NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun 20/20 gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Although drastically down from the games that aired the night before, ESPN’s MLB BASEBALL tripleheader was still strong at 0.36/0.31/0.27.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES gained […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Returning from a week off, THE BACHELOR gained 0.04 to 0.77.  Despite that lead-in, the series premiere of PROMISED LAND could only manage 0.22. CBS:  The newly-renewed sitcoms were both up:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD by 0.11 to 0.72, and BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA by 0.09 to 0.58.  NCIS rose 0.07 to 0.61, and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The 10PM hour of NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN EVE rose 0.1 in final numbers, as did A TOAST TO 2016.  In late night, ABC ended up at 6.5 in the 11:30PM-1AM slot, then 2.5 for the final segment, while NBC was at 2.8 and FOX was at 1.7.     […]

NETWORK UPDATE:   The NHL FINALS rating adjusted up 0.1 to 1.9 in final numbers, tying last year’s Game 1.  In addition, MASTERCHEF rose 0.1, as did the rerun of SUPERNATURAL. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A busy but not particularly high-rated night was topped by BET’s season premiere of THE GAME at 0.67, with lead-out FRANKIE & NEFFE at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The primetime CBS NCAA TOURNAMENT games adjusted to 1.35/1.14.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: FX’s BREEDERS returned at 0.13/0.08 compared to last year’s series premiere at 0.12/0.09.  The finale of HBO’s BEARTOWN ticked up to 0.02/115K. TNT’s NCAA TOURNAMENT game […]

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  The season premiere of AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS was at 0.50.  CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE jumped 0.21 to 0.61, SUPERMARKET SWEEP slipped 0.02 to 0.42, and THE ROOKIE was down 0.05 to 0.31. CBS:  Thanks to its national NFL lead-in, 60 MINUTES grew by 0.75 to 1.53.  A run of the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 1.08 (Lakers vs. Dallas)/0.55 (Houston vs. Brooklyn).  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH jumped 0.15 to 0.59, with a WHITE WATER follow-up hour at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of BLUE BLOODS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while both episodes of MASTERS OF ILLUSION and the reruns of RIVERDALE and AMERICA’S GOT TALENT lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On a quiet pre-holiday night, cable […]