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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.2.2017

Posted December 5, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game stayed at 1.6, and FOX’s adjusted up to 3.6.  Elsewhere, the rerun of KEVIN CAN WAIT fell 0.2, and DATELINE as well as the reruns of WILL & GRACE and MAN WITH A PLAN lost 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5.2.2021

Posted May 3, 2021 by Mitch Metcalf

  Note that due to event programming on recent Sundays, most shows were returning from breaks of various lengths, and comparisons are to their most recent original episodes. 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 […]

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SKEDBALL: Weekly Sports TV Ratings 6.27-7.3.2022

Posted July 6, 2022 by Mitch Metcalf

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday June 27 through Sunday July 3, 2022. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 200K Persons 2+ live+same day). Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. Here is the same week last year: […]

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THE SKED’S THURSDAY SCRIPTED CABLE SCORECARD – 8/2/12

Posted August 3, 2012 by Mitch Salem

  Some networks were untouched by the massive Olympics ratings being piled up by NBC, while others appeared to be hit hard. USA:  Last night’s BURN NOTICE showed the limitations of the USA house format, as what should have been a relatively serious hour following the death of a major recurring character was 90% the […]

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THE SKED: Monday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 10/17/11

Posted October 18, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> Comparisons to last Monday may be misleading, since due to baseball overrun that night, many shows aired either out of their normal timeslots or against atypical competition. FOX:  TERRA NOVA, for example, didn’t begin until almost 9PM last week, and FOX can’t be pleased that it didn’t come back last night all the way […]

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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “House Of Lies”

Posted April 3, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> After a full season, it’s still not clear just what HOUSE OF LIES is. The season finale, written and directed by series creator Matthew Carnahan, centered on what became the show’s main storyline in the latter part of its run:  the attempted takeover of the management consulting firm that employs Marty Kaan (Don Cheadle) […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 4.4.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted April 5, 2023 by Mitch Metcalf

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.19/0.13/0.12. CBS:  Returning from a 2-week break with a crossover night, the FBI franchise included FBI: INTERNATIONAL up 0.15 to 0.49, FBI up 0.04 to 0.49, and FBI: MOST WANTED up 0.12 to 0.46. NBC:  NIGHT COURT gained 0.02 to 0.40, AMERICAN AUTO ticked down to 0.23, THE VOICE […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 12.4.2014

Posted December 5, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  We had PETER PAN LIVE this morning at 2.3, but other sites seemed to have the number at 2.4.  So depending on your starting point, it either gained 0.1 or stayed where it was, but in any case its 2.4 is nothing for NBC to feel good about–nor is its steady drop […]

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