NETWORK FINALS:  THE BLACKLIST gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, down a tick to 0.47, with LIVE PD: WANTED down 0.05 to 0.32, and the lead-in hour up 0.02 to 0.24.  Fox […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Monday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP was at 0.69/0.63 compared to last week’s 0.65/0.59.  On USA, the WWE telecast was at 0.63/0.61/0.51 compared to last week’s 0.72/0.61/0.51, and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The final rating for THE OSCARS was 2.12, down 60% from the 2020 rating and consistent with other recent awards shows.  (A note to those arguing that the content of the show drove viewers to turn it off in progress:  the highest quarter-hour of the telecast was at 2.31 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NOTE–because of NFL exhibition game preemptions, comparisons are to last week’s final Saturday ratings, rather than preliminary Sunday morning numbers.  NBC:  the GYMNASTICS special adjusted to 0.5, and HANNIBAL was steady at 0.3.  CBS:  PGA CHAMPIONSHIP coverage pushed the primetime line-up by half an hour, and all the night’s reruns were down 0.2, to 0.3/0.5/0.6.  ABC:  the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE BACHELOR, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA, ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES and THE WALL.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The Season 2 premiere of TNT’s SNOWPIERCER was at 0.28.  That was […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The season finale of AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS was at 0.50, down 0.21 from last week (which had an NBA Playoffs boost) and down a tenth from 2021.  The season finale of AMERICAN IDOL was at 0.76, up a tenth from last week and down 0.12 from last season. CBS:  The […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MASTERS OF ILLUSION and the rerun AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD topped Friday cable, although it fell 0.15 from last week to 0.56, and the clip-show lead-in hour was […]

  NOTE TO READERS:  For the next several days, our afternoon cable posts will likely be in preliminary form first, updated with fully formated charts later.  There may also be some delays. UPDATE: Charts updated, now in their normal format.  Thank you for your patience. NETWORK UPDATE:  ROOKIE BLUE gained 0.1 in final numbers. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Syfy’s […]