NETWORK FINALS:  There were 0.1 bumps for GREY’S ANATOMY and THE BIG BANG THEORY in final numbers, but THE ODD COUPLE, MOM, THE 100 and GAME OF SILENCE (the latter at a new low) lost the same.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Although ESPN’s coverage […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from Friday’s preliminary network ratings.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH remained at the top of Friday cable, up a tick to 1.07, and lead-out THE WHEEL was up 0.07 to 0.43.  HBO’s REAL […]

        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 UPDATE:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 10.1.  Elsewhere, 60 MINUTES gained 0.2 in final numbers and BIG BROTHER fell 0.1, with 0.1 bumps for the reruns of THE SIMPSONS and FAMILY GUY. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO brought back one from its archives this week, and PROJECT GREENLIGHT returned to its air at 0.05, with 154K […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  EMPIRE gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s late COLLEGE BASKETBALL game topped Wednesday cable at 0.64, with the early game at 0.42.  History’s VIKINGS returned with a 2-hour season premiere at 0.57, down 0.14 from last […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no changes from the preliminary New Year’s Eve numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN owned December 31 on cable, with 9 of the day’s Top 10 shows, but it was still bittersweet for the network.  Last year’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS aired on January […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Both THE BLACKLIST and SCANDAL gained 0.1 in final Thursday numbers, as did GREY’S ANATOMY and both episodes (the original and the rerun) of THE BIG BANG THEORY.  (There was no change for ALLEGIANCE.)  The only loser was THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, which lost 0.1 to return to last week’s 0.7 rating. Ratings […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers, but LIFE IN PIECES and MOM lost the same.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE led Thursday cable, down 0.02 to 0.85, while the just-renewed COLONY fell 0.07 to 0.39. The WWE number topped MSNBC’s coverage of the DEMOCRATIC […]