> DISCLAIMER: These initial impressions are based on the clips (usually 3-5 minutes) released by the networks to use in their Upfront presentations and for promos.  They’re chosen to sell the show, not to accurately represent it.  So take the reactions below with a large satchel of salt–we may well feel differently about these shows […]

  Families, especially their elders, opted for new over classic. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Nielsen never posted preliminary ratings for Sunday and went straight to finals.  Of course, the only network that mattered was CBS, where the SUPER BOWL’s 26.48 in the 18-49 demo was down approximately 2.52 from the 2020 game, although some of that may have been made up via streaming […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s NFL PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 10.3.  Elsewhere, the rerun of THE TITAN GAMES dropped 0.2 in final numbers, and the rerun NCIS: LA lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart         CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL coverage was at 0.69/0.45.  […]

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday July 10, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

  BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS: ABC:  PRESS YOUR LUCK gained 0.05 to 0.47, THE $100,000 PYRAMID lost 0.04 to 0.46, and SUPERSTAR was up 0.04 to 0.34. CBS:  BIG BROTHER climbed 0.05 to 0.95, HOUSE CALLS ticked up to 0.28, and a special 48 HOURS was at 0.26. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT shed a tick to 0.68, […]

  As we’ve been teasing for the past week, today we’re adding something new and exciting to SHOWBUZZDAILY’s cable ratings coverage.  The chart below includes Sunday night’s top 25 originals, and it’s important to repeat that these are the top 25 original shows only–without the dross of reruns that clog the full list of cable […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Wednesday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS was on top of Wednesday cable at 0.51, up 0.13 from last week.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.48/0.26.  Cable […]