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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 1.13.2015

Posted January 15, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Both NCIS: NEW ORLEANS and PERSON OF INTEREST added 0.1 in final numbers, as did the rerun of THE FLASH. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): PRETTY LITTLE LIARS (ABCF) topped Tuesday cable, although it was off 0.02 from […]

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The Sked: Saturday Ratings 2.11.2017

Posted February 12, 2017 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). ###

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Republican National Convention Ratings: 2016 Night 4

Posted July 22, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

The fourth and final night of the 2016 Republican National Convention added up to 30.8 million persons 2+ and over 9.9 million adults 25-54 on the three broadcast networks and three cable new channels, well above Wednesday night (22.8 million P2+ and 6.6 million P25-54).  As we have seen most of the week, Thursday night was above […]

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SKEDBALL: World Series Ratings through Game 2

Posted October 23, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

Game 2 of the World Series Wednesday night on FOX averaged a 3.4 adult 18-49, matching Game 1’s young adult rating.  Actually, if we look at the rating to two decimal places rather than the archaic one-tenth of a rating point, Game 2 (3.40) is slightly ahead of Game 1 (3.38).  But any reasonable person […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.1.2016

Posted April 4, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  SLEEPY HOLLOW lost 0.1 in final numbers that it couldn’t spare as it heads to the season finale, and THE VAMPIRE DIARIES also dropped 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Syfy’s WYNONNA EARP premiered without much distinction at 0.20, and USA’s […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.8.2018

Posted June 11, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

      NETWORK FINALS:  The final game of the NBA FINALS adjusted to 5.4, and the pre-game JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE show to 0.9.  In addition, MY LAST DAYS and the AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE […]

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The Sked: Saturday Ratings — A Mediocre NFL Audience is Still Enormous

Posted January 6, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

NBC’s prime time Wild Card game Saturday night (Minnesota at Green Bay) easily destroyed the competition — a 9.2 rating with Adults 18-49 from 8-11 pm against a 1.9 rating combined for CBS (0.8), FOX (0.7) and ABC (0.4).   The 9.2 fast national rating should rise to around a 10.6 rating in the official nationals. But […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 9.22.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED with NFL TNF

Posted September 23, 2022 by Mitch Metcalf

  BROADCAST FINALS [CHART UPDATED WITH NFL THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL on AMAZON] ABC:  After an episode of CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD at 0.45, the special NORMAN LEAR: 100 YEARS was at 0.29. CBS:  Sandwiched between reruns at 0.36/0.35 & 0.19/0.14, BIG BROTHER dropped 0.08 to 0.62. NBC:  The LAW & ORDER franchise returned, with ORGANIZED CRIME […]

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