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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2.20.2015

Posted February 21, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  Even in rerun form, SNL40 outperformed the usual NBC Friday line-up. 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). […]

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THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/16/18

Posted January 17, 2013 by Mitch Salem

American Idol isn’t scary anymore. FOX:  As Mitch Metcalf detailed this morning, AMERICAN IDOL‘s 6.0 season debut–while obviously still a huge number for any network series–was down 1.4 ratings points from last year’s premiere, and down a staggering 3.7 points from 2 years ago, a margin that in itself would be the rating for a […]

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THE SKED: “Bones” Rattles to Season 10; “Almost Human” Isn’t Quite

Posted January 29, 2014 by Mitch Salem

  FOX has announced the Season 10 renewal of BONES, which isn’t a major surprise, considering that the show has been a reliable performer for the network wherever it’s been scheduled–most recently in the netherworld of Friday nights.  (The only thing that could have kept Bones from a renewal was the cost associated with talent […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6.5.2017

Posted June 6, 2017 by Mitch Salem

  Very little change from last week. 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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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.13.2018

Posted February 14, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s numbers, and that includes the WINTER OLYMPICS, which did not adjust up from prelims.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports dominated Tuesday cable, with TNT’s NBA doubleheader in the #1/#5 slots at 1.16 […]

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THE SKED: Cable Ratings August 16-22

Posted August 24, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf

>A fairly typical summer week on cable.  Jersey Shore and True Blood land on top of the chart, while ESPN’s Monday Night Football (preseason) had a good showing.  Keeping Up with the Kardashians (featuring the taste and elegance of a wedding that only a cable reality series can muster) was up to a 2.0 rating […]

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SKEDBALL: Weekly Sports TV Ratings 2.22-2.28.2021

Posted March 2, 2021 by Mitch Metcalf

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday February 22 through Sunday February 28, 2021.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 200K Persons 2+ live+same day).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the similar chart […]

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UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK THURSDAY SCORECARD – 8/7/14

Posted August 8, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

  THURSDAY BROADCAST:  Because this morning’s numbers were so screwed up, we’ll just start fresh with the broadcast networks. CBS:  BIG BROTHER, after all the adjustments, was up 0.1 to 2.3.  Even after the football effect was removed, the night’s rerun of THE BIG BANG THEORY was up half a point to a big 2.1. […]

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