BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS jumped two-tenths to 0.85, AMERICAN IDOL rose 0.13 to 1.06, and THE ROOKIE was up 0.07 to 0.51. CBS:  60 MINUTES lost 0.02 to 0.62, THE EQUALIZER gained 0.02 to 0.60, NCIS: LA was also up 0.02 to 0.51, and SWAT gained 0.06 to 0.51. NBC:  After […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC: STATION 19 rose 0.07 to 0.63, GREY’S ANATOMY climbed 0.08 to 0.63, and BIG SKY was up 0.03 to 0.29. CBS:  After reruns at 0.38/0.36/0.34, HOW WE ROLL dropped 0.05 to 0.29, and BULL was down 0.04 to 0.25. NBC:  The line-up returned from a 2-week break, with LAW & ORDER […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 7.4 in final numbers–which still wasn’t enough to make it the top show of the night.  In addition, AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS, ONCE UPON A TIME and RESURRECTION (but not REVENGE) each grew by 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus […]

  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 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no changes from the preliminary ratings for New Year’s night. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN got everything it could have wanted from the COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS, which were gigantic at 8.94/8.33, and had the highest […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Game 4 of the NBA FINALS continued to be consistent at 3.63. CBS:  COME DANCE WITH ME gained 0.02 to 0.20, followed by reruns at 0.17/0.21. NBC:  After a rerun AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR at 0.23, DATELINE jumped 0.12 to 0.40. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN dipped 0.02 to 0.44. CW:  The series finale […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A SHARK BEACH special was at 0.28, followed by reruns at 0.29/0.26. CBS:  BIG BROTHER fell 0.15 to 0.66, and THE CHALLENGE was down 0.05 to 0.36.  A rerun followed at 0.16. NBC:  Reruns at 0.24/0.23/0.24. FOX:  Returning from a rerun week, MASTERCHEF gained 0.03 to 0.44, and SO YOU THINK […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  FOX’s MLB game was at 0.38.  CW’s MASTERS OF ILLUSION was at 0.04.    Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was NFL Network’s day thanks to NFL PRESEASON games at 0.54/0.47/0.43/0.30.  On ESPN, UFC FIGHT NIGHT was at 0.27/0.15, and TOP RANK BOXING was at 0.26.  Reelz’s ON […]