>The ratings are almost official for the 84th Academy Awards.  The initial fast nationals have been correctly adjusted for each time zone’s live feed pattern, and now there is just one more processing step at Nielsen to make the rating official.  (The final step usually changes the rating at most one tenth of a rating […]

  NBC has struck first in releasing the dates of its fall premieres.  Most of its new shows will launch during the official Premiere Week starting Monday September 22, but there are a few exceptions (new series are in ALL CAPS): Sunday Sept 7:  NFL Sunday Night Football Thursday Sept 11:  The Biggest Loser Monday […]

>Rise of the Planet of the Apes will remain #1, followed closely by The Help, which is running well above its ShowBuzzDaily weekend forecast.  Final Destination 5 should be in third place with a decent number but still below its forecast.  30 Seconds or Less and Glee: The 3D Concert Movie are lagging, both under forecast.  […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.2 in adjusted numbers, although at 3.7, that still left it far behind last year’s 4.9 season finale.  Elsewhere, GREY’S ANATOMY lost 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  With no NBA game scheduled, Spike’s LIP SYNC BATTLE took a share of the Thursday cable lead, up 0.07 from last week […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for local MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL coverage, THE VOICE lost 0.1 and NURSES dropped 0.2.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 3.57, up 1.12 from last week’s game (which was shared with ABC).  Bravo’s […]

>Starting Tuesday, ShowBuzzDaily’s Promo Watch will return on a regular basis.  Kicking off with Monday night’s broadcast network programming we will sample roughly an hour a night per network and keep a running tally of the promotional activity within the shows.  We will tend to evaluate highly-rated programs, as those are the most valuable pieces […]

Projected weekly network ratings in prime time (based on four days of official nationals and three days of fast nationals).  No network will finish above a 2 rating for the week, even as the May sweep (with plenty of original episodes began).  The problem this past week was there were no live sports or special […]

    There’s no half-hour on network television more consistently accomplished than MODERN FAMILY.  The show may not reach for the demented highs of a Community (at least, you know, the old Community), 30 Rock or Happy Endings–it traffics instead in a heightened but very relatable emotional reality, and does so, virtually every week, with […]