NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.8, and FOX’s to 0.7, up 0.1 for each of them.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports occupied 9 of the 10 top slots on Saturday cable, with Fox Sports 1’s coverage of […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, even down 0.14 from last week to 0.81, while lead-out SHOOTER fell 0.11 from last week’s premiere to 0.39, a number that was […]

    Ratings in key demosfor the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): 7 of the day’s top 13 spots went to COLLEGE FOOTBALL on ESPN, Fox Sports 1 and ESPN2, with ESPN’s 10PM (eastern) game topping the night at 0.94.  HBO’s WCB boxing was at 0.58/0.52/0.36, and […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There was no relief for NBC in final ratings, which didn’t budge any of the network’s shows as much as 0.1.  In fact, the night’s only adjustment was a 0.1 drop for BACKSTROM. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  Nielsen has roused from its holiday slumbers, so we’re beginning to catch up with last week’s fast national ratings.  CODE BLACK and the BLACK-ISH rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers, while EMPIRE and the rerun of THE GOLDBERGS gained the same.  (Note:  the “SP” label for many of the night’s shows […]

        NETWORK FINALS: SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.1, down 0.1 from last week’s game. AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS gained 0.1 in final numbers, but 60 MINUTES and the reruns of NCIS: LA and MACGYVER lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE […]

The Presidents Day holiday will cause delays for national television ratings (live+same day cable and broadcast) for several days.  As a rule of thumb, national holidays that close banks, stock markets or post offices also impact Nielsen ratings (MLK Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s). After this […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE CON, TOUGH AS NAILS, CHICAGO FIRE, CHICAGO MED, CHICAGO PD, THE MASKED SINGER, and the rerun of CALL YOUR MOTHER.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE dipped 0.05 […]