NETWORK FINALS:  WORLD OF DANCE, both BLACK-ISH reruns and the FBI rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On another major news night, CNN TONIGHT was on top at 0.73/0.97/2.8M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.55/0.89/5M, […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  Note that THINK IT UP ran without commercials, and therefore did not receive a final Nielsen ratings on any of its networks.  There were no adjustments from the early numbers. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Lifetime’s BRING IT took the night, down 0.03 to 0.54, and with lead-out ATLANTA PLASTIC also down 0.03 to 0.37.  On […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE and KEVIN CAN WAIT gained 0.1 in final numbers, while SUPERIOR DONUTS lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.10/1.09/1.01, compared to last week’s 1.22/1.21/1.00.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP was at 0.92/0.89, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE gained 0.03 to 0.74, and CLAIM TO FAME was steady at 0.37. CBS:  Reruns at 0.42/0.32/0.24/0.21. NBC:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR held at 0.35, and a rerun WEAKEST LINK was at 0.31. FOX:  Reruns at 0.28/0.28. CW:  ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO dropped 0.03 to 0.06, and IN THE DARK was down […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The season finale of MAN WITH A PLAN gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE FIX dropped the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s CHERNOBYL miniseries premiered at 0.19, and GENTLEMAN JACK was down 0.03 to 0.08.   The series finale […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICAN IDOL and THE BLACKLIST each gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did the BIG BANG THEORY rerun.  The VAMPIRE DIARIES rerun lost 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): The front half of TNT’s NBA doubleheader took top honors […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  CAUGHT ON CAMERA and both reruns of MASTERS OF ILLUSION lost 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’S final NBA PLAYOFFS game of the season, in which Cleveland took care of Toronto, topped Friday at 2.15. Discovery’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant upward adjustments (to the next tenth) for the reruns of 20/20 and MAGNUM PI.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As expected, New Year’s Day cable was dominated by ESPN’s CFP SEMIFINALS games at 4.94/4.46, which compared to […]