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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.18.2019

Posted July 19, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  ELEMENTARY and the rerun THE WALL each lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER was again at the top of Thursday cable, but down 0.15 from last week to 0.52, with UNTOLD STORIES […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.14.2016

Posted December 15, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  The SNL CHRISTMAS SPECIAL rose 0.1 in final numbers, but both the SURVIVOR finale and the REUNION SPECIAL lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s VIKINGS won a subdued night for cable, up 0.02 to 0.56, with […]

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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 1.20-21.2018

Posted January 23, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday January 20-21, 2018.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the same chart for the same weekend last year, January 21-22, […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.1.2021

Posted January 5, 2021 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant upward adjustments (to the next tenth) for the reruns of 20/20 and MAGNUM PI.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As expected, New Year’s Day cable was dominated by ESPN’s CFP SEMIFINALS games at 4.94/4.46, which compared to […]

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Broadcast News & Late Night Series: Week of 4.6-4.12.2020

Posted April 19, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

Welcome to the Broadcast News & Late Night Series report, a weekly round-up of broadcast series that air outside primetime such as the 6:30 pm weeknight newscasts, the 7-9 am news and interview shows and the late night comedy series. Other weekly news and late night series such as Saturday Night Live and the Sunday […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Saturday 7.9.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted July 12, 2022 by Mitch Salem

  BROADCAST FINALS:  NBC’s TRANSPLANT gained 0.02 to 0.11.  FOX’s MLB game was at 0.49.  CW’s originals were at 0.03/0.03.  Univision’s LIGA matches were at 0.20/0.28.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On ESPN, UFC FIGHT NIGHT was at 0.24/0.17, and WIMBLEDON coverage was at 0.21/0.16.  On ESPN2, a FORMULA 1 […]

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The Sked: Tuesday Network Scorecard 7.25.2017

Posted July 26, 2017 by Mitch Salem

  SOMEWHERE BETWEEN isn’t anywhere good. 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 and comparisons follow the […]

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SKEDBALL: Weekly Sports TV Ratings 6.10-6.16.2019

Posted June 18, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday June 10 through Sunday June 16, 2019.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K 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 for the same […]

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