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THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: CBS Picks Up “Friends With Better Lives”
Posted May 12, 2013 by Mitch Salem
CBS continues to trickle out its new series orders, and the latest to be announced is the sitcom FRIENDS WITH BETTER LIVES, about friends who each envy the others, with a cast that includes James Van Der Beek, Brooklyn Decker (surprisingly funny last season on The League) and Whitney survivor Zoe Lister-Jones. It’s written […]
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THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: ABC Midseason Trailer – “Mixology”
Posted May 14, 2013 by Mitch Salem
Another TBD for ABC’s midseason: the high-concept comedy MIXOLOGY. The entire season takes place in a single night, at a bar where 10 single people are looking for love (or a close substitute), which–if things don’t go well–has the potential of feeling like one long night. Think of it as a sitcom 24, but […]
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Weekly Cable and Broadcast Program Rankings
Posted May 21, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf
Updated telecast rankings for the week ending Sunday.
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Top Cable and Broadcast Telecasts of the Week
Posted June 11, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf
The top programs on both broadcast and cable over the last few weeks. Programs scoring a 1.3 adult 18-49 rating or higher are listed. Also, for reference, The Tony Awards on CBS Sunday was added to the list.
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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings
Posted July 1, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf
The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday June 29 and Sunday June 30, 2013. (The 56 markets out of 210 total cover about 70% of the US television population.) Stop the presses! Major League Baseball was the top sporting event this weekend. Not because […]
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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.17.2020
Posted July 20, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf
NETWORK FINALS: DATELINE and the new MASTERS OF ILLUSION lost 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The cable day and cable news were led by CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.29/0.44/2.7M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.22/0.36/3M, […]
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Top Cable & Broadcast Programs: The Week So Far
Posted August 2, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf
Top telecast rankings through Thursday.
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Top Cable and Broadcast Shows of the Week (through Wednesday)
Posted August 22, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf
A&E’s Duck Dynasty is in a good position to win another week on all of television. The second episode of this season is down only half a rating point from last week’s premiere to a 4.5 rating with adults 18-49.