NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted to 1.1.  In addition, the 2 hours of DATELINE dropped to 0.4/0.5 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s UFC PRELIMS tied for the lead on Saturday cable with 0.63, and the network’s  COLLEGE […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a run of the movie MOANA at 0.33, THE GOOD DOCTOR was down 0.06 to 0.35. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD dropped 0.07 to 0.55, and BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA was down 0.08 to 0.44.  Reruns followed at 0.30/0.25. NBC:  AMERICAN SONG CONTEST, not facing AMERICAN IDOL, gained 0.05 to 0.33.  An out-of-timeslot […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  CMA FEST was at 0.51, down from 0.8 for its 2019 airing. CBS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.04 to 0.79, THE CHALLENGE lost 0.04 to 0.38, and a SWAT rerun was at 0.17. NBC:  Reruns at 0.26/0.34/0.37. FOX:  MASTERCHEF dropped 0.06 to 0.36, and SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE was down […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  GREY’S ANATOMY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while SCANDAL, THE FOUR and GREAT NEWS lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader had 2 of the night’s top 3 ratings at 0.64/0.46.  Paramount’s LIP SYNC BATTLE returned […]

  Amazingly, the phenomenon that is DUCK DYNASTY may still not have peaked.  Last night’s Season 4 premiere on A&E hit a new high, with 11.8M viewers (more than 2M more than April’s Season 3 finale), and an 18-49 number that should translate into a 5.0-5.1 rating (almost a full point above April’s 4.3).  That’s […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The unfinished MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL game aired from 8:28pm to 10:10pm ET on ABC (2.42 A18-49, 11.046M P2+) then continued without commercials at 1.91/9.087M. CBS:  Reruns at 0.39/0.27/0.25/0.20. NBC:  The season premiere of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT: ALL STARS was at 0.59.  QUANTUM LEAP aired for the first time since November 7 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  It was an extremely bad night for ABC on the adjustments front (perhaps there were local sports or other preemptions), as DESIGNATED SURVIVOR and the BLACK-ISH rerun each fell 0.2, and the reruns of THE MIDDLE, THE GOLDBERGS and MODERN FAMILY each lost 0.1.  The other networks were unchanged. […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Lots of 0.1 adjustments, with bumps for NBC’s 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR and FOX’s MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL coverage, and declines for the 8PM THE MILLERS and the 9PM THE MCCARTHYS burn-offs as well as the rerun of the BRUCE JENNER INTERVIEW.  There was also a 0.2 drop for the 48 HOURS rerun. […]