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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.11.2020

Posted December 15, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  SHARK TANK, DATELINE and WWE SMACKDOWN gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH led Friday cable at 0.51/0.36/0.18, compared to last week’s 0.51/0.35/0.20.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.33, and a PRESEASON NBA […]

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THE SKED’S NIELSENWAR CHRONICLES: Week 1

Posted October 2, 2012 by Mitch Salem

  So:  what do we know now that we didn’t know a week ago? THE SWALLOWS AREN’T RETURNING TO CAPISTRANO.  Generally speaking, the TV season has a dynamic that repeats each year.  Every fall, viewers turn up in broad numbers for the launch of new series and return of old favorites, and as the season […]

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SKEDBALL: Weekly Sports TV Ratings 9.20-9.26.2021

Posted September 28, 2021 by Mitch Metcalf

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday September 20 through Sunday September 26, 2021.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 200K Persons 2+ live+same day).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. Here is the same week two years […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.30.2018

Posted July 31, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE PROPOSAL lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:   The limited docuseries REST IN POWER premiered at 0.25 on BET, and 0.20 on Paramount.  On AMC, DIETLAND’s season finale rose 0.02 to 0.09, and the UNAPOLOGETIC finale […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Friday 12.3.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted December 6, 2021 by Mitch Metcalf

  BROADCAST FINLS ABC:  The PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME was at 0.95. CBS:  SWAT aired a new episode for the first time since November 12, up a tenth to 0.54.  MAGNUM PI, back from an off-week, was down a tick to 0.42, and BLUE BLOODS, ditto, was down 0.07 to 0.39. NBC:  BAKING IT was at […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 5.30.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted June 1, 2022 by Mitch Metcalf

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A run of the movie ZOOTOPIA at 0.23 was followed by a rerun of THE CONNERS at 0.12. CBS:  Reruns at 0.26/0.23/0.21/0.22. NBC:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR was at 0.31, followed by a rerun WEAKEST LINK at 0.25. FOX:  DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS fell 0.09 to 0.27, and BEAT SHAZAM was down […]

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The Sked: MONDAY RATINGS March 11

Posted March 13, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

> NBC won another Monday night last night, though it was down significantly from last week due to a combination of lower early-evening TV usage because of Daylight Saving Time and increased competition from ABC with the all-night finale of The Bachelor.  CBS sat out the week with repeats, while FOX sunk to a 1.4 […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.26.2016

Posted February 29, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

      NETWORK FINALS:  THE ORIGINALS’ half of its crossover with THE VAMPIRE DIARIES gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH topped Friday cable, up 0.05 from last week to 1.31, and the network aired a VENOM HUNTERS rerun […]

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