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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings

Posted September 3, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday August 31 and Sunday September 1, 2013. (The 56 markets out of 210 total cover about 70% of the US television population.)   College football kicked off with a very strong game in prime time Saturday on ABC (a […]

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THE SKED’s Fall TV Ratings Predictions – Tuesday

Posted May 21, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  Our soothsaying group of former NBC head of Scheduling Mitch Metcalf, longtime head of NBC Current Programming Ted Frank and myself is continuing to set out instant, perhaps foolhardy predictions of what next fall’s primetime ratings will be.  Yesterday we covered Monday, and appropriately enough, it’s now time for a look at a Tuesday […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1.4.2018

Posted January 5, 2018 by Mitch Salem

  A moderate start for THE FOUR. 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 […]

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The Sked: SUNDAY RATINGS April 29 — The Declines Continue

Posted April 30, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

>On the first Sunday of the May Sweep, ABC won the night by matching its rating on the same evening last year, while the other broadcast declined from year-ago levels: CBS down four tenths of a rating point, FOX down a negligible one tenth, and NBC down a disastrous nine tenths of a rating point.  […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 5.17.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted May 18, 2023 by Mitch Salem

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  JEOPARDY MASTERS was steady at 0.50.  After a rerun, THE GAME SHOW SHOW was down 0.02 to 0.28. CBS:  SURVIVOR gained 0.04 to 0.71.  The series finale of TRUE LIES was up 0.05 to 0.22. NBC:  The CHICAGO franchise included MED up 0.07 to 0.47, FIRE up 0.05 to 0.49, and […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 7.18.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted July 19, 2022 by Mitch Metcalf

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE ticked down to 0.71, and CLAIM TO FAME ticked up to 0.37. CBS:  Reruns at 0.33/0.29/0.27/0.28. NBC:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR ticked down to 0.35, and THE WEAKEST LINK was down 0.03 to 0.25. FOX:  DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS rose 0.05 to 0.33, and BEAT SHAZAM was up 0.02 to […]

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THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6/18/13

Posted June 19, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  It was a big night for basketball and song. ABC:  Per Mitch Metcalf:  We are estimating that last night’s Game 6 of the NBA FINALS, in which Miami forced a Game 7 on Thursday by beating San Antonio in overtime, will end up with a 7.6 rating in the official nationals later today when […]

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AUDIENCE MAP: CBS Primetime Full 2014-2015 Season

Posted May 25, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

The AUDIENCE MAP series continues with a look back at the complete 2014-2015 television season.  CBS’s primetime lineup is shown below.  As a reminder, the programs are arranged by broadcast schedule, with each show placed on the night it spent most of the season.  The audience share for each of 30 gender-age subgroups is noted for […]

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