NETWORK UPDATE:  HAWAII 5-0 gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was again #1 on Friday cable, although it fell by 0.24 from last week to 1.25.  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER and the rerun PRESS YOUR LUCK gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun SONGLAND lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Fox Sports 1’s soccer matches led Wednesday cable, with the FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP match […]

        NOTE TO READERS:  For the remainder of this week, text and responses to Comment requests will be delayed, likely to the night after the Top 150 charts have been posted.   NETWORK FINALS:  Since there was no text this morning, a bit more detail on the network ratings: NBC:  All ratings […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game rose 0.2 in final numbers, but 48 HOURS and DATELINE lost 0.1, as did the NCIS rerun at 8PM       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NCAA BASKETBALL neared Sunday’s announcement of the Tournament bracket with league championships, 3 of which […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only change from preliminary numbers was a 0.1 dip in CBS’s NCIS rerun. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): With the NFL done for the season, we’re in the thick of pre-tournament NCAA BASKETBALL season, and ESPN had 4 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MIXED-ISH lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  CNN’s DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES DEBATE led Tuesday cable at 1.50/2.01/8.6M, down 0.6 from the last debate on ABC, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.27/0.46/3.1M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There was nothing extra for DANCING WITH THE STARS in final numbers.  On NBC, while THE VOICE gained 0.1, the adjustment hit to THE NIGHT SHIFT was even worse than anticipated, down 0.2 to a weakening 1.3 (only 0.2 ahead of the rerun NCIS: LA on CBS).  On CW, THE ORIGINALS lost […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  FOX’s Utah vs. USC COLLEGE FOOTBALL game rose 0.2 to 1.0, while ABC’s Ohio State vs. Rutgers game stayed at 1.6.  48 HOURS also gained 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   ‘ CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  This being a fall Saturday, 6 of the day’s Top 10 were COLLEGE FOOTBALL (topped by […]