One-third of last year’s viewers have left.   FOX:  The next-to-last AMERICAN IDOL of the season, airing against repeats on every other network, scored a 4.2, which gave FOX the nightly win but was down a whopping 2.2 rating points from last year’s parallel show.  GLEE‘s season finale, given that mighty lead-in, earned […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC;  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS lost 0.05 to 0.42, AMERICAN IDOL gained 0.06 to 0.65, and THE COMPANY YOU KEEP was down 0.02 to 0.25. CBS:  After powerhouse afternoon NCAA TOURNAMENT games at 1.89/2.75, primetime was up across the board:  60 MINUTES by a tenth to 1.03, THE EQUALIZER by 0.14 to […]

>Updated weekly  cable rating chart below.  More of the same, fine shows such as Jersey Shore and Pawn Stars and Storage Wars top the list.   Most shows that are highly rated on cable are found in the 10 pm hour, but it is interesting to note the success ABC Family has in the 8 pm […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday April 17 through Sunday April 23, 2023. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 100K Persons 2+ live+same day). Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. Here is the same week last year […]

  Unlike last Saturday, when the Notre Dame game was dominant, last night’s ABC and FOX games were close in appeal, with ABC at a preliminary 1.0 and FOX at 0.8.  NBC had NASCAR at 0.4, and CBS followed 0.4/0.6 reruns with 48 HOURS at 0.7. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the […]

> Welcome to ShowbuzzDaily’s coverage of the upcoming TV schedules for the 2011/12 TV season!  Above you see our guide to what to expect on Thursday nights this Fall:  the numbers are our projected Adults 18-49 ratings for each show; the capitalized titles are the new shows; and italics are for shows changing their time […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  JEOPARDY MASTERS gained 0.03 to 0.66, and AMERICAN IDOL was at 0.33. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD jumped 0.11 to 0.53, BOB HARTS ABISHOLA ticked up to 0.38, NCIS gained 0.04 to 0.44, and NCIS: HAWAII was up 0.04 to 0.34. NBC:  THE VOICE rose 0.05 to 0.55.  The season finale of THAT’S […]

>DISCLAIMER: These initial impressions are based on the clips (usually 3-5 minutes) released by the networks to use in their Upfront presentations and for promos.  They’re chosen to sell the show, not to accurately represent it.  So take the reactions below with a large satchel of salt–we may well feel differently about these shows once […]