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THE SKED: SUNDAY Ratings This Fall

Posted September 16, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> SUNDAYS this Fall officially start September 25, although the real ratings action on Sunday Nights, Sunday Night Football on NBC, has already kicked off to monster ratings.  The entire CBS schedule premieres in September 25, as well as the 8-10 animated comedy block on FOX and the female soaps from 9-11 on ABC.  The rest […]

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NIELSENWAR Network Midterm Grades: CBS

Posted January 2, 2015 by Mitch Salem

  We’re taking these last days before the broadcast networks’ midseason begins to scrutinize how those still-powerful dinosaurs fared during the fall.  Yesterday we looked at ABC, and today it’s the turn of what was called (although not recently) the Tiffany Network. CBS Fall Primetime 18-49 Average (through December 28):  1.93, down 3.6% from Fall […]

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THE SKED: Wednesday Ratings Projections

Posted May 23, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> THIS PAGE HAS BEEN UPDATED DUE TO PENDING CAST CHANGES IN LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT.  Click here to see the Updated Wednesday Ratings Projections. A few notes: these projections are for original episodes (no repeats) aired in the 4th quarter of 2011.  Series premieres will likely be .3-.4 higher, thanks to network […]

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The Sked: FALL RATINGS PREDICTIONS — SUNDAY Night

Posted May 26, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

Thanks to football, Sunday nights in the fall can be very misleading.  NBC will walk away with the night between September and December with an astounding 6.5 rating each Sunday in prime time during the NFL season.  For 18 weeks, this is the highest-rated night on any network. Further, the Sunday prime time ratings for […]

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THE SKED: Thoughts on NBC’s Schedule (and on Our Predictions)

Posted May 15, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> NEW SHOWS in CAPS.  New Time Periods in Italics. WHAT WE LIKE.  As stated in the network press release about the new 2011/12 schedule, NBC is attempting a nice blend of stability (Tuesday, Sunday, and parts of Wednesday and Thursday) and aggressive risk-taking (Monday, early Wednesday, and Friday).  NBC does not have a lot […]

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THE SKED: WHAT TO WATCH THIS FALL ON THURSDAYS (1st Draft)

Posted May 26, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> The networks have proclaimed their Fall schedules, the new series have been (partially) unveiled, so… what now?  What will actually be worth watching when network TV comes back to life in a few months?  SHOWBUZZDAILY is here to help you out.  The good news is that since virtually all TV series are available these […]

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THE SKED: How Much Do The Networks Make From Their Shows?

Posted October 14, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  AdWeek has published its annual survey of the actual prices advertisers agreed to pay in the Upfronts for 30-second spots in the network primetime line-ups, and as usual, it’s filled with fascinating information.  It helps, though, to keep the following in mind: A typical network hour contains about 20 30-second national ad spots.  The […]

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THE SKED: The Fall Schedule So Far

Posted May 15, 2012 by Mitch Salem

With CBS still in the wings, here’s the Fall Network TV Schedule as we know it for now:     Later this week, SHOWBUZZDAILY will have something you won’t find anywhere else:  projected ratings for the entire Fall Schedule, across all networks–so stay tuned!  

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