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SKEDBALL: World Series through Game 3

Posted October 31, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

Game 3 of the World Series on Friday 10.28.2016 averaged just under 19.4 million persons 2+ live+same day and a stellar 5.2 persons 18-49 rating, well above the Game 3 average since 2006 (13.2 million P2+ and a 3.7 P18-49 rating) and a new high for Game 3 since 2006. This brings the average of Games […]

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THE SKED’S FRI-MON CABLE SCORECARD – 4/19-22/13

Posted April 23, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  FRIDAY STARZ;  In its second week, DA VINCI’S DEMONS lost half its premiere rating, falling to a 0.2 in 18-49s and half a million total viewers.  Starz strenuously asserts that this is primarily due to viewers watching the apprehension of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect that was going on that night–and we’ll find out […]

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THE SKED: Some Pre-Upfront Thoughts About CW’s Fall Schedule

Posted May 8, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  See Also:  THE SKED’s Pre-Upfront Projected NBC Fall 2013 Schedule                  THE SKED’s Pre-Upfront Projected FOX Fall 2013 Schedule                  THE SKED’s Pre-Upfront Projected ABC Fall 2013 Schedule                  THE SKED’s Pre-Upfront Projected CBS Fall 2013 Schedule   CW (pardon, “The” CW) is technically a broadcast network–and technically is the correct term, because […]

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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 11.26-27.2016

Posted November 30, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday November 26-27, 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, November 28-29, […]

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UPDATED: THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: The New ABC Schedule – Grid & Instant Analysis

Posted May 14, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  ABC needs to dig its way out of 4th place next season, and no one can say they’re not putting in the effort.  Every night of the week in the fall will have be changed except Mondays, and the network is introducing a whopping 8 new series, which will definitely put a strain on […]

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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 12.17-18.2016

Posted December 20, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday December 17-18, 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, December […]

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Weekly Cable and Broadcast Program Rankings

Posted May 21, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Updated telecast rankings for the week ending Sunday.

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Top Cable and Broadcast Telecasts of the Week

Posted June 11, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

The top programs on both broadcast and cable over the last few weeks.  Programs scoring a 1.3 adult 18-49 rating or higher are listed.  Also, for reference, The Tony Awards on CBS Sunday was added to the list.

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