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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.31.2019

Posted February 1, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  YOUNG SHELDON lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.88 (Golden State vs. 76ers)/0.54 (Toronto vs. Milwaukee).  TLC’s august DR PIMPLE POPPER jumped 0.12 to 0.75, and UNTOLD STORIES OF THE ER […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.3.2020

Posted October 6, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 0.8.  In addition, the reruns of THE WALL, ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES and SNL all lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s Auburn vs. Georgia COLLEGE FOOTBALL game led Saturday […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 8.30.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals (UPDATED)

Posted August 31, 2021 by Mitch Metcalf

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE dropped 0.13 to 0.91, and ULTIMATE SURFER was down 0.04 to 0.30. CBS:  Reruns at 0.23-0.37. NBC:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR climbed 0.09 to 0.54, and THE WALL was up 0.02 to 0.42. FOX:  HELL’S KITCHEN edged up 0.02 to 0.64.  It was followed by a pair of season […]

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THE SKED: “The Newsroom” To Break More News

Posted July 2, 2012 by Mitch Salem

  HBO announced today that its new Aaron Sorkin series THE NEWSROOM has been renewed for a 2d season, and that TRUE BLOOD will be back for Season 6.  Newsroom is the most talked-about new show of the summer, and True Blood is the network’s biggest hit, so neither of these decisions was in any […]

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UPDATED WITH ANALYSIS: NIELSENWAR: The CW Fall 2017 Schedule

Posted May 18, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

  See our analysis of the fall line-ups for NBC, FOX, ABC and CBS. In a way, CW got there before anyone else.  The mini-network has been able to make a business out of shrunken linear ratings for years, cobbling together low network license fees, lucrative SVOD deals, an extensive push on streaming, and international sales to produce […]

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THE SKED REBOOT REVIEW: “CSI”

Posted September 22, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> After 3 years of the morass that was Laurence Fishburne’s tenure, the original CSI:  CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, now with a new Wednesday 10PM timeslot, may have recaptured some of its old mojo.  The potential hero of the tale is Ted Danson, newly installed as D.B. Russell, head of the squad after Fishburne’s execution of […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.16.2020

Posted October 17, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

  The return of SHARK TANK led the night. 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 […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Monday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 6.1.2015

Posted June 2, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE gained 0.1 and THE ISLAND fell 0.1 in final numbers.  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As usual on Mondays without special events, the cable night belonged to USA’s WWE coverage and VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP.  The former was at 1.38-1.25 over its 3 hours (up about a tenth from […]

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