BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.35/0.29/0.33/0.25. CBS:  After a rerun at 0.56, the TONY AWARDS were at 0.46, down 0.11 from last year (the network claimed a small uptick in total viewers, but our numbers have it down about 100K). NBC:  Reruns at 0.23/0.21. FOX:  A USFL game at 0.17. CW:  Reruns at 0.03/0.03/0.03. […]

Wrapping up our week-long series, here is a look at the television audience for the final night of the 2016 Democratic National Convention: Average audience for all four 2016 DNC nights: ###

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, up 0.07 to 0.57, and the lead-in hour was up 0.03 to 0.31.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.46/0.37 compared […]

>Updated weekly  cable rating chart below.  More of the same, fine shows such as Jersey Shore and Pawn Stars and Storage Wars top the list.   Most shows that are highly rated on cable are found in the 10 pm hour, but it is interesting to note the success ABC Family has in the 8 pm […]

The NBA Playoffs are taking off for TNT, with Game 1 of the Western Conference semi-finals averaging a 3.1 rating with Adults 18-49 at 9:43 pm Monday (the Los Angeles Lakers getting pounded by the Oklahoma City Thunder).  Three other early round games managed a 2.0 rating or higher.    At the other end of […]

        NOTE:  Over time, we’ll be publishing posts like this for the gap period in which ShowbuzzDaily wasn’t operational.  Those posts will not have analysis.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a […]

> Other shows aired last night besides Mad Men. AMC:  Nevertheless, let’s start there.  Early numbers on the MAD MEN premiere give it the show’s biggest audience ever, higher than the season 4 premiere by a factor of over 20%, and with an 18-49 rating of around 1.2 that was 30% higher than last season’s […]

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday June 1, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]