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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.27.2019

Posted February 28, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  SURVIVOR gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE WORLD’S BEST lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader topped Wednesday cable at 0.78/0.60.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE ticked up to 0.53, with episodes of RIDICULOUSNESS at 0.20/0.18, compared […]

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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports Ratings — The Masters Rules

Posted April 15, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

CBS Sports continues its springtime roll, with The Masters coverage over the weekend up about 25% from last year.  Sunday’s final round hit an impressive 10.2 household rating in the 56 local markets measured by Nielsen (covering 70% of the country). NASCAR on Saturday night on FOX averaged a 3.5 household rating, down a tenth […]

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SKEDBALL: Weekly Sports TV Ratings 8.24-8.30.2020

Posted September 1, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday August 24 through Sunday August 30, 2020.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size now 200K P2+ live+same day).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the similar chart […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Update: 12.7.2015

Posted December 8, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

    NETWORK UPDATE:  Football adjustments brought down ABC’s line-up, as THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT dropped 0.1 and GREAT HOLIDAY BAKING SHOW fell 0.2 in final numbers.  Elsewhere, the 10:30PM TELENOVELA managed to gain 0.1, but that still wasn’t anything to boast about.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 9.8.2015

Posted September 10, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, and HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT lost the same.   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS took the night, up 0.05 from last week.  Right behind was ESPN’s coverage of the high-profile Williams sisters match at the US OPEN at 0.95.  Spike aired a […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12.7.2020

Posted December 8, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

NOTE: Many FOX stations (mostly in the Northeast and Texas) carried the regional NFL game between Washington and Pittsburgh. The game ended after 8PM ET and impacted the fast affiliate-based nationals for FOX. Precise program ratings for FOX primetime will be available this afternoon with the official nationals. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7.24.2018

Posted July 25, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

  No major news on a stable summer Tuesday. 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 […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Saturday 6.17.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted June 21, 2023 by Mitch Salem

  BROADCAST FINALS:  NBC’s US OPEN coverage was at 0.65.  FOX’s MLB game was at 0.19.  On CW, MASTERS OF ILLUSION dropped 0.02 to 0.02, and TOTALLY WEIRD & FUNNY was at 0.02/0.02 compared to last week’s 0.04/0.04.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On ESPN, COLLEGE WORLD SERIES coverage was […]

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