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UPDATED WITH NETWORK FINALS: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.3.2019

Posted December 4, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND slipped 0.02 to 0.67, with KINGS OF PAIN down 0.02 to 0.24.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL GAMES were at 0.54/0.50, preceded by the CFP […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 9.24.2020

Posted September 25, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

  NOTE: The ABC numbers below contain viewing of NFL THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL in Miami on WPLG. The FOX numbers below contain TNF viewing in Jacksonville on WFOX. Precise program ratings for Thursday night will be available this afternoon. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key […]

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THE SKED MOVIE PROMO WATCH: OSCAR NIGHT EDITION

Posted February 27, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> The Academy limits the number of movie ads that can be aired on the Oscar telecast (until recent years, they didn’t allow any), so as not to make the night look like the awards are shilling for the studios.  (God forbid!)  It’s not clear whether that’s the reason only 2 movie promos made it […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.24.2017

Posted May 25, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were 0.1 bumps in final numbers for DIRTY DANCING and EMPIRE, but the SURVIVOR REUNION SPECIAL lost 0.1         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  With no playoff games last night, it was a slow evening on cable.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.19.2017

Posted March 21, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

      NETWORK FINALS:  Despite the NCAA TOURNAMENT’s spillover into primetime, the only CBS adjustment was a 0.1 drop for NCIS: LA. Elsewhere, both the new and rerun episodes of LITTLE BIG SHOTS gained 0.1, and the rerun of BOB’S BURGERS lost 0.1.        Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5.3.2018

Posted May 4, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

  Some recoveries from last week’s lows. 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 […]

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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 8.13-14.2016

Posted August 16, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday August 13-14, 2016.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 150K 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, August […]

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The Sked: FRIDAY RATINGS June 22 — A Portrait of Two News Divisions

Posted June 23, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

An abysmal night of television Friday night for the most part, with the top-rated broadcast network (ABC) averaging a 1.1 preliminary Adult 18-49 rating.  NBC was a close second at a 1.0 rating from 8-11 pm, but NBC News distinguished itself in the 10 pm hour with adept coverage of the Jerry Sandusky guilty verdicts […]

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