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The Sked: MARCH MADNESS — Ratings Outlook

Posted March 12, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

>March Madness, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, kicks off this week on CBS and a trio of cable networks (TNT, TBS and TruTV) with University of Kentucky, Michigan State, Syracuse and University of North Carolina the #1 seeds in the four regions.  The ratings impact in prime time is minimal the first week but builds […]

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THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6/4/13

Posted June 5, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  Talent competition shows continued to dominate network television. NBC:  After THE VOICE‘s new Tuesday low 3.0 (down 0.2 from last week), AMERICA’S GOT TALENT premiered with a 3.1 rating from 9-11 pm (3.0, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.0 by half hour).  This was its lowest-ever premiere; last year the show debuted with a 3.7 rating, […]

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THE SKED: FOX Joins the Backorder Brigade

Posted October 8, 2012 by Mitch Salem

  One trend of the early season seems to be networks willing to accept ratings from their newcomers that would have ensured cancellation just a few seasons ago.  Last week NBC gave a full-season order to The New Normal, which instantly rolled out a tepid 1.7 rating, and today it’s FOX’s turn.  THE MINDY PROJECT […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.29.2015

Posted July 30, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  EXTANT, MASTERCHEF and LAST COMIC STANDING all found an extra 0.1 in final numbers. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s DUCK DYNASTY retained its hold on Wednesday cable, although it was down 0.14 from last week to 0.77.  Lead-out WAHLBURGERS slipped 0.02 to 0.48, then DONNY LOVES JENNY was steady at 0.35, and LACHEY’S BAR scored 0.26.  […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Friday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 1.16.2015

Posted January 20, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  HAWAII 5-0 gained 0.1 in final numbers. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): 12 MONKEYS got off to an OK 0.43 start for Syfy.  Perhaps understandably for a show based on a 20-year old movie, it skewed quite old, […]

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THE SKED NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/29/13

Posted November 30, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Garth Brooks. CBS:  On an otherwise weak night, GARTH BROOKS: LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS towered over everything else at 1.8, better than anything CBS has run all fall in the 9-11PM Friday slot.  It was particularly impressive because the special got no lead-in at all from two rerun holiday specials, […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8.22.2019

Posted August 23, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

Note: ABC, CBS and especially NBC numbers below will go down in the nationals this afternoon because of local pre-emptions for various NFL PRESEASON games. FOX should also go up about +15% when live west coast viewing is added this afternoon.  Given all the likely changes, we’ll hold our ratings analysis until final numbers are […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.18.2018

Posted September 19, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

      NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and CASTAWAYS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the PALEY CENTER SALUTES THIS IS US special and the NCIS: NEW ORLEANS rerun lost the same.  In addition, both CW reruns dropped 0.1, which might have been the result of a local sports preemption.          […]

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