NETWORK UPDATE:  The season premiere of WHAT WOULD YOU DO added 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT lost 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  With the NBA on hiatus before the Finals begin later this week, NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS coverage topped Friday cable at 1.21.  Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE followed at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD went back to its 3-hour format at 0.74, far above even the highest (0.50) of last week’s half-hour segments.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH jumped […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The 2022 ESPY AWARDS were at 0.42.  That was up 0.18 from the 2021 edition, which aired on a Saturday. CBS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.04 to 0.70, and THE CHALLENGE was up 0.04 to 0.40.  A SWAT rerun followed at 0.18. NBC:  Reruns at 0.27/0.30/0.29. FOX:  MASTERCHEF rose 0.04 to 0.48, […]

Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games took up 5 of Saturday cable’s top slots, led in a big way by the primetime game at 1.52, and with the earlier games at 0.68/0.48/0.46/0.32.  The other network having a very good […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  Due to the combination of holidays, football and specials, the English-language networks hadn’t aired their regular Sunday line-ups in several months, so we won’t be including weekly comparisons here. ABC:  After AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS at 0.43, the season premiere of AMERICAN IDOL was at 0.61, down 0.32 from the February 2022 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE CONNERS slipped 0.02 to 0.51, THE GOLDBERGS dropped 0.08 to 0.36, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY fell 0.11 to 0.46, and HOME ECONOMICS was down 0.08 to 0.30.  BIG SKY slid 0.07 to 0.19. CBS:  SURVIVOR lost 0.13 to 0.66, and THE AMAZING RACE was down 0.08 to 0.38. NBC:  The CHICAGO franchise […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS at 0.45, CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD ticked down to 0.51, THE $100,000 PYRAMID slipped 0.03 to 0.42, and THE FINAL STRAW was down 0.09 to 0.21. CBS:  BIG BROTHER was up a tick to 0.80, sandwiched between reruns at 0.67 (thanks to an afternoon NFL […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN AWARDS lost 0.1 in final numbers, as did THE CARMICHAEL SHOW, CROWDED and the LITTLE BIG SHOTS rerun.  The new LITTLE BIG SHOTS, however, gained 0.1.        Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A particularly eventful GAME OF THRONES gave […]