NETWORK FINALS:  Since at this point Nielsen is issuing preliminary ratings and finals simultaneously as they catch up on their missing nights, we’ll skip to the finals and provide analysis here: ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS (1.0) and ONCE UPON A TIME (0.9) held at last week’s numbers.  TIME AFTER TIME […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Game 7 of THE WORLD SERIES had a healthy adjustment up to 8.2, although that was still quite a bit below 2016’s 12.6 final for Game 7.  Elsewhere, SURVIVOR, THE BLACKLIST, THE GOLDBERGS and SPEECHLESS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the 10PM rerun of SEAL TEAM lost the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.4, up 0.4 from last week’s game.  Elsewhere, the AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS rerun and the NCIS: LA rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Yes, AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD is […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE rerun dropped 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The night in Discovery’s SHARK WEEK originals:  AIR JAWS at 0.71, SHARK TANK MEETS SHARK WEEK at 0.66, SHARKCAM STAKEOUT at 0.61 (the night’s Top 3), […]

      NEW FEATURE: a Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings chart which includes final Total Viewers for each show.  We have a limited ability to make revisions to the format (a side-by-side comparison of morning and afternoon ratings isn’t doable, for example), but would appreciate any thoughts and comments.     SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  ROSEANNE, LETHAL WEAPON and THE MIDDLE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while BLACK-ISH lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, up a big 0.19 to 0.98, with lead-out UNSOLVED up a tick to 0.33.  TBS’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE GOLDBERGS gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did the entire NBC rerun line-up:  2 episodes of SVU and a CHICAGO PD capper.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart         CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Tru enjoyed its NCAA TOURNAMENT play-in game glory with Wednesday’s top-rated […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  GREY’S ANATOMY gained 0.1 in final numbers (on the heels of its 2-year renewal that will bring it to Season 17), as did THE BIG BANG THEORY, while IN THE DARK lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s […]