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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3.11.2015

Posted March 12, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

In breaking news, EMPIRE did NOT set a new record last night. 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). […]

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THE SKED’s Fall TV Ratings Predictions – Friday

Posted May 23, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  We’ve arrived at Friday in our tour of the fall primetime schedule, and former head of NBC Scheduling Mitch Metcalf, former head of NBC Current Programming Ted Frank and I have our predictions ready.  (Here are our predictions for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.)  Friday is the least-watched (other than barely-programmed Saturday) and least dramatic […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.10.2016

Posted August 11, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

          NETWORK FINALS:  OLYMPICS coverage gained 0.1 in final numbers.              Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  RIO SUMMER OLYMPICS coverage was at the top of Wednesday cable as well, with NBC Sports Net’s primetime telecast at 0.68, CNBC at 0.25, USA […]

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THE SKED: There Will Always Be An England (On US TV) – “Downton” Hits New High

Posted January 6, 2014 by Mitch Salem

  Millions of Americans desperately worried about the plight of widowed Lady Mary knew where to go for their fix of British aristocracy last night, as DOWNTON ABBEY reached yet another new historic high for PBS.  The Season 4 premiere was watched by 10.2M viewers, up sharply from 7.9M for last year’s premiere (which was […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12.19.2019

Posted December 20, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

  Broadcast TV is sinking into its holiday torpor. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day 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 […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.1.2015

Posted October 2, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   NETWORK UPDATE:  THURSDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.9, up from last week’s 6.0.  In addition, THE PLAYER gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did the season premiere of BONES. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The cable portion of THURSDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL on NFL Network was at 1.6, up two-tenths from […]

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WORLD CUP SKEDBALL: Ratings for Final USA Match as Round of 16 Ends

Posted July 2, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Ratings for Tuesday’s ESPN matches have been added to the table below.  The 3:30 pm telecast of Belgium vs USA averaged 13,440,000 persons 2+, just behind the 13,774,000 for USA vs Portugal on Sunday June 22 at 6 pm, a much better time period.  The streaming viewership had to be around a few million,  so […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.27.2020

Posted October 28, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

NOTE: The numbers for FOX below will rise +25% or more in the official nationals when WORLD SERIES live viewing before 8PM PT in Southern California and the rest of the West Coast is factored in. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult […]

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