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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 5.27.2015

Posted May 28, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:   There were 0.1 increases for THE BRIEFCASE and MASTERCHEF, as well as for the rerun of BLACK-ISH.  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The final Conference Championship game of the NBA PLAYOFFS gave ESPN a towering 3.56 rating, while NBC Sports Net had a 0.84 for its NHL PLAYOFFS game.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS was next, up a […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.9.2019

Posted April 10, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  NCIS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MENTAL SAMURAI lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Despite a great deal of marketing and publicity, FX’s FOSSE/VERDON premiered at 0.13, a long way down from the 0.52 premiere of FEUD, […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.28.2017

Posted December 29, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS now posted.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was another holiday week night dominated by sports.  ESPN’s trio of COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games were led by the 1.17 Stanford vs. TCU game and the 1.04 Virgina Tech vs. Oklahoma State […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Saturday 2.12.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted February 15, 2022 by Mitch Metcalf

  BROADCAST FINALS:  NBC’s primetime WINTER OLYMPICS coverage was at 1.37.  ABC’s NBA game was at 0.92.  CW’s shows were at 0.05/0.06.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s portion of WINTER OLYMPICS coverage was at 0.39/0.36/0.31/0.29/0.17/0.16/0.15/0.11/0.11.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.33/0.31/0.19/0.18, with UFC PRELIMS at 0.31.  Hallmark’s original movie […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 10.7.2014

Posted October 8, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Even ABC’s magic touch with afternoon adjustments couldn’t help MANHATTAN LOVE STORY, which stayed at its anemic 0.9, or FOREVER, which remained at 1.3.  However, there were 0.1 bumps for SELFIE and AGENTS OF SHIELD.  THE VOICE and NEW GIRL also gained 0.1, and so did THE FLASH, making it an even more gigantic […]

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THE SKED: Homeland & Masters of Sex Finale Ratings

Posted December 16, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  Preliminary numbers from last night’s season finale have HOMELAND setting a new series record with 2.4M total viewers for its initial airing (an additional 500K tuned in for the re-broadcast later in the evening).  Whatever the qualms have been over this season’s creative direction, its viewership has been very solid. MASTERS OF SEX has […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.23.2018

Posted June 26, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  20/20 lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturday cable, up 0.08 to 0.65.  (We don’t report on theatrical movies getting their cable debuts here, but KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE performed well for HBO […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.13.2016

Posted September 14, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

      NETWORK FINALS:  As has been common on the last few Tuesdays, NBC’s AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and BETTER LATE THAN NEVER swapped 0.1s in final numbers, respectively up and down.  Elsewhere, the BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, NCIS, FRESH OFF THE BOAT, REAL O’NEALS and AGENTS OF SHIELD reruns all dropped 0.1.          […]

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