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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.25.2016

Posted June 28, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

      NETWORK FINALS:  SHOWTIME BOXING ON CBS gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the MEN’S GYMNASTICS US OLYMPICS TRIALS on NBC lost the same.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Soccer dominated Saturday cable.  The COPA AMERICA US vs. Colombia match on FX led at 0.74 […]

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UPDATED with BROADCAST: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Broadcast Finals: 6.1.2017

Posted June 2, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

      NETWORK FINALS:  Game 1 of the NBA FINALS adjusted to 6.9, down 0.4 from 2016.  In addition, LOVE CONNECTION and the AMAZING RACE season finale gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Even though the game itself was on ABC, […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.28.2019

Posted March 1, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Thursday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.61/0.50.  TLC followed DR PIMPLE POPPER, down 0.06 to 0.60, with a preview of MY FEET ARE KILLING ME, which was […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.4.2019

Posted May 7, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 2.3.  In addition, the primetime SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD topped Saturday cable, up 0.07 to 0.67.  Note that the programs listed […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 1.11.2015

Posted January 13, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

NETWORK UPDATE:  The GOLDEN GLOBES only adjusted up to 5.8 in final numbers, down a significant 0.7 from last year.  The football-swollen 60 MINUTES rose 0.3 to 3.9, and THE GOOD WIFE gained a tick to 1.4.  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 4.16.2015

Posted April 17, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.2 in final numbers, but THE ODD COUPLE declined by 0.1.  Elsewhere, BACKSTROM found an extra 0.1, but REIGN fell 0.1.  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Spike’s LIP SYNC BATTLE held top honors for […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.6.2016

Posted July 7, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

      NETWORK FINALS:  MASTERCHEF, the AMERICA’S GOT TALENT recap show, and the reruns of MODERN FAMILY and FRESH OFF THE BOAT each gained 0.1 in final numbers, while WAYWARD PINES lost the same.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s ROYAL PAINS finished its run at […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.12.2019

Posted April 15, 2019 by Mitch Salem

        NETWORK FINALS:  BLINDSPOT lost 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, probably due to sports preemptions, the CW line-up was down across the board, by 0.2 at 8PM and by 0.1/0.1 at 8:30PM and 9PM.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s afternoon coverage […]

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