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THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Mad Men”

Posted March 26, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> WHERE WE WERE:  Reeling from the news that Don Draper (Jon Hamm) had proposed to his French-Canadian secretary Megan (Jessica Pare).  In other cubicles at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, Joan (Christina Hendricks), pregnant by Roger Sterling (John Slattery) and not her doctor/soldier husband, had decided to keep the baby after all, assuming hubby wouldn’t […]

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The Sked: TUESDAY RATINGS March 20

Posted March 21, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

>Another tough Tuesday on the broadcast networks.  Back with original episodes, CBS won the night with a 2.7 rating with Adults 18-49, and The Eye is the only network with a show over a 3 rating on the night (NCIS with a season low 3.3 rating).  A lot of shows between a mid-1 and low-2 […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.25.2016

Posted July 26, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

      NETWORK FINALS:  There was some shuffling in the DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION ratings, as both NBC and CBS gained 0.1 in final numbers, and ABC lost the same.  Also down 0.1 were the reruns of the MADTV 20TH ANNIVERSARY special and PENN & TELLER: FOOL US.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 9.15.2017

Posted September 16, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

  The ACM HONORS special was steady. 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 chart. […]

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THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8/21/13

Posted August 22, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  The summer’s unscripted Big 3 stayed in command last night. FOX:  MASTERCHEF was the highest rated show of the night with a 2.3, up 0.1 from last week. CBS:  BIG BROTHER rose 0.2 to 2.2, which was also up a tick from last year’s parallel night. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT held at its season […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.17.2021

Posted August 18, 2021 by Mitch Metcalf

      BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS: ABC:  An all-evening marathon of HOME ECONOMICS reruns, with a 0.18-0.33 range. CBS:  Reruns at 0.26-0.29. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT ticked down to 0.94, and COLLEGE BOWL dipped 0.04 to 0.39. FOX:  LEGO MASTERS slipped 0.02 to 0.46, while FANTASY ISLAND fell 0.11 from last week’s premiere to 0.27. CW:  […]

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Broadcast Network Standings through Six Weeks

Posted November 5, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

A quick update. SEASON TO DATE through six full weeks (39 nights of official ratings and 3 nights of adjusted fast nationals), NBC is averaging a 2.77 rating in prime time (up 20% from the same period last year). CBS is back in second place with a 2.36 (down 17%). FOX is back in third place […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 6.12.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted June 14, 2022 by Mitch Metcalf

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS at 0.41, the special TIME 100 was at 0.28.  It was followed by reruns at 0.20/0.17/0.25. CBS:  After a rerun 60 MINUTES at 0.38, THE TONY AWARDS returned for its first real presentation since 2019 (last year was a musical performance special in lieu […]

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