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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7.20.2018

Posted July 21, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

  Another weak summer Friday on broadcast TV. 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 follows the […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.22.2016

Posted February 23, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

    NETWORK FINALS:  THE BACHELOR gained 0.1 in final numbers, but CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND dipped 0.1 to a low 0.3 (even by CW standards).           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The usual suspects were at the top of Monday cable.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.43/1.42/1.20, […]

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UPDATED with BROADCAST: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.8.2016

Posted September 9, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

              Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s acclaimed BETTER THINGS debuted moderately at 0.31.  (The network also announced today that SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL, which had the timeslot last week, has been canceled.)  Meanwhile, HGTV had three of the Top 5 shows on a very quiet Thursday […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.1.2017

Posted February 2, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of THE GOLDBERGS gained 0.1 in final numbers.  A couple of less-rounded finals:  STAR ended up at 1.26, and THE 100 at 0.43.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The opening episode of BET’s MADIBA miniseries was a mere […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2.16.2017

Posted February 17, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

  THE BIG BANG THEORY became smaller. 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 […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.16.2017

Posted March 17, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s end of NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage adjusted to 1.1 in final numbers for the early primetime segment and 1.4 for the later portion.  Elsewhere, THE CATCH and THE BLACK LIST: REDEMPTION both lost 0.1s that they couldn’t spare, leaving them at 0.7.  Let’s also take notice of the fact […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.19.2017

Posted August 22, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  Due to sports preemptions, there were heavy adjustments in final numbers.  On ABC, the respective reruns of AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOMEVIDEOS, THE $100,000 PYRAMID and IN AN INSTANT were down 0.3/0.3/0.2.  On CBS, the reruns of 48 HOURS and DIANA:  HER LIFE & DEATH were down 0.6/0.5.  FOX’s reruns of […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.30.2018

Posted January 31, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  The 8:30PM FRESH OFF THE BOAT lost 0.1 in final numbers, and NBC stayed on top in broadcast STATE OF THE UNION coverage, although the rating adjusted to 1.3.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Perhaps not surprisingly, this President’s STATE […]

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