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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.12.2017

Posted March 16, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  Since at this point Nielsen is issuing preliminary ratings and finals simultaneously as they catch up on their missing nights, we’ll skip to the finals and provide analysis here: ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS (1.0) and ONCE UPON A TIME (0.9) held at last week’s numbers.  TIME AFTER TIME […]

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The Sked: MONDAY RATINGS February 20

Posted February 21, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

> NBC continues to settle on Monday, down another three tenths of a rating point from last week across the entire night.  The Voice is down two tenths week to week (although that decline could become a one tenth drop when the official nationals are in).  The real decline is at 10 pm, with Smash […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.8.2015

Posted August 11, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only adjustments from preliminary numbers were for reruns:  an 0.1 bump  for RUNNING WILD, and 0.1 decreases for HAWAII 5-0 and HOME FREE. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As we’ve noted before, we’re relying on readers telling us that the anime shows running on Adult Swim are originals in their current versions (although in some cases the […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7.21.2015

Posted July 22, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  Nobody answered KNOCK KNOCK LIVE. 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 the […]

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THE SKED WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/30/12

Posted May 31, 2012 by Mitch Salem

    Summer network TV continues to fall behind cable. FOX:  It’s all but a foregone conclusion that everything on network TV last night was outrated by the Boston/Miami NBA Playoffs and History’s conclusion of Hatfields & McCoys.  The only show on the networks to score over a 1.5 rating in 18-49s was SO YOU […]

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NIELSENWAR Network Midterm Grades: ABC

Posted January 1, 2015 by Mitch Salem

  The broadcast networks aren’t what they used to be, and likely will never be again.  They’re collectively on a train that’s moving in the wrong direction, because the lion’s share of their revenues are based on the number of people who watch the commercials contained in their shows within a short time after initial […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.18.2016

Posted May 19, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

      NETWORK FINALS:  EMPIRE, THE GOLDBERGS and SVU gained 0.1 in final numbers, but both ARROW and SUPERNATURAL dipped the same.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was TNT’s turn to lead cable on Wednesday with its Golden State vs. Oklahoma City NBA PLAYOFFS game at 3.11, […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.30.2019

Posted December 31, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     NOTE:  At this time, we have no Monday cable ratings below the Top 150. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s college football coverage continued to dominate holiday cable, with the ORANGE BOWL at […]

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