NETWORK FINALS:  ULTIMATE TAG gained 0.1 in final numbers, and AGENTS OF SHIELD lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE topped Wednesday cable, up 0.03 to 0.55.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY did gain 0.1 in final numbers (leaving it at 2.79 to be more specific), although that still leaves it at a very low level by its standards.  In addition, GREY’S ANATOMY (2.06) and SCANDAL (1.64) adjusted just enough to respectively move up and down 0.1.   […]

      NETWORK UPDATE:  The reruns of THE MIDDLE and the IHEARTRADIO JINGLE BALL lost 0.1 in final numbers, as did the 8PM SVU rerun.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games had 4 of cable’s Top 6 cable slots at 1.49 (Texas A&M vs […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELOR fell 0.12 to 0.66, and PROMISED LAND was down 0.04 to 0.18. CBS:  BIG BROTHER: CELEBRITY EDITION was at 0.42, down 0.05 from Sunday.  It was sandwiched between reruns at 0.48/0.36 and 0.20. NBC:  The WINTER OLYMPICS were at 1.59, compared to 5.16 for the parallel night in 2018.  […]

  NOTE TO READERS:  For the remainder of this week, text and responses to Comment requests will be delayed until the night after charts are posted.   NETWORK FINALS:  Since there was no text this morning, a closer look at the finals: CBS:  SUPERGIRL crawled up to 1.27 in finals, allowing it to barely escape […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  JEOPARDY gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY led Wednesday cable, up 0.03 to 0.45, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS ticked up to 0.26.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.38/0.38.  The […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Game 4 of the STANLEY CUP FINALS was at 1.31, almost identical with last Wednesday’s Game 1. CBS:  Reruns at 0.43/0.44/0.24. NBC:  Reruns at 0.27/0.33/0.34. FOX:  MASTERCHEF was steady at 0.41, and SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE was down 0.03 to 0.28. CW:  THE FLASH gained 0.03 to 0.11, and […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  CBS’s coverage of the NCAA TOURNAMENT was dominant, with the late afternoon game on top at 2.73, and the primetime game at 1.86.  ABC’s NHL game was at 0.24.  CW’s originals were at 0.06/0.05.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NCAA TOURNAMENT towered over cable as well, […]