NETWORK UPDATE:  The reruns of THE ORIGINALS and JANE THE VIRGIN each lost 0.1 in final numbers. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN has made itself the network of college bowl games, and December has as often as not seen […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS gained 0.1 in final numbers, and THE $100,000 PYRAMID lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Viacom loves its simulcasts, and Sunday’s was the BET AWARDS, which was at 1.22 on its home […]

  Add CMA FEST to the list of yearly specials with hefty ratings drops. 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 […]

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). ABC:  DR. KEN probably earned its back 9 order last night by […]

> Here at ShowbuzzDaily, we’ve had the guts–or maybe the madness–to predict all the network schedules, and the ratings for every Fall show, before any of them are officially announced!  Start programming your DVR now–just select a night below to see what’s in store on Primetime in the Fall. . Monday Schedule Tuesday Schedule Wednesday […]

We’ve reached the broadcast networks’ Upfront Week… which used to be a lot more central to our television lives than it is now.  Ratings everywhere are down, and there’s no reason to think they’ve hit bottom, which has caused seismic changes in the ways networks make scheduling decisions.  Among other things, with revenues from on-air […]

NOTE: We won’t have Thursday cable ratings until next week, but it’s a good bet that NFL Network’s THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL will dominate the eventual Christmas Eve ratings.  Meanwhile, the San Diego at Oakland game likely had very little impact on the broadcast fast nationals.  With two west coast teams involved, any local broadcast pre-emptions […]

  Night 1 of the DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION shared the ratings wealth between ABC and NBC, tied at 1.0, while CBS lagged behind at 0.5. 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 […]