NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, and HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT lost the same.   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS took the night, up 0.05 from last week.  Right behind was ESPN’s coverage of the high-profile Williams sisters match at the US OPEN at 0.95.  Spike aired a […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers.  But CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND got hit badly when the adjustment for Chicago preemption was figured in, down by half to a paltry 0.2, with JANE THE VIRGIN down 0.1 to 0.4.  CRAZY is probably lucky it already has its Season 2 renewal in […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  CHICAGO PD rose 0.1 in final numbers, but THE X-FILES premiere lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader led Wednesday cable at 1.29 (for Cleveland vs. Boston)/0.81 (Lakers vs. Oklahoma City).  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW ticked […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only changes from morning numbers were 0.1 drops for the reruns of CHICAGO FIRE and IZOMBIE. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND gained a robust 0.22 from last week to take Tuesday cable with 1.00.  (It was clearly hurt last week by competition […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and BEAT SHAZAM gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MAKING IT lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, up 0.07 to 0.77, with MIZ & MRS down a tick to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MAGNUM PI and BULL both gained 0.1 in final numbers, while DANCING WITH THE STARS and 9-1-1 lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 4.06, up 0.46 from last week’s game.  Fox Sports […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NBC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up to 1.0, while ABC’s remained at 1.6.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was all sports at the top of Saturday’s cable ratings.  ESPN’s afternoon game took the crown at 2.35 (later games were at 2.21/1.10, and the early game was at […]

  NEW FEATURE: a Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings chart which includes final Total Viewers for each show.  We have a limited ability to make revisions to the format (a side-by-side comparison of morning and afternoon ratings isn’t doable, for example), but would appreciate any thoughts and comments. FOX’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted down 0.2 […]