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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports Ratings — The Masters Rules

Posted April 15, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

CBS Sports continues its springtime roll, with The Masters coverage over the weekend up about 25% from last year.  Sunday’s final round hit an impressive 10.2 household rating in the 56 local markets measured by Nielsen (covering 70% of the country). NASCAR on Saturday night on FOX averaged a 3.5 household rating, down a tenth […]

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SKEDBALL: March Madness 2016 through Sunday 3.20

Posted March 22, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

Now through the Second Round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on Sunday, CBS and TBS are up marginally versus the prior three years in total viewers 2+ and adults 18-49, while TNT and TRUtv are down significantly.  Across all four television partners, the March Madness ratings through Sunday are down a fairly reasonable -4% […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 4.9.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted April 11, 2023 by Mitch Salem

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS fell 0.24 to 0.41 (without an afternoon basketball boost).  AMERICAN IDOL similarly fell 0.14 to 0.51, and THE COMPANY YOU KEEP was down 0.04 to 0.20. CBS:  With the final round of the Masters as lead-in, 60 MINUTES more than doubled last week, up 0.43 to 0.85.  […]

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The Sked: Saturday Network Scorecard 5.12.2018

Posted May 13, 2018 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). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 11.10.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted November 11, 2022 by Mitch Metcalf

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  It was fall finale night, and STATION 19 gained 0.05 to 0.50, with GREY’S ANATOMY up 0.11 to 0.51.  Both will return on February 23.  A promo run of Hulu’s REASONABLE DOUBT was at 0.23, up 0.06 from last week’s episode of ALASKA DAILY (albeit with a higher lead-in). CBS:  YOUNG […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.21.2019

Posted August 22, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Wednesday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1 topped Wednesday cable again, but with its shows in reverse order, as BASKETBALL WIVES went up 0.05 to 0.56, while BLACK INK CREW held at […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8.17.2020

Posted August 18, 2020 by Mitch Salem

  2016 was a different ratings world from 2020, and that was reflected in the preliminary ratings for the DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION, which were at a preliminary 0.2-0.3, compared to 0.5-1.0 4 years ago.  (On that same night in 2016, THE BACHELORETTE was at 1.9 and AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR was at 1.6, which would be […]

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The Sked: THURSDAY RATINGS October 27 — November Sweep Begins

Posted October 28, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf

>The November Sweep began last night, and FOX is off to a rousing start.  One night into the 28-night “sweep” period (in which each of the 210 TV markets are measured demographically in addition to the normal national ratings), FOX is #1 with a 5.8 fast national 18-49 rating, up 41% over the same night […]

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