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SKEDBALL: Weekly Sports TV Ratings 5.29-6.4.2023

Posted June 6, 2023 by Mitch Metcalf

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday May 29 through Sunday June 4, 2023. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 100K 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: TUESDAY RATINGS April 17

Posted April 18, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

>Last night every network was down from last week despite only one network (CBS) airing mostly repeats.  It’s a battle of mediocrity on Tuesday nights, with only half a rating point separating first place (2.4) from fourth place place (1.9).  NBC looked like it had so momentum last Tuesday, but NBC Tuesday returned to ratings […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 6.27.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted June 28, 2023 by Mitch Salem

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.38/0.30/0.15. CBS:  Reruns at 0.22/0.25/0.28. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT ticked down to 0.65, and HOT WHEELS was down 0.06 to 0.25. FOX:  A movie was at 0.12. CW:  The season finale of SUPERMAN & LOIS was at 0.10, up a tick from last week and down 0.02 from the […]

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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Veep”

Posted April 30, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and the production of episodes for the regular season: a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may have had their own turnover) give plenty of notes, helpful and otherwise, and critics begin to […]

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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 11.12-13.2016

Posted November 15, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday November 12-13, 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 […]

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THE SKED: More NBC Pick-Ups

Posted May 7, 2012 by Mitch Salem

    The Peacock is clearly trying to get the jump on next week’s Upfronts with some early series orders.  The advantage of early announcements, even apart from the possibility that NBC will launch some of its new shows in August post-Olympics, is that it enables the production studios to make quick offers to writers […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.8.2019

Posted May 9, 2019 by Mitch Salem

        NETWORK FINALS:  SURVIVOR gained 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFF games easily topped Wednesday cable at 2.75 (Golden State vs. Houston)/1.84 (Boston vs. Milwaukee), and the network’s afternoon UEFA match was at 0.23.  NBC Sports Net’s […]

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THE SKED: Is “Community” About to Become New Coke?

Posted May 13, 2012 by Mitch Salem

  We’ve noted the fair amount of craziness in the newly-announced NBC Fall Schedule, which includes renewing COMMUNITY but making it the lead-in to Grimm on Fridays.  Now add this to the mix:  in his discussions with the media today, NBC President Bob Greenblatt made it clear that showrunner/creator/auteur/dreamatorium owner & operator Dan Harmon may […]

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