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THE SKED: FOX Retreats, Shifts “American Idol”

Posted March 4, 2014 by Mitch Salem

  AMERICAN IDOL used to be the school bully; now it cringes in the network equivalent of the assistant principal’s office.  FOX announced today that as of March 13, Idol is fleeing its Big Bang Theory competition and shifting to 9PM on Thursdays, where on March 27 (as previously announced) it will shrink to half […]

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SKEDBALL: Weekly Sports TV Ratings 1.10-1.16.2022

Posted January 19, 2022 by Mitch Metcalf

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday January 10 through Sunday January 16, 2022. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 200K Persons 2+ live+same day). Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. Here is the same week last year: […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Saturday 1.14.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted January 18, 2023 by Mitch Metcalf

  BROADCAST FINALS:  The NFL PLAYOFFS were of course dominant, with FOX’s afternoon game at 6.96 and NBC’s primetime game at 5.53.  CW aired a new WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS at 0.07.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.38/0.26/0.15/0.12/0.11 on ESPN, and 0.14/0.09/0.04/0.02 on ESPN2.  On USA, PREMIER […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11.19.2018

Posted November 20, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

  NOTE:  ABC ratings will likely be adjusted in finals to reflect local preemptions for a high-rated MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL game. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.28.2018

Posted May 30, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  The STANLEY CUP FINALS game and the rerun of MAN WITH A PLAN gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE CROSSING lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS Game 7 was mammoth at 5.69, which gave […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.2.2017

Posted December 5, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game stayed at 1.6, and FOX’s adjusted up to 3.6.  Elsewhere, the rerun of KEVIN CAN WAIT fell 0.2, and DATELINE as well as the reruns of WILL & GRACE and MAN WITH A PLAN lost 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official […]

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SKEDBALL: Weekly Sports TV Ratings 7.15-7.22.2019

Posted July 23, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday July 15 through Sunday July 21, 2019.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+ live+same day).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the similar chart for the same […]

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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 2.3-4.2018

Posted February 6, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday February 3-4, 2018.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the same chart for the same weekend last year, February 4-5, […]

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