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THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/13/12

Posted November 14, 2012 by Mitch Salem

Ugliness in almost all directions. NBC:  THE VOICE had by far its worst regular outing of the season at 3.0, down 0.8 from 2 weeks ago (Election Night preempted all of primetime last week) and tying a clip show that aired on Oct 2.  The “good” news for NBC was that despite the Voice’s tailspin […]

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THE SKED PILOT REPORT: PREMIERING TONIGHT – “Smash”

Posted February 6, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> Disclaimer:  Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall.  Pilots are often reedited and rescored, and in some cases even recast or reshot.  So these critiques shouldn’t be taken as full TV pilot reviews, but rather as a guide to the general style and content […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.20.2018

Posted October 23, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 0.7.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Every show in Saturday cable’s Top 10 was sports-related.  Fox Sports 1’s NLCS Game 7 led at 1.82.  ESPN’s NBA game was at 1.48.  The same network’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3.10.2019

Posted March 11, 2019 by Mitch Salem

  A bad night for almost everyone. 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 analysis and […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Friday 12.3.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted December 6, 2021 by Mitch Metcalf

  BROADCAST FINLS ABC:  The PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME was at 0.95. CBS:  SWAT aired a new episode for the first time since November 12, up a tenth to 0.54.  MAGNUM PI, back from an off-week, was down a tick to 0.42, and BLUE BLOODS, ditto, was down 0.07 to 0.39. NBC:  BAKING IT was at […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.18.2017

Posted April 19, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE MIDDLE gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun of THE FLASH lost the same.  Notably, there was no change in the series low NCIS number.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Freeform’s final season premiere of PRETTY LITTLE […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.9.2019

Posted December 10, 2019 by Mitch Salem

        NETWORK FINALS:  After football-related adjustment, THE GREAT XMAS LIGHT FIGHT dropped 0.2 and the rerun THE GOOD DOCTOR was down 0.1.  In addition, THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers, and MAKING IT lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 2.9.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted February 10, 2022 by Mitch Salem

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The JEOPARDY COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP dropped a tenth from Tuesday to 0.54.  THE CHASE was at 0.34/0.27 compared to last week’s 0.34. NBC:  BIG BROTHER CELEBRITY EDITION fell 0.18 from last Wednesday to 0.60.  THE AMAZING RACE lost 0.09 to 0.55.  A rerun of NCIS was at 0.25. NBC:  The WINTER OLYMPICS […]

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