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THE SKED Cable & Network Ratings Scorecard – 9/29/13

Posted September 30, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  For one last glorious night, Walter White truly was The One Who Knocks. AMC:  Ratings for the finale of BREAKING BAD smashed through even the huge expectations.  The show was watched by 10.3M people in its 9PM airing.  That was almost 40% higher than last week–which was itself a series record.  It was the […]

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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings

Posted September 30, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday September 28 and Sunday September 29, 2013. (The 56 markets out of 210 total cover about 70% of the US television population.)   College Football Week 5 Top Games on Saturday 4.9 rating CBS 3:30 pm #6 LSU at #9 Georgia 4.1 […]

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The Sked: SUNDAY Ratings Charts

Posted September 30, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Sunday last night, last year and last week:

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THE SKED Network Ratings Scorecard – 9/27/13

Posted September 28, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  Nothing hit a 2 rating on the first Friday of the new season. CBS:  HAWAII 5-0 had an underwhelming Friday debut with 1.5, down 0.3 from last year’s Monday start.  It was even with the premiere of UNDERCOVER BOSS (which was even with its own premiere last season), but below the 1.7 for BLUE […]

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THE SKED NETWORK RATINGS SCORECARD – 9/26/13

Posted September 27, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  Another NBC vs CBS showdown–but this one goes the other way. CBS:  Two-thirds of a remarkable night.  The back-to-back episodes of THE BIG BANG THEORY that served as its Season 7 premiere were spectacular at 5.3/5.8, not just the highest network scores of the week (barring football), but up from last year’s 5.0 for […]

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THE SKED NETWORK RATINGS SCORECARD – 9/25/13

Posted September 26, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  After the excitement of the past two days, with the arrivals of The Blacklist and Agents of SHIELD, last night’s numbers were on the dull side. ABC:  Even though ABC won the night, there was no good news in the line-up.  THE MIDDLE began its season at 2.4, down 0.5 from last fall.  The […]

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THE SKED NETWORK RATINGS SCORECARD – 9/24/13

Posted September 25, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  Marvel took over more of the universe last night. ABC:  AGENTS OF SHIELD was meant to be a blockbuster from the moment its development was announced, and so it was, with a giant 4.6 start that tied The Voice in the 8PM hour.  That’s 50% higher than the 3.1 debut for ABC’s last try at […]

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Top Cable & Broadcast Shows of the Week

Posted September 24, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Better late than never — the weekly ranking of the top telecasts on television the last two weeks.

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