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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.16.2020

Posted August 18, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  The LAST MAN STANDING rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s LOVECRAFT COUNTRY premiered at 0.23, slightly below the 0.25 start for WATCHMEN earlier this year; it was followed (after a rerun of the premiere) […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6.29.2017

Posted June 30, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

  The return of BATTLE OF THE NETWORK STARS wasn’t an event. 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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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Update: 11.3.2015

Posted November 4, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  FRESH OFF THE BOAT and BEST TIME EVER each gained 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  BET’s BEING MARY JANE took the night on cable, even though it fell a heavy 0.25 from last week (which means down 0.35 from the season premiere 2 weeks […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 2.5.2015

Posted February 6, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Both THE BLACKLIST and SCANDAL gained 0.1 in final Thursday numbers, as did GREY’S ANATOMY and both episodes (the original and the rerun) of THE BIG BANG THEORY.  (There was no change for ALLEGIANCE.)  The only loser was THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, which lost 0.1 to return to last week’s 0.7 rating. Ratings […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.27.2018

Posted June 28, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

      NETWORK FINALS:  MASTERCHEF, REVERIE and the rerun of AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE gained 0.1 in final numbers.  As expected, baseball adjustment reduced the CW reruns to 0.1/0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW led Wednesday cable at 0.53, down a tick from last […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.30.2015

Posted July 31, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  BIG BROTHER received an extra 0.1 in final numbers, as did FOOD FIGHTERS. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Despite a two-tenths drop from last week to 0.81, MTV’s TEEN MOM was again the Thursday cable leader.  (It was down similarly in the F12-34 demo, at 1.27 after last week’s 1.48.)  Its lead-out ONE BAD CHOICE, […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.6.2019

Posted January 8, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE GOLDEN GLOBES adjusted to 5.2, up 0.2 from last year–but as we noted yesterday, with an NFL lead-in much higher than the show had in 2018.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Scripted cable was led by Bravo’s DIRTY JOHN, […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.11.2015

Posted October 13, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 6.9 in final numbers, far below last week’s 8.7.  For whatever it’s worth, BLOOD & OIL gained 0.1.  Everything on CBS was adjusted by 0.1:  down for 60 MINUTES and CSI: CYBER, up for MADAM SECRETARY and THE GOOD WIFE.  On FOX, the football-inflated GRINDER rerun […]

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