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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.28.2016

      NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s PRESEASON NFL game and CBS’s BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the reruns of MADAM SECRETARY, THE SIMPSONS and BROOKLYN NINE-NINE lost the same.     ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.3.2016

        NETWORK FINALS:  The only change in final numbers was a 0.1 bump for AMERICAN IDOL.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  That ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: Monday Ratings — Solid Debut for The Following

CBS won Monday with a 3.1 adult 18-49 rating from 8-11 pm, down from last week’s season high for Monday (3.3) and tied with the second-highest CBS Monday rating (also 3.1 on 11.26, 12.10 and 12.17).  How I Met Your Mothe...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Top Broadcast and Cable Programs: The Week through Tuesday

Through the first two days of the current week, Shark Week continues to give Discovery a solid presence in the program rankings (although the network has declined each night from a 2.2 rating on Sunday to around a 1.7 Monday to...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: Saturday Ratings 1.28.2017

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+ s...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.16.2016

    NOTE TO READERS:  For the remainder of this week, text and responses to Comment requests will be delayed until the night after charts have been posted.   NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT gained ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  The release of Neighbors has pushed Universal out of the Paramount and Lionsgate/Summit pack to 5th place among Hollywood studios year to date in worldwide box office (with just under $800 millio...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3.10.2016

  A quiet night, with most movement in the wrong direction. 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 ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4.22.2015

  It’s not a good sign when a new series’ episode rates almost the same as the reruns that follow it. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals ( & Network Update): 9.24.2015

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 6.0 in final numbers (last week’s TNF final was 7.5).  In addition, HEROES REBORN gained 0.1, as did SCANDAL.   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NFL Network part of...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.30.2019

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 0.6, and FOX’s game to 1.6.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGH...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 1.20.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATE #3

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The finale of WOMEN OF THE MOVEMENT dropped 0.05 to 0.40, and the final LET THE WORLD SEE was down 0.07 to 0.31. CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON rose a tenth to 0.83, UNITED STATES OF AL held at 0.53, GHOSTS...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5.7.2015

Even the night’s leader lacked the big part of its bang. 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 ra...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 12.23.2014

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only change from this morning’s numbers was a 0.1 increase for the rerun Michael Buble holiday special on NBC. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lo...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Ratings Delays Due to MLK Holiday

The MLK holiday will cause delays for national television ratings (live+same day cable and broadcast) for several days.  As a rule of thumb, national holidays that close banks, stock markets or post offices also impact Nielsen...
by Mitch Metcalf