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THE SKED MIDSEASON (?) FINALE REVIEW: “The LA Complex”

Posted May 30, 2012 by Mitch Salem

    Even by CW standards–and this is a network where shows that could barely hold a slot in basic cable get renewed–THE LA COMPLEX is a clear flop, watched by about  2/10 of 1% of the 18-49 year old audience and less than half a million people in total. So although it’s been reported […]

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Rick Ludwin: A Remembrance

Posted November 12, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

Both of the proprietors of this website had the privilege of working with Rick Ludwin at NBC.  Rick was a giant, both at the network where he worked for over 3 decades, and in the world of television comedy as a whole, especially late-night, where he supervised everything from “The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson” […]

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Broadcast News & Late Night Series 7.12-7.18.2021

Posted July 20, 2021 by Mitch Metcalf

Broadcast news and late night series ratings available below for this week and the same week last year. You can also search for other available weeks with the link at the bottom of this post. Week 29: July 12-18, 2021 Broadcast News: Current Week Broadcast News: Same Week Last Year   Broadcast Late Night: Current […]

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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings

Posted June 24, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday June 22 and Sunday June 23, 2013. (The 56 markets out of 210 total cover about 70% of the US television population.) The NHL playoffs continue to do very well for NBC. NHL — Stanley Cup Final NBC Sat 8:00 pm Boston-Chicago […]

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THE SKED PREMIERE REVIEW: “The Finder”

Posted January 13, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> THE FINDER – Thursdays 9PM on FOX – If Nothing Else Is On… THE FINDER has already had a pilot of sorts, which aired last season as an episode of BONES.  While the series is based on the character Walter Sherman from the “Locator” novels by Richard Greener, technically it’s presented as a jerry-rigged […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.28.2016

Posted June 1, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

      NETWORK FINALS:  500 QUESTIONS fell 0.1 in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On Saturday cable, there was the NBA PLAYOFFS game on TNT… and then everything else.  TNT scored a huge 4.09 for the night’s Golden State vs. Oklahoma City game, but […]

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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 1.18.2015

Posted January 18, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  The 2014 Scorecard, updated with additional overseas grosses, has been updated below.  The 2015 Scorecard will be introduced toward the end of January. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2015 to date is -4% behind last year but +7% above the average for this point the past […]

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The Sked: Saturday Network Scorecard 6.23.2018

Posted June 24, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS […]

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