NETWORK UPDATE:  The AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME adjusted to 13.9, which is a huge number, but far below the 19.0 for last year’s primetime NFC game.  The post-game SCORPION was up 0.2 from early numbers to 3.2.  RESURRECTION rose 0.1 to 0.8.  Even though it fell 0.3 in adjusted numbers, the viewers of the afternoon […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There were 0.1 increases for THE BIG BANG THEORY and the 2 1/2 MEN finale in final numbers.  THE ODD COUPLE stayed where it was, but it was very steady throughout its half-hour (up 0.1 at 8:45PM), which is a promising sign.  In addition, SCANDAL and HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There was an avalanche of 0.1 drops from preliminary numbers:  CBS’s NFL PRESEASON game, ABC’s SHARK TANK rerun, WHAT WOULD YOU DO and 20/20, NBC’s reruns of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and DATELINE, and CW’s MASTERS OF ILLUSION and PENN & TELLER: FOOL US rerun all faced the same result.  The WHOSE LINE IS IT […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  The final SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL of the season adjusted to 7.9 in final numbers, up an impressive 2.1 from last week’s finals.  Also due to football, 60 MINUTES climbed 0.4 in final numbers to 2.8, UNDERCOVER BOSS was up 0.2 to 1.6, the first LIMITLESS rerun gained 0.1 to 0.8, and the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BEAT SHAZAM gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MAKING IT and THE OUTPOST lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, down 0.02 to 0.73, with MIZ & MRS up a tick to 0.47, […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER and MASTERCHEF gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the SUPERNATURAL rerun lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  After months of hype, HBO’s ANY GIVEN WEDNESDAY WITH BILL SIMMONS premiered at a tame 0.12.  OWN’s GREENLEAF was down steeply […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICAN IDOL, THE BIG BANG THEORY, 2 1/2 MEN and ELEMENTARY all found an extra 0.1 in final ratings.  MOM (which probably started at 8:31PM) and the HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER rerun each lost 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE and BROOKLYN NINE-NINE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while CHICAGO FIRE and BEYOND THE TANK lost the same.  (Since someone raised the question this morning, the more precise final rating for NEW GIRL was 0.91, very slightly setting a new series low.)       Broadcast Official […]