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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.30.2019

Posted January 31, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

      NETWORK FINALS:  The CHICAGO MED and CHICAGO FIRE reruns each lost 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1 led Wednesday cable with twin 0.49s for LOVE & HIP-HOP (up 0.11 from last week) and BLACK INK CREW (up 0.08).  Bravo’s […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.18.2020

Posted April 21, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK SCORECARD:  There were no changes from the preliminary Saturday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Sunday cable, down 0.08 to 0.48.  We don’t cover theatrical movies here, but since HBO continues to list their premieres as “originals,” […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.23.2020

Posted July 24, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the morning’s preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MLB BASEBALL returned on Thursday night, and it was pure oxygen for ESPN, which aired a doubleheader at 1.22/0.94 (even a rain delay was at 0.88).  […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 5.10.2015

Posted May 12, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

NETWORK UPDATE:  The season finale of ONCE UPON A TIME, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE and the primetime overrun of PGA GOLF gained 0.1 in final numbers, while DATELINE lost 0.1.  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  GAME OF THRONES (HBO) once again wore the Sunday crown, down 0.08 to 3.48.  Elsewhere on HBO, SILICON VALLEY dropped 0.11 to 0.92, LAST WEEK TONIGHT […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Update: 12.19.2015

Posted December 22, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  ABC’s DEMOCRATIC DEBATE rose 0.2 in final numbers, although it was still nowhere near its Republican counterparts, and FOX’s UFC LIVE climbed by the same amount.  Once SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was removed from CBS’s NY and Dallas ratings, the network plunged by 0.4/0.5/0.6 respectively over primetime’s 3 hours.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.27.2016

Posted May 31, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

      NETWORK FINALS:  CAUGHT ON CAMERA and both reruns of MASTERS OF ILLUSION lost 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’S final NBA PLAYOFFS game of the season, in which Cleveland took care of Toronto, topped Friday at 2.15. Discovery’s […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.22.2016

Posted August 23, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

      NETWORK FINALS:  The only change in final numbers was a 0.1 bump for AMERICAN NINJA WARRIORS.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast moved to the top of Monday cable at 1.29/1.27/1.18, compared to last week’s 1.08/1.01/0.94. VH1 was directly behind, with […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.1.2017

Posted April 4, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  The Final Four NCAA TOURNAMENT games on CBS adjusted to 5.5.  In addition, the SNL rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Adult Swim took the lead on a low-rated Saturday for cable.  Its primetime RICK […]

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