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The Sked: Sunday Ratings and Season to Date Update

Posted October 22, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

NBC had a relatively weak Sunday night, but it still won the night handily.  CBS had a very good Sunday, as the 4:30 pm national NFL game went into overtime and ended closer to 8 pm than the expected 7:30 pm.  ABC bounced back a bit from last week, while FOX took it on the […]

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THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 9/2/13

Posted September 3, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  For the most part, Labor Day brought the networks some modest increases. ABC:  MISTRESSES may be gaining some momentum at the right time, as its 2d try at 9PM (and penultimate episode of the summer) increased a healthy 0.3 to 1.3.   CBS:  The Time Warner Cable/CBS settlement (just in time for the start […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 9.4.2015

Posted September 5, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  There was barely any original programming on the networks for the Friday of Labor Day weekend.  NBC’s DATELINE was up 0.3 from last week to a 1.0 that tied a SHARK TANK rerun as the highest number of the night (DATELINE was also 0.3 ahead of the AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rerun that filled NBC’s […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2.21.2018

Posted February 22, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

  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 the chart. NBC:  The WINTER OLYMPICS […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7.6.2016

Posted July 7, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

  THE NIGHT SHIFT demonstrated the value of a lead-in. 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 […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 4.28.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted April 29, 2022 by Mitch Metcalf

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The broadcast share of the NFL DRAFT was at 0.86, down 0.19 from last year’s ABC portion. CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON gained 0.04 to 0.62, and UNITED STATES OF AL ticked up to 0.42.  Preceded by a rerun at 0.35, a new HOW WE ROLL slipped 0.03 to 0.32.  BULL was up […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2.10.2015

Posted February 11, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  Some moderately promising numbers for ABC. 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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2018-19 TV Season

NIELSENWAR: CW Fall Schedule & Analysis (With Full 5-Network Grid)

Posted May 17, 2018 by Mitch Salem

  Welcome to Upfronts week, when the broadcast networks (or what’s left of them) announce their Fall schedules and attempt to generate billions of dollars worth of excitement from advertisers.  It’s harder than ever to authoritatively analyze the thought process that goes into a broadcaster’s cancellation, renewal and pick-up decisions, because network ad revenues directly […]

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