NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted to 1.3.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturday cable, up 0.06 to 0.71, with the lead-in clip show at 0.42.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.52/0.48/0.46/0.43.  The Adult Swim line-up performed […]

  Sadly, we have to announce that after this week, we will no longer be able to provide TV ratings to readers, and thus that ShowbuzzDaily will be effectively ending its operations.  To be clear, unlike other interruptions that we’ve had, this isn’t due to a technical issue that can be fixed.  It’s also not […]

  GREY’S ANATOMY dipped from last week’s event episode. 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). Ratings analysis and […]

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NBC thanks whatever it worships for The Voice.  (Note:  there were an unusually large number of 0.1 victories and ties last night, so bragging rights to various slots may shuffle when final numbers are released this afternoon.) NBC:  Back with a new episode after last week’s clip show, THE VOICE was up almost 50% to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE BACHELORETTE, COSMOS and NEXT all gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND lost 0.05 to 0.54, with the lead-out hour down 0.04 to 0.24.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS climbed 0.09 to 0.35.  TNT’s […]

> GIRLS doesn’t earn an HBO throne. HBO:  GIRLS received largely rhapsodic reviews, and those are critically important at HBO–if the show’s quality stays strong, it could easily be in line for Best Comedy Emmy consideration–which should ensure that it sticks around.  But on a ratings level, the show was meant to be a demographic […]

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday May 22, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]