NETWORK FINALS:  As we noted this morning, sports preemptions were so plentiful last night that we held our analysis for final numbers. NBC:  THE WALL gained 0.2 to 0.9, then SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE held at last week’s 1.2.  After a 0.5 rerun of GREAT NEWS, THE NIGHT SHIFT rose 0.1 to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MASTERCHEF gained 0.1 and the season finale of THE F WORD lost the same in final numbers.  In addition, SALVATION was rated as a 2-hour, and emerged at 0.4.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo notched a narrow win […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN, and the reruns of THE FLASH and LEGENDS OF TOMORROW all lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN again led Tuesday cable, down 0.03 from last week to 0.77, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE GONG SHOW and MIDNIGHT, TEXAS lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE coverage notched a Monday cable win at 1.21/1.15/1.05, compared to last week’s 1.06/1.05/1.03.  On […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for the PGA Championship overrun, 60 MINUTES fell 0.3 and BIG BROTHER gained 0.3.  In addition, the TEEN CHOICE AWARDS lost 0.1, the rerun of THE SIMPSONS dropped 0.3, the rerun of BOB’S BURGERS was down 0.2, and the rerun of AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS lost 0.1 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Saturday was another night with NFL Preseason games, so there were plenty of adjustments.  Each show in the ABC and FOX line-ups as well as DATELINE and 48 HOURS dropped 0.1 in final numbers, while both of the final hours of DOUBT fell 0.3.           […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Once the NFL preseason games were cleared out for final numbers, the entire CBS line-up (reruns of MACGYVER and BLUE BLOODS plus the SON OF SAM special) and the rerun AMERICA’S GOT TALENT were down 0.2, while WHAT WOULD YOU DO, DATELINE, MASTERCHEF, BEAT SHAZAM, 20/20 and the rerun MASTERS […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  As we noted this morning, the preliminary ratings were more or less useless because of NFL preemptions, so we’ll do a full network rundown here. NBC:  SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE’s summer Weekend Update series debuted at a solid 1.2, well above its 0.7 lead-in from THE WALL (down 0.3 from 2 weeks […]