NETWORK UPDATE:  NOTE–Because of the NFL preseason preemptions on Friday night, comparisons are to last Friday’s numbers rather than the Saturday morning preliminaries.  ABC:  the SHARK TANK rerun was steady at 0.9, and WHAT WOULD YOU DO and 20/20 were each down 0.1 to 0.9 and 0.8.  CBS:  all the reruns were down, ELEMENTARY and HAWAII […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 8.5, a huge 2.2 higher than last week’s final number.  Elsewhere, both 60 MINUTES (2.6) and MADAM SECRETARY (1.3) gained 0.1.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The midseason finale of AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD was of course mammoth, up 0.37 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE and FRESH OFF THE BOAT gained 0.1 in final numbers, but NO TOMORROW dropped the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND rose 0.12 to take Wednesday cable honors at 0.87, with HUNTING HITLER up […]

      NETWORK UPDATE:  As expected, football adjustments lowered CBS’s numbers, although not as drastically as last week’s.  THE BIG BANG THEORY remained at 3.8 (up 0.1 from last week’s final), LIFE IN PIECES was down 0.2 to 1.8 (steady), MOM lost 0.1 to 1.7 (up 0.2), 2 BROKE GIRLS fell 0.2 to 1.7 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  FOX’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT climbed 0.2 in final numbers to 1.1.  However, the premiere of BOSTON EMS and the reruns of BATTLEBOTS and NCIS: LA each lost 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The top Saturday cable “original” actually doesn’t appear on the chart because technically it was a rerun, but as we’ve been reminded by […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from Thursday’s preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader led Thursday cable, with the early Golden State vs. Houston game at 0.95, and the late Clippers vs. Oklahoma City at 0.64.  A&E’s 60 […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  NEW GIRL gained 0.1 in final numbers, while HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT lost the same.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The newly rebranded Freeform network (which had been ABCFamily) started strong, as the time-jumped PRETTY LITTLE LIARS opened at 1.06, up 0.13 from last January’s premiere.  SHADOWHUNTERS […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The NBA PLAYOFFS game on ABC adjusted to 1.9, and the NHL PLAYOFFS game on NBC went to 1.3 in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  With the night’s sports on the broadcast networks (an afternoon NHL PLAYOFFS game on NBC […]