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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 5.2-3.2015

Posted May 4, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday May 2 and Sunday May 3, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Click here for a look at sports ratings from the same weekend last year. Triple Crown: Kentucky […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11.17.2017

Posted November 18, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

  Another weak network Friday. 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 follows the chart. ABC:  2 […]

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Promo Watch NEW FALL SHOW PROMOTION — 666 Park Avenue and Nashville Jump to an Early Lead

Posted June 26, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

Promo Watch begins and so far ABC’s 666 Park Avenue and Nashville stand out so far (thanks to a solid assist from the NBA). With the arrival of summer, it is time for the broadcast networks to get busy rolling out their marketing campaigns for their new fall shows.  While each network employs a variety […]

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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10/25/12

Posted October 26, 2012 by Mitch Salem

Several TV institutions tottered last night. ABC:  It’s going to be awfully hard to justify a back order for LAST RESORT, which plunged 0.4 to a terrible 1.3.  Perhaps even scarier for ABC was GREY’S ANATOMY.  The show has been steadily sinking since its season premiere (last night’s episode was the first of the fall […]

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Weekly Network Ratings & Summer to Date Rankings

Posted July 15, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Projected weekly network ratings in prime time (based on four days of official nationals and three days of fast nationals).  NBC is on track to hang on for another victory in primetime with adults 18-49 this past week, although CBS and FOX are extremely close behind in a virtual three-way tie for first place.  All […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.26.2020

Posted February 27, 2020 by Mitch Salem

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE MASKED SINGER gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY led Wednesday cable, up 0.05 to 0.47, and SUMMER HOUSE ticked down to 0.18.  It was a big night for Fox […]

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THE SKED REBOOT REVIEW: “Law & Order: SVU”

Posted September 22, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> Until now, LAW & ORDER:  SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT has been unique to the franchise in not having undergone a periodic reshuffling of its cast.  For 12 seasons, SVU had been the only one of the series to be star-driven, anchored by the team of Chris Meloni and Mariska Hargitay.  But Meloni and NBC were […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.13.2016

Posted August 16, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

    NETWORK FINALS:  OLYMPICS coverage gained half a point to 6.8 in final numbers.  ABC’s finals were a mess, presumably because of local sports preemptions:  LAST MAN STANDING and DR KEN were each down 0.3 to 0.3/0.2, 20/20 fell 0.2 to 0.3, and BOSTON EMS was down 0.1 to 0.3.  In addition, FOX’s HOTEL […]

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