NETWORK UPDATE:  The only change from preliminary numbers was a 0.1 reduction for the SHARK TANK rerun. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery held the top 2 slots on Friday cable with ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE (preempted for Shark Week, it rose 0.22 from 2 weeks ago to 1.02) and TREASURE QUEST at 0.62.  Disney Channel’s GIRL MEETS WORLD gained 0.13 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  DANCING WITH THE STARS dipped 0.03 to 0.69, and THE GOOD DOCTOR was down 0.04 to 0.38. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD held at 0.62, and I HEART ABISHOLA ticked up to 0.53.  NCIS dropped 0.08 to 0.56, and NCIS: HAWAII (which just received a backorder) was down 0.06 to 0.42. NBC:  THE […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Nielsen announced this morning that there have been systematic problems with their ratings since March, which weren’t noticed through the months of low summer viewing, but became obvious once the fall season began.  Although Nielsen didn’t address the issue directly, the assumption is that this is the explanation (you can read the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The game portion of CBS’s primetime NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage adjusted to 2.0, and ABC’s NBA game rose 0.1 to 0.5.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Saturday cable was all about the NCAA TOURNAMENT and animation.  Honors for the top-rated […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  LEGO MASTERS lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.57/0.30.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY slipped 0.02 to 0.45, and SUMMER HOUSE was steady at 0.18.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Both THE BLACKLIST and SCANDAL gained 0.1 in final Thursday numbers, as did GREY’S ANATOMY and both episodes (the original and the rerun) of THE BIG BANG THEORY.  (There was no change for ALLEGIANCE.)  The only loser was THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, which lost 0.1 to return to last week’s 0.7 rating. Ratings […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The AFC CHAMPIONSHIP game adjusted to 11.83, down a bit from the final 12.2 for 2020’s primetime NFC game.  FBI, which began at 10:30PM, had a 1.98 rating.  In addition, there was a significant adjustment (to the next tenth) for AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS.         Broadcast […]

  NOTE: Sunday (and Saturday) fast nationals still delayed.     NETWORK FINALS:  There were 0.1 drops for BLUE BLOODS, GRIMM and DATELINE in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Despite many COLLEGE BASKETBALL tournaments on Friday cable, Discovery continued to rule the night […]