2015-16 TV Season

NIELSENWAR: How The Networks Learned To Stop Worrying & Love the Bombs

Posted November 30, 2015 by Mitch Salem

  1.3.  0.9.  1.4.  1.1.  0.7.  1.2.  1.3. 1.2. Those are, respectively, the most recent Live + Same Day ratings for Quantico, Grandfathered, Code Black (which actually had a bump for the week thanks to a higher than usual lead-in), The Mysteries of Laura, The Grinder, The Muppets, Limitless, and Rosewood–all of which have received […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.28.2019

Posted October 29, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

  A good night for DANCING WITH THE STARS–for now. 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). […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.13.2020

Posted July 14, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Monday numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE notched another win at 0.88/0.49/0.48, compared to last week’s 0.79/0.52/0.47.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK gained 0.02 to 0.57.  USA’s WWE telecast was at […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.13.2016

Posted May 16, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

    NETWORK FINALS:  GRIMM and THE AMAZING RACE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while 20/20 lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game topped Friday cable (and broadcast) at 1.43. Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE edged up 0.02 to 0.75.  NBC Sports […]

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THE SKED PILOT REPORT: PREMIERING TONIGHT – NBC’s “Prime Suspect”

Posted September 22, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> Disclaimer:  Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall.  Pilots are often reedited and rescored, and in some cases even recast or reshot.  So these critiques shouldn’t be taken as full reviews, but rather as a guide to the general style and content of the […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.15.2015

Posted October 16, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  For those keeping count, today’s network excuses are THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL and the MLB PLAYOFFS. 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 […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.23.2020

Posted March 24, 2020 by Mitch Salem

        NETWORK FINALS:  9-1-1 gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MANIFEST and THE GOOD DOCTOR lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  News topped Monday cable again, with Fox News’s THE STORY at 0.75/1.19/6.1M, CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.67/0.95/3.4M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Friday Cable Originals: 8.29.2014

Posted September 2, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

  Below are the ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts from Friday night.  Note that due to the holiday weekend, THE KNICK took the week off on Cinemax, as did HBO’s original series on Sunday night.  (HBO itself ran a KNICK rerun with a 0.02 result.)  However, JONAH FROM TONGA […]

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