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UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/2/14

Posted April 3, 2014 by Mitch Salem

  AFTERNOON UPDATE:  There were the usual 0.1 bumps (for THE MIDDLE, SUBURGATORY and MODERN FAMILY on ABC, and for SURVIVOR and CRIMINAL MINDS on CBS), and dips (CSI). but the more interesting point is what didn’t go up.  There was no afternoon joy for AMERICAN IDOL, setting things up for a potential record-breaking low […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3.18.2015

Posted March 19, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  Not surprisingly, the season finale of EMPIRE went platinum. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2). Ratings analysis […]

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The Sked: THURSDAY Ratings 12.25.2014

Posted December 26, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2). COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR NIGHTS: Preliminary adult 18-49 ratings versus the same night last […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.28.2015

Posted October 29, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  Last night provided a hint of how much EMPIRE hurts BLACK-ISH. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2). […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.16.2020

Posted December 17, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE MASKED SINGER finale, the preceding clip-show hour and THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE  dropped 0.06 to 0.45.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY was steady […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.10.2021

Posted May 11, 2021 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  There was a significant adjustment (to the next tenth) for 9-1-1: LONE STAR.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On USA, the WWE telecast was at 0.55/0.54/0.51 compared to last week’s 0.57/0.54/0.47, and MIZ & MRS was up 0.05 to 0.27.  […]

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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7/20/12

Posted July 21, 2012 by Mitch Salem

A night, sadly, for news shows. NBC:  We don’t know at this time what the ratings have been for the 24-hour cable news networks that have been covering the Aurora shootings non-stop since Thursday night.  Friday evening, the broadcast networks joined the coverage, and NBC devoted 2 primetime hours of DATELINE to the story, with about […]

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The Sked: Saturday Week 5 — Notre Dame Football Matches Popularity of World Series

Posted October 28, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

Game 3 of the least-viewed World Series ever battled NCAA football (a very good Notre Dame vs Oklahoma game between two highly-ranked teams) last night.  In the fast nationals, college football on ABC edged Game 3 on FOX 2.5 to 2.3 in Adult 18-49 rating, but we are projecting that in the official nationals the […]

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