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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Thursday Cable Originals: 9.4.2014

Posted September 5, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NFL FOOTBALL on NBC adjusted to a lower-than-expected 10.2, a hair under last year’s opening game.  Not that it matters much except in terms of percentages, but THE QUEST improved by 0.2 in final numbers to a still-terrible 0.5. Below are the ratings in key demos for Thursday’s Top 25 cable telecasts, […]

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Wednesday Cable Ratings Delay (Updated with Broadcast Nationals)

Posted April 16, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

Cable nationals for Wednesday 4.15.2015 are delayed by Nielsen.  They should be available early Friday morning, probably by 6:30 am PT / 9:30 am ET. UPDATE: Wednesday 4.15.2015 cable nationals are now posted. Meantime, here are the official live+same day ratings for Wednesday April 15, 2015 broadcast programs only:  

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.15.2019

Posted February 19, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  2 networks carried NBA ALL-STAR Weekend events, with TNT’s RISING STARS telecast at 0.69, and ESPN’s ALL-STAR EVENT at 0.60.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH rose 0.07 to […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.10.2019

Posted September 11, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE was steady at 1.1, followed by reruns at 0.4/0.3. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT lost 0.1 to 1.4, and BRING THE FUNNY was steady at 0.7. FOX:  After a rerun of THE RESIDENT at 0.4, the season finale of FIRST RESPONDERS LIVE was up 0.1 to […]

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The Sked: Saturday Network Scorecard 10.26.2019

Posted October 27, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

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). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.7.2020

Posted January 8, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  The BATWOMAN rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The missile attack on the US base in Iraq was huge for cable news, with Fox News’s HANNITY on top at 0.79/1.17/5.7M, CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at […]

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SKEDBALL: World Series Ratings through Game 7

Posted November 3, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

World Series Game 7 last night ended up with 40 million persons 2+ in an average minute and a stellar 12.6 P18-49 demographic rating, versus around 24 million P2+ and a 7 P18-49 demo rating for the last two Game 7 telecasts (in 2011 and 2014).   The Game 7 audience peaked in the 11:30-11:45 […]

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SKEDBALL: Weekly Sports TV Ratings 8.3-8.9.2020

Posted August 11, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday August 3 through Sunday August 9, 2020.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size now 200K P2+ live+same day).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the similar chart […]

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