BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A night of reruns at 0.46/0.39 for holiday specials, 0.28/0.21 for sitcoms, and 0.17 for THE CHASE. CBS:  SURVIVOR gained 0.04 to 0.91, TOUGH AS NAILS was steady at 0.38, and the season finale of CSI: VEGAS was down 0.02 to 0.37. NBC:  The CHICAGO shows aired fresh episodes for the […]

  There was some byplay on Twitter today about the way we and other TV ratings sites report cable ratings, and it seems worthwhile to share a few guidelines. Part of the confusion may have been caused by the way that the estimable, comprehensive TV By the Numbers website posts its cable ratings.  As TVBTN […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS jumped 0.16 to 0.49, CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE rose 0.11 to 0.62, SUPERMARKET SWEEP climbed 0.14 to 0.55, and THE ROOKIE was up 0.08 to 0.40. CBS:  The network had an afternoon NFL overrun that pushed primetime by 43 minutes.  Compared to December 12, when CBS had […]

Ratings for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Tuesday:  

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The JEOPARDY COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP dropped a tenth from Tuesday to 0.54.  THE CHASE was at 0.34/0.27 compared to last week’s 0.34. NBC:  BIG BROTHER CELEBRITY EDITION fell 0.18 from last Wednesday to 0.60.  THE AMAZING RACE lost 0.09 to 0.55.  A rerun of NCIS was at 0.25. NBC:  The WINTER OLYMPICS […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS fell 0.24 to 0.61, AMERICAN IDOL lost 0.11 to 0.95, and THE ROOKIE was down 0.13 to 0.38. CBS:  60 MINUTES rose 0.11 to 0.73, THE EQUALIZER edged up 0.02 to 0.62, NCIS: LA dropped 0.07 to 0.44, and SWAT was down 0.04 to 0.47. NBC:  After […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A pair of vintage GREY’S ANATOMY reruns were at 0.27, followed by a SUPERSTAR special at 0.23. CBS:  The 8-9:30PM shows returned from a rerun week, with YOUNG SHELDON down a tick to 0.47, UNITED STATES OF AL up 0.02 to 0.46, and GHOSTS up 0.04 to 0.60.  HOW WE ROLL […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a run of the movie UP at 0.40, THE GOOD DOCTOR ticked up to 0.36. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD ticked down to 0.54, and BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA was up 0.02 to 0.46.  Returning from a rerun week, NCIS fell 0.11 to 0.44, and NCIS: HAWAII was down 0.11 to 0.32. NBC:  […]