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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Friday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 5.15.2015

Posted May 18, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The season finale of THE AMAZING RACE gained an extra 0.1 in final numbers, but the already-canceled THE MESSENGERS fell 0.1 to a tiny 0.2. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS doubleheader ruled the night at 1.99/1.20.  Discovery’s BERING SEA GOLD was up a tick to 0.54, and UNEARTHED was down a tick […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Monday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 9.7.2015

Posted September 9, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR earned an extra 0.1 in final numbers, as did the season finale of BACHELOR IN PARADISE (and the SHARK TANK rerun that preceded it).  The NCIS: LA rerun dropped 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On the Monday before the NFL takes over ESPN’s Monday night, the network aired the season’s first COLLEGE […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 6.17.2015

Posted June 18, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There were 0.1 bumps for THE BRIEFCASE and the rerun of AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR in final numbers. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HGTV’s BROTHER VS BROTHER rode a 0.15 increase into the top slot on Wednesday cable, with lead-out HOUSE HUNTERS up 0.06 to 0.47, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL up 0.06 to 0.42.  THE GAME (BET) dropped 0.05 to 0.63, […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Friday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.14.2015

Posted August 17, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NOTE–Because of the NFL preseason preemptions on Friday night, comparisons are to last Friday’s numbers rather than the Saturday morning preliminaries.  ABC:  the SHARK TANK rerun was steady at 0.9, and WHAT WOULD YOU DO and 20/20 were each down 0.1 to 0.9 and 0.8.  CBS:  all the reruns were down, ELEMENTARY and HAWAII […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals &Network Finals: 5.19.2017

Posted May 22, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  UNDERCOVER BOSS gained 0.1 in final numbers, but there were 0.1 dips for THE ORIGINALS, REIGN and FOX’s run of the movie MAID IN MANHATTAN.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Syfy began its 3-night marathon of the entire season of […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.25.2018

Posted June 26, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  The reruns of MOM and MAN WITH A PLAN each lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP led Monday cable, up 0.02 to 1.05, and BASKETBALL WIVES returned at 0.93.  On USA, WWE […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 9.17.2015

Posted September 18, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up by 2.2 to 7.5 in final numbers, tying last year’s final rating.  In addition, JEFF DUNHAM: UNHINGED IN HOLLYWOOD gained 0.1, and the ARROW rerun fell by the same amount. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NFL Network part of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 1.83, up two-tenths from the […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Friday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.2.2015

Posted October 5, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  DR. KEN looked even better after adjustment, up 0.1 to an impressive 1.5 even though lead-in LAST MAN STANDING stayed at 1.2.  HAWAII 5-0 also went up 0.1, as did DATELINE. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Disney Channel’s GIRL MEETS WORLD was again on top of Friday […]

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