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

Posted May 25, 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: 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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THE SKED: FOX Fall Schedule and Instant Analysis

Posted May 14, 2012 by Mitch Salem

FOX announced a very reasonable schedule–which is to say their choices were mostly in agreement with our recommendations.     A quick look at each night:

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

Posted May 16, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> NEW SHOWS in Caps.  New Time Periods in Italics. WHAT WE LIKE:  It looks like another strong schedule from #1 Fox (and very close to our predicted schedule — more on that later).  Fox is very confident in its comedy development and is using strong assets like Glee and X Factor to launch new […]

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THE SKED’S Fall TV Ratings Predictions – Sunday

Posted May 23, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  From a predicting point of view, Sunday is sort of an anti-climactic end to our week of fall TV ratings forecasts, since the winner is obvious and there are few changes from last fall.  (See our more interesting predictions for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.)   Still, here’s how we–that being former head of […]

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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: FALL RATINGS PREDICTIONS — FRIDAY & SATURDAY Nights

Posted May 25, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

We are combining Friday and Saturday fall ratings projections into one post.  The two least-watched nights of television have relatively little value to advertisers (there are fewer people watching TV on these nights and the smaller audiences tend to be older and more downscale).  Consequently, the networks generally pay little attention to the two nights […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11.16.2017

Posted November 17, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

  CBS subsided a bit. 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 comparisons follow the chart. […]

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