NETWORK FINALS:  A couple of notes:  because the PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE aired without commercials, it’s not included by Nielsen in their final broadcast numbers.  Also, it appears that FOX didn’t air national analysis after the Debate, and the number we had for that this morning was the combination of ratings from local affiliates. […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 7.6 in final numbers, 0.6 below last week’s final.  Football overruns also led to other adjustments.  On CBS, 60 MINUTES gained 0.3, and NCIS: LA was up 0.1.  All but one of FOX’s show changed:  the FAMILY GUY 7PM rerun dropped 0.3, BOB’S BURGERS and […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.0 in final numbers, and FOX’s game adjusted to 0.4.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A typical fall cable Saturday, dominated by sports and late-night animation. ESPN had 3 games in the Top […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  HAWAII 5-0 gained 0.1 in final numbers, but both the new and rerun episodes of MASTERS OF ILLUSION lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Lifetime led another slow Friday on cable, as THE RAP GAME rose 0.03 to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  On ABC, GREY’S ANATOMY gained 0.1 in final numbers at the expense of NOTORIOUS, which fell to an even more dismal 1.1.  Both SUPERSTORE and THE GOOD PLACE rose 0.1 for NBC.  CBS’s THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 6.1, 0.7 higher than last week’s game.  Both of CW’s […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  DESIGNATED SURVIVOR lost 0.1 in final numbers, and EMPIRE gained the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY tends to start very big and then plunge before stabilizing, and the pattern held with a 0.99 drop from last […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  NCIS gained 0.1 in final numbers, tying it with BULL as CBS’s highest-rated show of the night.  The BROOKLYN NINE-NINE premiere also rose 0.1.  In terms of quarter-hour tracks, BULL was admirably steady, dropping just 0.1 at the half-hour point.  THIS IS US was more front-loaded due to its big […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.2 in final numbers, with the rest of the CBS line-up remaining as-is.  NBC also remained at the morning numbers, but it’s worth noting that in quarter-hour ratings, THE GOOD PLACE fell from 2.8 to 1.9 in the course of its hour, not a sign […]