2014-15 TV Season

THE SKED: Larry Wilmore and “The Minority Report” Will Take the “Colbert Report” Slot

Posted May 9, 2014 by Mitch Salem

  With the need to replace The Colbert Report now that its host will be leaving for network pastures when his contract expires at the end of 2014, and knowing that since that show is built entirely around Stephen Colbert’s particular character, the new series would necessarily be very different, Comedy Central had a very […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.31.2018

Posted November 1, 2018 by Mitch Salem

  A scary Halloween for quite a few shows. 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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THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Metro”

Posted September 1, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> See A Word About Busted Pilots The word was that Stephen Gaghan’s pilot METRO was in serious consideration for NBC’s schedule until the very end (conventional wisdom has it that the final choice came down to Metro vs. Awake, and the latter made the cut).  That’s too bad:  the pilot is an impressive piece […]

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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 8.19-20.2017

Posted August 22, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday August 19-20, 2017.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the same chart for the same weekend last year, August 20-21, […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2.10.2020

Posted February 11, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

  A strong night for THE BACHELOR. 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 SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3.1.2020

Posted March 2, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

  The shifts were mostly downward. 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 comparisons […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5.15.2019

Posted May 16, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

  A season finale that actually ticked up from last year. 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 […]

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The Sked: Tuesday Week 6

Posted October 31, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

NBC cruised to a commanding 4.0 rating with adults 18-49 last night, thanks to an extra hour of The Voice and a benching of the comedies.  CBS finished in second place with a 2.6 rating, where the network seems to have settled on Tuesday nights.  FOX and ABC continue their Tuesday collapses, however, averaging under a 2 […]

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