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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports Ratings Bowl

Posted December 10, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

FOX had a very strong NFL Sunday doubleheader.  The late afternoon time period (4:30 pm ET games) was the highest-rated of the four slots (as usual) with a 14.8 household rating in the 56 metered-markets that cover 70% of the country.  The extraordinary number was the first half of the doubleheader at 1:00 pm, a […]

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The Sked: Saturday Ratings 8.13.2016 — with OLYMPIC UPDATE

Posted August 14, 2016 by Mitch Salem

  Night 9 of the OLYMPICS is typically steady (aside from a big bump in Beijing), and that was true this year as well.  (NOTE: Local preseason NFL preemptions may shift ratings when final numbers are released on Tuesday.) DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics […]

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THE SKED: “Jimmy Kimmel Live” Moves to 11:35PM

Posted January 9, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  Jimmy Kimmel’s set got a bit of an upgrade, but other than that there was little visible evidence that the 11:35PM version of JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE will be very different from its midnight incarnation.  Kimmel has never been Mr. High-Concept–he leaves that for Letterman and Conan–and as Jay Leno, still the winner in both […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1.24.2020

Posted January 25, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

  A dip for wrestling. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day 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 follows the chart. […]

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The Sked: Saturday Ratings 8.27.2016

Posted August 28, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

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 FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/1/13

Posted February 2, 2013 by Mitch Salem

February begins with a night that can’t even find a single 2 rating. CBS:  UNDERCOVER BOSS had one of the two 1.9s of the night, steady with its last airing.  BLUE BLOODS and CSI NY were both at 1.5, which was down slightly for the first and even for the second. ABC:  The other 1.9 […]

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THE SKED: “The Americans” Get New Visas

Posted February 21, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  THE AMERICANS rebounded a bit in the ratings last night, rising to a 0.8 after 2 weeks of declines, but even if it had just held steady, FX would probably have awarded it a Season 2 renewal any time now.  As it is, the announcement was made today, since at 0.8 it was a […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.21.2020

Posted February 24, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.58/0.49/0.32, compared to last week’s 0.39/0.33/0.22.  A&E’s LIVE PD gained 0.03 to 0.56, with the lead-in hour up 0.02 to 0.28.  […]

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