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THE SKED: Nielsenwar Whacks Its First Victim

Posted October 10, 2012 by Mitch Salem

  Say fuhgeddaboudit to MADE IN JERSEY, as the CBS series has found its place in TV trivia history by becoming the first cancellation of the 2012-13 broadcast season.  (Technically it’s just been pulled off the schedule, so while production will now cease, episodes already in the can may well be burned off later in […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.23.2021

Posted June 24, 2021 by Mitch Metcalf

      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: Wednesday June 23, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.10.2019

Posted September 11, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE was steady at 1.1, followed by reruns at 0.4/0.3. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT lost 0.1 to 1.4, and BRING THE FUNNY was steady at 0.7. FOX:  After a rerun of THE RESIDENT at 0.4, the season finale of FIRST RESPONDERS LIVE was up 0.1 to […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD 8.10.2016 — with OLYMPIC UPDATE

Posted August 11, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

  Night 6 of the Summer OLYMPICS is typically down, but this year’s drop was more steep than most. 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 […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.14.2017

Posted November 15, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were 0.1 bumps for FRESH OFF THE BOAT, KEVIN (PROBABLY) SAVES THE WORLD and THE FLASH in final numbers, while BULL and LAW & ORDER: TRUE CRIME lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  After a weekend of […]

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THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6/3/12

Posted June 4, 2012 by Mitch Salem

      This morning, every singing competition series tried to sign Adele. NBC:  ADELE LIVE IN LONDON did (for summer) a very solid 1.7, winning its hour and beating ABC’s season premiere of Secret Millionaire.  The MISS USA PAGEANT handed NBC the night with a 1.8, although that was down a significant 0.4 from […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.9.2015

Posted July 10, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NOTE:  Charts will be posted today in preliminary form, then updated later in the day. UPDATE: Charts now posted in the normal format. NETWORK UPDATE:  UNDER THE DOME picked up 0.1 in final numbers, as did FOOD FIGHTERS. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Shark Week again made its mark (read Mitch Metcalf’s in-depth analysis of Discovery’s Shark […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Monday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 10.20.2014

Posted October 21, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  CW’s Monday ratings were apparently swollen by preemption in Houston for the local simulcast of the night’s NFL game.  As a result, in adjusted numbers, THE ORIGINALS lost 0.1, and JANE THE VIRGIN dropped 0.2, leaving that show not up but down from last week’s premiere–although at 0.5 it’s still retaining most of […]

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