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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.30.2019

Posted May 31, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  Game 1 of the NBA FINALS adjusted to 4.8, down 1.5 from 2018’s Game 1.  In addition, PARADISE HOTEL and the rerun THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while IN THE DARK lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   […]

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The Sked: Wednesday Week 7 — Time to Strip The Voice

Posted November 8, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

NBC upended last night with a Voice episode displaced by the Election Night coverage, powering NBC to a winning 3.2 adult 18-49 rating from 8-11 pm and pushing Chicago Fire to a season high.  ABC appears to be back on track after last Wednesday’s Halloween-depressed ratings, while FOX was unable to shake off the Halloween blues (The Voice once again […]

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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings

Posted July 22, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday July 20 and Sunday July 21, 2013. (The 56 markets out of 210 total cover about 70% of the US television population.)   ESPN had good results from The British Open (or The Open, if you prefer), up […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.10.2017

Posted October 11, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE, LETHAL WEAPON, THE MICK, THE FLASH and BULL gained 0.1 in final numbers, while NCIS:  NEW ORLEANS lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: CULT (with an episode that was available in uncut […]

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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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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.19.2019

Posted March 20, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  There was bad news in the adjustments for THE VILLAGE, which dropped 0.1, and at 0.8, lost more than half its THIS IS US lead-in.  (With an extra decimal, it was 1.70 vs. 0.84.)  Elsewhere, THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11.21.2015

Posted November 22, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  A pair of evenly matched COLLEGE FOOTBALL games took the night, with FOX’s Baylor vs. Oklahoma State contest edging out ABC’s TCU vs. Oklahoma duel, 1.2 to 1.1.  Elsewhere, two episodes of 48 HOURS were at 0.8/1.0 for CBS, and a run of the family movie FREE BIRDS gave NBC 0.5. ABC preempts its […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.27.2020

Posted June 30, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  The 24 HOURS TO HELL & BACK rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s UFC telecast led Saturday cable at 0.43, with the PRELIMS at 0.24, and the late-night TOP RANK BOXING at 0.17, and […]

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