BROADCAST FINALS;  The 2021-22 broadcast season officially began last night, and it didn’t exactly roar into action. ABC:  The season premiere of DANCING WITH THE STARS was at 0.92, considerably below last fall’s 1.3.  A TIME 100 special was at 0.28. CBS:  The season premiere of THE NEIGHBORHOOD was at 0.63 compared to last […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The ABC portion of MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 2.0.  In addition, FILTHY RICH and the reruns of THE NEIGHBORHOOD and YOUNG SHELDON gained 0.1 in final numbers.  Some additional detail on the premieres:  LA’S FINEST was consistent throughout its hour, except for an odd 8:30-8:45PM dip, which […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CELEBRITY WATCH PARTY gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s JERSEY SHORE topped Thursday cable, steady at 0.47, and RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.15.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC jumped 0.09 to 0.45, and TOP CHEF was […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  WORLD SERIES GAME 1 did manage to climb half a point in final numbers, but its final 3.4 was still far below last year’s 4.3 for Game 1.  AGENTS OF SHIELD found an extra 0.1, as did THE FLASH, and THE VOICE climbed 0.2, but MARRY ME (which probably started at 9:01PM) […]

SPECIAL NOTE: Starting this week, the sports rankings will include sporting events with over 100K persons 2+ L+SD and over 90 minutes long. Formerly, the viewer threshold was 200K. Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday February 27 through Sunday March 5, 2023. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  CELEBRITY JEOPARDY was at 0.56, THE PARENT TEST was at 0.45, and THE CHASE returned at 0.31. CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON aired for the first time since December 8, up a tenth to 0.65.  The rest of the line-up aired for the first time since December 15, with GHOSTS steady at 0.59, […]

> Sports dominated the top of the cable chart again this week, led of course by NFL Monday Night Football with a very good 6.9 Adult 18-49 rating.  TBS had some very good performances in the League Division Series, when the Yankees and Phillies were still in the running and when their respective Series culminated […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER and MASTERCHEF gained 0.1 in final numbers, but WAYWARD PINES lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  SHARK WEEK again gave Discovery top cable honors, with SHARKS VS DOLPHINS at 0.86, DEADLIEST SHARKS at 0.82, and SHARK […]