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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.8.2021

Posted April 9, 2021 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for STATION 19 and B POSITIVE.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.43/0.35.  ESPN’s MASTERS coverage was at 0.39/0.17.  MTV’s FLORIBAMA SHORE gained 0.03 to 0.33.  On E!, […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.18.2019

Posted October 21, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  WWE SMACKDOWN, DATELINE and 20/20 all lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Fox Sports 1’s ALCS MLB PLAYOFFS game dominated Friday cable at 1.32.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was steady at 0.48.  A&E’s LIVE PD slipped 0.02 […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.22.2018

Posted November 27, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

          NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s NFL game adjusted to 6.6.  In addition, after adjustment for FOX’s late afternoon game, MASTERCHEF JR adjusted down 0.2 to 1.7.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On a sports- and rerun-heavy holiday, the top show on Thanksgiving cable was Hallmark’s […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Saturday 4.9.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted April 12, 2022 by Mitch Salem

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s annual telecast of THE 10 COMMANDMENTS was at 0.33, down 0.14 from last year.  FOX’s MLS match was at 0.14.  CW premiered WOULD I LIE TO YOU at 0.09, and MASTERS OF ILLUSION at 0.08.  In late-night, NBC’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE was up 0.02 to 0.85.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 12.17.2014

Posted December 18, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The overrun past 10PM didn’t affect the SURVIVOR finale’s rating in final numbers, but SURVIVOR REUNION fell 0.1.  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW (FX) slipped just a hundredth from last week to once […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.28.2018

Posted October 1, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  The new MASTERS OF ILLUSION and the rerun of the NEW AMSTERDAM pilot lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, down 0.03 to 0.61, with the preceding clip show down 0.09 […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.24.2020

Posted November 25, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE BACHELORETTE, THE VOICE, the WEAKEST LINK rerun and FBI gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND rose 0.05 to 0.57, with the lead-out hour down 0.04 to 0.24.  Cable news was […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.14.2020

Posted June 16, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s NASCAR race gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the 8PM half-hour of 60 MINUTES lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On HBO, LAST WEEK TONIGHT slipped 0.02 to 0.19, the season finale of INSECURE was at 0.18, […]

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