NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s and FOX’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL games adjusted up 0.1 in finals.  In addition, DATELINE lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As usual for a fall Saturday, cable was dominated by COLLEGE FOOTBALL, with ESPN’s games at 1.18/0.80/0.61/0.59, and Fox […]

  THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT:  Watch It At Home – If Only The Engagement Were A Little Shorter…   Judd Apatow, as both director (The 40=Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up) and producer (Bridesmaids, Superbad, Pineapple Express, TV’s new Girls) has brought a tremendous amount of first-class comedy to large and small screens in recent years.  But […]

  CBS was, for the most part, very CBS in its choice of new series for next season, with a pair of spin-offs, some additional procedurals, one retread sitcom and another that fits right into the network’s multi-camera family comedy sweet spot.  The biggest surprise was the omission, at least for now, of How I […]

>Before we take a look at NBC’s promo activity in the extravaganza that is the Super Bowl, let’s review our forecast of the game itself.  We aim for precision in our predictions at ShowBuzzDaily, and while both Metcalf and Salem correctly predicted the winner of Super Bowl 46 (sorry, no Roman numerals here), Metcalf was […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were some significant adjustments due to local NFL preemptions.  ABC’s BACHELOR IN PARADISE fell 0.3, and the rerun of THE GOOD DOCTOR was down 0.02, while the entire CW line-up was down 0.1.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season […]

  OPENINGS:  There have been a lot of busted franchises this summer, but ANNABELLE: CREATION (New Line/Warners) held strong, with a $35M opening weekend that was down just 5% from the first Annabelle.  The new entry is considerably more frontloaded than the first, down 22% on Saturday compared to 10%, which may mean a US […]

  Hockey beat two returning summer veterans. 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). Ratings analysis and comparisons follow […]

  NOTE: Thursday fast nationals for all broadcast networks are inflated by a high number of local NFL PRESEASON pre-emptions. ABC pre-emptions include: Washington DC (Ravens), Houston and Cleveland. CBS pre-emptions: New York (Jets), Boston, Dallas and Pittsburgh. NBC pre-emptions: New York (Giants), Philadelphia, Washington DC and Tampa. FOX pre-emptions: Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis and St Louis. […]