTHER and THE MASKED SINGER gained 0.1, while the ABC debate […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 3.6, up 0.8 from last week’s game.  Elsewhere, THE BIG BANG THEORY and SUPERNATURAL gained 0.1 in final numbers, while WILL & GRACE lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s Lakers vs. Nuggets […]

Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’s college basketball conference tournament coverage took up all of the Top 5 slots on Saturday cable, with the ACC leading the way with 1.17.  (Other tournaments on ESPN2 and FS1 also made the chart.)  4 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only adjustments from this morning’s numbers were 0.1 increases for the reruns of THE BIG BANG THEORY and ELEMENTARY. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game towered over everything on broadcast or network TV at 2.73, while NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS were at 0.64.  Syfy’s WWE telecast rose 0.09 to 0.71, with […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  note that unless otherwise noted, comparisons are to November 18, due to Thanksgiving. ABC:  A special 20/20 featuring an ALEC BALDWIN INTERVIEW was at 0.45, and GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT ended at 0.26. CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON dropped 0.09 to 0.64, UNITED STATES OF AL dipped 0.03 to 0.46, GHOSTS held at 0.55, […]