Strong Election Night ratings for CNN: It was the No. 1 cable news net from 8-mid in the 25-54 news demo (1.97), beating Fox News by 6% (1.86). And it wasn't even close among viewers under 50: CNN beat FNC by 33% in adults 18-49 (1.68 to 1.26) and by 98% in 18-34 (1.19 to 0.60).

John Hopkins data: 21 of 22 states with current highest COVID positivity rates voted Red in '16 (IA, SD, ID, WI, WY, NE, KS, MS, AL, UT, FL, IN, MT, ND, PA, AR, AZ, TN, OK, TX, NC). The 12 states with lowest positivity went Blue (ME, MA, NY, VT, NH, CT, MD, RI, CA, NJ, HI, WA).

So even with the loss, the Giants (San Francisco and New York) are a combined 18-2 in elimination games the last 10 years.

As expected, THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL rallies thanks to the Cowboys. Last night's 21.8 million on NBC/NFL Network is an all-time high for TNF

Oldsters rule: CBS' BLUE BLOODS was the No. 1 Friday show among adults 18-34... and ABC's LAST MAN STANDING was No. 1 among viewers under 35

So ESPN will have to cut more than 2 hours out of its condensed Rose Bowl replay at 1 a.m. ... 101 points in 120 minutes

20 million viewers for the Golden Globes on NBC ... Up 1.5 million from last year and the second largest audience in 10 years.

Alabama is now 97-1 under Saban when leading by 10 or more entering the fourth quarter.

Hopefully the second half of the show moves quickly. Otherwise, thinking ABC may have to join GMA in progress.

IDOL is a great pick-up for ABC. Very on brand, will be promoted during Oscars and is guaranteed to produce big spring Sunday ratings gains.

Happy to see ABC order DECEPTION -- the Rick'sPick of this pilot season!

Emmy ratings on CBS likely to take a hit opposite weather-delayed NFL game on Fox (Cowboys-Broncos), which will still be going at 8 ET.

Emmy ratings down by double digits in 18-49 for fourth straight year: 4.9, 4.2, 3.6, 2.8, 2.5 (prelim)

Good ratings news: YOUNG SHELDON opens huge for CBS, THE GOOD DOCTOR very impressive for ABC... and overall Week 3 NFL ratings up 3% vs 2016

In 25-54 demo, last night's HANNITY drew 666k (someone at Nielsen has a sense of humor!)

OK start for KEVIN SAVES THE WORLD in tough timeslot for ABC, edging NCIS: NO in 18-49 (1.04 to 0.99) and rising in 2nd half-hour in 18-34

Summer streaming pays off huge for CW's RIVERDALE. Season 2 premiere did a 2.8 in female teens, nine times May's first-season finale (0.3).

A "down" year for the NFL ends with an Eagles-Patriots Super Bowl that does a higher household rating and draws about 20 million more total viewers than the meeting between these same teams in 2005.

Most encouraging for ABC in the good AMERICAN IDOL premiere numbers has to be the strong tune-in among younger viewers. Compared with last Monday's episode of THE VOICE on NBC, Sunday's episode of IDOL rated nearly 20% higher among viewers under 35.

Despite an expected drop, it's a big week 2 for ROSEANNE on ABC, which beat its combined CBS-NBC-Fox competition in 18-49 from 8 to 8:30. And by comparison, episode 2 drew about 50% more adults 18-49 -- and even 30% more adults 18-34 -- than Sunday's THE WALKING DEAD on AMC