NETWORK UPDATE:  The only changes were in reruns:  NCIS rose 0.1 and both CW shows lost 0.1. TUESDAY CABLE:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was in charge at 2.6.  The NHL PLAYOFFS on NBC Sports Network WERE AT 0.6.  THE DEADLIEST CATCH (Discovery) held at 1.1, and ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE followed with 0.8.  The season […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  No changes from this morning, as MOTIVE and SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE retained their increases from last week. WEDNESDAY CABLE:  DUCK DYNASTY (A&E) was the highest-rated cable show of the night, but it was down a further 0.3 to 1.5 after last week’s tumble from the previous season’s premiere.  It […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  As it did last week, RECKLESS lost 0.1 in final numbers, down to a woeful 0.6.  BIG BROTHER and WIPEOUT each gained 0.1. SUNDAY CABLE:  HBO’s TRUE BLOOD led the night with 1.7, up 0.1 from last week.  Considering the offbeat nature of THE LEFTOVERS, it held fairly well in its 2d […]

  One veteran rebounded, while another fell. 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 and comparisons follow […]

  With the networks in holiday hibernation, nothing on broadcast TV managed more than a 0.8 rating. 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 […]

      NOTE:  Over time, we’ll be publishing posts like this for the gap period in which ShowbuzzDaily wasn’t operational.  Those posts will not have analysis.             Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for […]

  The first big volleys of the Fall TV season were… inconclusive. NBC:  The network would be delighted if MYSTERIES OF LAURA could duplicate last night’s 2.1 rating when it airs in its regular timeslot.  On the face of it, the show did a solid job of retaining its 2.3 lead-in from the season finale […]

      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: Friday May 21, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]