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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 12.23-24.2017

Posted December 27, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday December 23-24, 2017.  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, December 24-25, […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 11.8.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted November 9, 2022 by Mitch Metcalf

  BROADCAST FINALS ELECTION COVERAGE:  Most networks turned over their schedule to the news, and NBC won broadcast bragging rights at 0.63, with ABC at 0.54 and CBS at 0.40.  On the Spanish-language front, Univision outrated Telemundo. FOX:  Returning from a World Series break, THE RESIDENT lost 0.03 to 0.35, and MONARCH was up a […]

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Top Cable and Broadcast Programs of the Week

Posted August 6, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Top broadcast and cable programs this week and last.  Shark Week kicked off Sunday on Discovery with the mockumentary Megalodon: Monster Shark at 9:00 pm, which matched the 2.2 True Blood rating with Adults 18-49 on HBO at the same time.  NFL’s pre-season Hall of Fame Game on NBC, also on Sunday, was the top program of the week.  Not shown […]

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The Sked: WEDNESDAY RATINGS October 19

Posted October 20, 2011 by Mitch Metcalf

>The fast nationals for Wednesday give Game 1 of the World Series a 3.9 Adult 18-49 rating (yet to be time zone adjusted).  Last night we predicted a 3.8 in the fast nationals and a 4.1 in the official nationals.  This number keeps it from being the worst Game 1 rating in history…just the second […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12.13.2019

Posted December 14, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

  Another quiet Friday on the networks. 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) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2). Ratings analysis follows […]

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THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/3/13

Posted March 4, 2013 by Mitch Salem

More grim news for ABC and NBC. ABC:  After ONCE UPON A TIME set the tone with a series-low 2.1, down 0.3 from its last airing, RED WIDOW had a disastrous 2-hour debut at 1.4.  That ended ABC’s chance to launch any successful dramas this season (it still has one comedy on deck), and made […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1.27.2020

Posted January 28, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

  Even with a dip, an easy win for THE BACHELOR. 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) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of […]

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UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK TUESDAY SCORECARD – 6/24/14

Posted June 25, 2014 by Mitch Salem

  NETWORK UPDATE:  No changes at all. TUESDAY CABLE:  Despite weeks of hype, TYRANT didn’t have much of a launch for FX with 0.6 (subsequent re-airings added 0.3 and 0.15)–and given its quality issues and lack of critical support, its arrow may not be pointing up.  USA’s plight continues, with the season premiere of COVERT […]

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