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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 7.29-30.2017

Posted August 1, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday July 29-30, 2017.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the same chart for the same weekend last year, July 30-31, […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 12.8.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted December 9, 2022 by Mitch Metcalf

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A night of specials:  a rerun of SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN at 0.44, CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS at 0.26 (down 0.15 from the 2021 installment), and SUPERSTAR at 0.19. CBS:  The line-up aired for the first time since November 10.  YOUNG SHELDON slipped 0.02 to 0.55, GHOSTS ticked down to […]

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The Sked: Saturday Network Scorecard 3.20.2021

Posted March 21, 2021 by Mitch Metcalf

DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day 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). Note: The fast affiliate-based ratings below measure what aired on […]

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The Sked: Sunday September 30 Ratings

Posted October 1, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

NBC’s red-hot Sunday Night Football continues to run ahead of last year’s pace and ahead of our forecast issued last spring.  However, the other networks are performing almost exactly as forecast on a night when FOX had the late afternoon national NFL game.  (Remember, next week the CBS and FOX numbers will flip because CBS […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11.13.2018

Posted November 14, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

  NOTE:  due to last week’s Election Night coverage, comparisons are to October 30. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day 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 […]

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THE SKED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’S FALL 2011/12 FRIDAY TV SCHEDULE

Posted May 13, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> Welcome to ShowbuzzDaily’s coverage of the upcoming TV schedules for the 2011/12 TV season!  Above you see our guide to what to expect on Friday nights this Fall:  the numbers are our projected Adults 18-49 ratings for each show; the capitalized titles are the new shows; and italics are for shows changing their time […]

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THE SKED: “Breaking” Ugly

Posted August 2, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> As anyone who’s ever worked at a TV network knows, sometimes the only thing worse than a flop is having a hit on your air.  AMC is learning this lesson the hard way:  it’s endured messy, extended renewal talks for Mad Men and the loss of The Walking Dead‘s showrunner over the past year […]

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Weekend Box Office Predictions 8.14-16.2015

Posted August 12, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

Weekend #33 of 2015 is looking like $124 million for the top 12 films this weekend, very close to the norm for this weekend (see comparisons below). Straight Outta Compton from Universal should open with a $45.5 million three-day weekend. Early reviews at RottenTomatoes are widely supportive: 82% positive overall so far. Straight Outta Conpton is on track for […]

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