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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.20.2020

Posted February 24, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE UNICORN lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 topped Thursday cable at 0.46/0.44 compared to last week’s 0.36, and 60 DAYS IN was up a tenth to 0.41.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was […]

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THE SKED: “Downton Abbey” – The Rich Get Richer

Posted January 10, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> PBS had to dust off its forms and sharpen the quill pens it uses to announce big ratings news, because DOWNTON ABBEY came back strong in its Season 2 debut. The network announced that Downton‘s premiere was watched by 4.2 million viewers.  Apart from doubling PBS’s usual primetime average–which is no surprise–it was up […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 10.25.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted October 26, 2021 by Mitch Metcalf

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  DANCING WITH THE STARS dropped 0.06 to 0.71, and THE GOOD DOCTOR returned from a week off up 0.02 to 0.41. CBS:  Reruns at 0.48/0.38/0.29/0.26. NBC:  THE VOICE rose 0.09 to 0.85, but ORDINARY JOE was down 0.06 to 0.31. FOX:  With THE MASKED SINGER preempted by the World Series on […]

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THE SKED: FOX Season Finales

Posted March 19, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> FOX has added its season finales to the pile, which include an evening-long farewell to HOUSE.  Here’s the schedule: Tuesday April 17 9:30PM:  RAISING HOPE (Note:  after Hope‘s season finale, BREAKING IN will take over its timeslot for 3 weeks, although Breaking will still have a few unaired episodes after that, which will probably […]

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THE SKED PILOT REPORT: PREMIERING TONIGHT – “Bent”

Posted March 21, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> Disclaimer:  Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall.  Pilots are often reedited and rescored, and in some cases even recast or reshot.  So these critiques shouldn’t be taken as full reviews, but rather as a guide to the general style and content of the […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Saturday 2.12.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted February 15, 2022 by Mitch Metcalf

  BROADCAST FINALS:  NBC’s primetime WINTER OLYMPICS coverage was at 1.37.  ABC’s NBA game was at 0.92.  CW’s shows were at 0.05/0.06.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s portion of WINTER OLYMPICS coverage was at 0.39/0.36/0.31/0.29/0.17/0.16/0.15/0.11/0.11.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.33/0.31/0.19/0.18, with UFC PRELIMS at 0.31.  Hallmark’s original movie […]

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ShowBuzzDaily’s Top 25 Friday Cable Originals: 9.5.2014

Posted September 8, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Ratings for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Friday:

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.25.2021

Posted June 28, 2021 by Mitch Metcalf

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday June 25, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

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