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February 19, 2022
 

Ratings Delays Due to Presidents Day Holiday

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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The Presidents Day holiday will cause delays for national U.S. television ratings (live+same day cable and broadcast) for several days.

This is how the cable and broadcast nationals should roll out the next week or so. We will update this schedule if anything changes.  (All times Pacific.)

  • Friday 2/18 nationals available Tuesday 2/22 by 2 pm
  • Saturday 2/19 nationals available Wednesday 2/23 by 8 am
  • Sunday 2/20 nationals available Wednesday 2/23 by 8 am
  • Monday 2/21 nationals available Wednesday 2/23 by 2 pm
  • Tuesday 2/22 nationals available Thursday 2/24 by 8 am
  • Wednesday 2/23 cable nationals available Thursday 2/24 by 2 pm*
    • 2/23 broadcast nationals available Friday 2/25 by 8 am
  • Thursday 2/24 cable nationals available Friday 2/25 by 2 pm*
    • 2/24 broadcast nationals available Monday 2/28 by 8 am

* denotes normal release time

The schedule will return to normal with the release of Friday 2/25 cable and broadcast nationals by 2 pm Monday 2/28.

Annoyed by holiday ratings delays? A break is coming. Soon we enter the longest period of the year between holiday delay weeks (mid-February through the end of May), a few weeks longer than the period between Labor Day and Thanksgiving.

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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.