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SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5.18.2017

Posted May 19, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

  More declining finales. 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. ABC:  […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 9.13.2018

Posted September 14, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

NOTE: CBS and NBC time-period ratings below are inflated about a tenth of a point by local broadcast pre-emptions for THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (aired nationally on the NFL Network). WKRC in Cincinnati carried the game instead of the CBS schedule, and WBAL in Baltimore carried the game instead of the NBC schedule. Also, the ratings […]

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THE SKED PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Don’t Trust the B— In Apt 23”

Posted April 19, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and the production of episodes for the regular season: a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may have had their own turnover) give plenty of notes, helpful and otherwise, and critics begin to […]

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WORLD CUP SKEDBALL — Day 6

Posted June 18, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Tuesday’s ESPN coverage of the World Cup featured two matches that had average ratings, and a third match (in the tough 11:30 am time period) that is the lowest-rated so far.  (Yesterday’s match are bolded in the table below.)  But 2014 is still pacing well ahead of 2010.  ESPN matches to date in 2014 are averaging 3.8 million […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 7.28.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted July 29, 2022 by Mitch Metcalf

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Returning from an off-week, PRESS YOUR LUCK gained 0.03 to 0.46, and GENERATION GAP was down 0.06 to 0.35.  THE CON premiered at 0.23. CBS:  After reruns at 0.31/0.30, BIG BROTHER returned up 0.07 to 0.78, followed by another rerun at 0.20. NBC:  Reruns at 0.21/0.28/0.20. FOX:  Reruns at 0.24/0.12/0.10. CW:  […]

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SKEDBALL: Weekly Sports TV Ratings 4.13-4.19.2020

Posted April 21, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

Here are the full week sports ratings (such as they are) for Monday April 13 through Sunday April 19, 2020.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+ live+same day).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6.27.2019

Posted June 28, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

  The more action-packed debate had stronger numbers. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day 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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2016-17 TV Season

UPDATED: NIELSENWAR UPFRONTS: Fall CBS Schedule(s)

Posted May 18, 2016 by Mitch Salem

  Conservative CBS is making lots of changes next fall. UPDATED with reactions to trailers, which are available here.     No network preaches the “Everything is just fine in broadcast TV” scripture louder than CBS, but the fact is that its biggest hits (The Big Bang Theory, NCIS, Survivor) are aging, and the network […]

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