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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.21.2018

Posted December 26, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from Friday’s preliminary network ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.79/0.63, preceded by COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games at 0.33/0.22.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH dropped 0.07 to 0.59, with pre-show THE DIRT at 0.21, […]

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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Alcatraz”

Posted January 17, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> Previously… On ALCATRAZ:  San Francisco cop Rebecca Madsen (Sarah Jones), whose partner was recently killed, finds herself embroiled in a mysterious case in which an Alcatraz inmate from 40 years ago, apparently long dead, has turned up not having aged a day and committing new murders.  Rebecca learns that all the Alcatraz prisoners who […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.21.2016

Posted December 22, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

      NETWORK FINALS:  The reruns of THE GOLDBERGS, AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE, ELF: BUDDY’S MUSICAL CHRISTMAS and SVU all lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN took the lead on Wednesday cable, with a Kentucky vs. Louisville COLLEGE BASKETBALL game at 0.76, […]

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UPDATED: THE SKED SUNDAY CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/2/14

Posted March 4, 2014 by Mitch Salem

  SUNDAY UPDATE:  In final FINAL numbers, THE ACADEMY AWARDS gained an extra 0.2 to 13.1, which although tiny as a percentage of total rating, was gratifying to the Academy and ABC, because it pushed the telecast 0.1 above last year’s Seth MacFarlane-hosted show in 18-49s (it was already comfortably up in older-skewing total viewers).  […]

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THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8/21/13

Posted August 22, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  The summer’s unscripted Big 3 stayed in command last night. FOX:  MASTERCHEF was the highest rated show of the night with a 2.3, up 0.1 from last week. CBS:  BIG BROTHER rose 0.2 to 2.2, which was also up a tick from last year’s parallel night. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT held at its season […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 10.2.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted October 4, 2022 by Mitch Metcalf

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The season premiere of AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS was at 0.34.  CELEBRITY JEOPARDY dropped 0.05 to 0.37, CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE fell 0.11 to 0.36, and THE ROOKIE ticked down to 0.30. CBS:  The network had the late national NFL game, so 60 MINUTES rocketed to 1.33.  The season premiere of […]

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NIELSENWAR 2014-15: CBS and Its Very CBS Pick-Ups

Posted May 9, 2014 by Mitch Salem

  CBS was, for the most part, very CBS in its choice of new series for next season, with a pair of spin-offs, some additional procedurals, one retread sitcom and another that fits right into the network’s multi-camera family comedy sweet spot.  The biggest surprise was the omission, at least for now, of How I […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Tuesday Cable Originals: 9.2.2014

Posted September 4, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Ratings for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Tuesday:  

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