NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 9.1, up 0.7 from the final number for the 2016 premiere game.  THE ORVILLE’s premiere adjusted up 0.4 to 2.7, but there’s an asterisk because Nielsen counted two plays on the west coast, one simulcast with the east after football, and the other at […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The post-NFL adjustment gods were kind to CBS, where 60 MINUTES rose 0.2 to 2.7, and STAR TREK: DISCOVERY went up 0.3 to 1.9; in addition, the NCIS: LA rerun gained 0.1.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.3, down 0.8 from last week’s game.  On ABC, CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There was a significant adjustment (to the next tenth) for AMERICAN IDOL.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a big night for USA’s WWE telecast, which was at 0.70/0.69/0.65 compared to last week’s 0.54/0.51/0.50, followed by MIZ & MRS […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  GREASE LIVE held its preliminary 4.3 rating in final numbers.  There were no changes on any of the other networks, either. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As the NFL season winds toward its end, ESPN’s coverage of the PRO BOWL won Sunday cable with 2.76.  On […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up 0.1 to 1.6 in final numbers, and FOX’s game was also up 0.1 to 0.8.  On NBC, the SUPERSTORE rerun dropped 0.2, and DATELINE was down 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The cable […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  WINTER OLYMPICS coverage adjusted to 4.8, and ABC’s NBA game to 0.8.  In addition, the rerun of THE RESIDENT lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NBC Sports Net’s piece of WINTER OLYMPICS coverage accounted for half […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up by 0.1.  In addition, DATELINE lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports reigned on Saturday cable.  TBS’s MLB PLAYOFFS games were at 1.28/0.61, and the day’s slate of COLLEGE FOOTBALL […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The US OPEN adjusted up by 0.2 to 1.9 in final numbers.  In addition, the rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS received a 0.1 bump. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s TRUE DETECTIVE grew impressively during the course of its first season, and it picked up almost where it had left off, with a 1.42 rating compared […]