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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Saturday 12.25.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted December 29, 2021 by Mitch Salem

  BROADCAST FINALS:  FOX’s NFL game (shared with NFLNetwork, whose ratings are below) owned Christmas Day at 7.74.  That compared to 3.15 for last year’s broadcast game.  FOX aired PBC BOXING in primetime at 0.66.  ABC’s tripleheader of NBA games was at 1.52/1.64/1.57 compared to 1.82 for last year’s broadcast game.  The other networks aired […]

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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports Ratings — Tiger Woods Is Winning Again and Viewers Return to Golf

Posted May 13, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

PGA golf was the big winner this weekend (May 11-12, 2013), thanks to a resurgent Tiger Woods, who won his fourth tournament this year at the mini-major TPC in Florida.  NBC was up almost 50% over last year for the weekend coverage and up almost 70% for Sunday’s final round as Woods cruised to victory […]

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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/17/11

Posted November 18, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> The final Thursday of November sweeps wasn’t impressive for anyone. ABC:  The network had to be disappointed with the 2.5 earned by its 2-hour, much-promoted “intervention” episode of PRIVATE PRACTICE, which was down not only from Grey’s Anatomy numbers but even from Practice‘s 2.8 last week.  (It was, however, a strong episode, especially the […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Saturday 8.28.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals (UPDATED)

Posted August 31, 2021 by Mitch Metcalf

  BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS:  NBC’s NASCAR race dominated the night.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s PRESEASON NFL games were at 0.39/0.29/0.25.  ESPN’S COLLEGE FOOTBALL games were at 0.30/0.28, and the network’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT was at 0.23.  Adult Swim’s line-up performed as follows :  FENA: PIRATE PRINCESS up […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1.28.2020

Posted January 29, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

  Some exits. 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 and comparisons follow the chart. […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.6.2018

Posted April 9, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  AGENTS OF SHIELD gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s afternoon MASTERS TOURNAMENT coverage topped Friday cable at 0.73, with primetime coverage at 0.32.  A&E’s LIVE PD returned from a rerun week at 0.60.  On Discovery, […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7.16.2019

Posted July 17, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

  Disney/ABC accomplished its corporate goal. 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 and comparisons […]

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THE SKED: Sunday’s Showtime, HBO Premiere Ratings

Posted January 14, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  Despite strong competition in every direction on Sunday night, Showtime had a very strong start for its winter line-up, setting new records for SHAMELESS, HOUSE OF LIES and CALIFORNICATION.  Demo numbers aren’t yet available, but in total viewers for its initial airing, Shameless reached the 2M mark, up 400,000 from last season’s premiere and […]

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