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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 2.6.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted February 8, 2022 by Mitch Metcalf

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  With the WINTER OLYMPICS airing, most of the other networks were in rerun mode.  Here that meant 0.53/0.49/0.44/0.24. CBS:  60 MINUTES was at 0.39, and BIG BROTHER: CELEBRITY EDITION was at 0.47.  Reruns followed at 0.23/0.20. NBC:  The WINTER OLYMPICS were at 2.01, the highest mark thus far, but still way […]

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AUDIENCE MAP: CW Primetime

Posted February 19, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

The AUDIENCE MAP series continues with a look at the detailed demographics for The CW’s primetime schedule for this season to date.  As a reminder, the audience shares for 30 distinct gender-age groups are displayed for each program below.  Programs in the chart are grouped by night so you can see the audience flow from […]

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THE SKED FINALE REVIEW: “Hatfields & McCoys”

Posted May 30, 2012 by Mitch Salem

    HATFIELDS & MCCOYS, already a blockbuster hit, kept its best and most compelling hours for last.  Although the conclusion of the 6-hour tale, directed throughout by Kevin Reynolds and with this installment written by Ted Mann and Ronald Parker, has its share of tense confrontations and large-scale action, it dwells more on the […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 3.3.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted March 4, 2022 by Mitch Salem

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  STATION 19 dropped 0.07 to 0.68, GREY’S ANATOMY fell 0.15 to 0.63, and BIG SKY was down a tick to 0.29. CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON dipped 0.03 to 0.60, B POSITIVE (out of timeslot) ticked up to 0.45, GHOSTS lost 0.03 to 0.52, and UNITED STATES OF AL (also slot-shifted) was down […]

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The Sked: Cable Ratings December 13-19

Posted December 21, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf

>ESPN’s Monday Night Football was back with a vengeance this week — a 6.4 Adult 18-49 rating for the Pittsburgh Steelers at San Francisco 49ers, the highest-rated game since November 7 (6.9 rating for Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles).   NFL Network was not so lucky Thursday, drawing the Jacksonville Jaguars at Atlanta Falcons.  The game […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 3.27.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted March 29, 2022 by Mitch Salem

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The network could feel good about the fact that THE OSCARS were up 1.64 (77%) to 3.76 in the 18-49 demo and up 6.2M (60%) in total viewers compared to 2021.  However, in comparison to 2020, the demo and total viewers were both down 29%, and this year’s telecast was the […]

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SKEDBALL: March Madness Begins

Posted March 18, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

The NCAA Basketball Tournament, March Madness, began rather quietly Tuesday night with two of “First Four” play-in games.  The 6:30 pm game last night averaged 903,000 persons 2+, somewhat below the 1 million number for the comparable games the last two years, also on TRU TV.  The demographics were also a little below normal for […]

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THE SKED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’S FALL 2011/12 THURSDAY TV SCHEDULE

Posted May 13, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> Welcome to ShowbuzzDaily’s coverage of the upcoming TV schedules for the 2011/12 TV season!  Above you see our guide to what to expect on Thursday nights this Fall:  the numbers are our projected Adults 18-49 ratings for each show; the capitalized titles are the new shows; and italics are for shows changing their time […]

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