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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.30.2017

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of BLUE BLOODS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while both episodes of MASTERS OF ILLUSION and the reruns of RIVERDALE and AMERICA’S GOT TALENT lost the same.   &nb...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Saturday Ratings 9.3.2016

NOTE: Last year’s college football Saturday prime time premiere (Wisconsin vs Alabama, also on ABC, on 9.5.2015) averaged a 2.7 adult 18-49 rating in both the fast nationals and official nationals.  This year’s USC...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 9.12.2019

NOTE: ABC’s DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES DEBATE also aired on Univision, not included in the ABC numbers below. In addition, FOX’s numbers below include the local broadcast of NFL THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL in Charlotte (aire...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.24.2018

        NETWORK FINALS:  MATCH GAME rose 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW led Wed...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.30.2018

        NETWORK FINALS:  MACGYVER lost 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, FOX’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up to 1.0.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Cha...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.16.2015

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Sunday is one of the few nights without any local football preemptions, so these adjustments are to the Monday preliminary numbers.  Thanks to CBS’s PGA CHAMPIONSHIP coverage as its lead-in, 60 M...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 4.26.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE CONNERS dropped 0.09 to 0.40, and THE GOLDBERGS was down 0.05 to 0.30.  After an ABBOTT ELEMENTARY rerun at 0.23, NOT DEAD YET fell a tenth to 0.26, and A MILLION LITTLE THINGS was down 0.03 ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Saturday Network Scorecard 10.28.2017

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
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 4.22-24.2016

Weekend #17 of 2016 forecasts for films opening wide and major returning films: NEW FILMS THIS WEEKEND April 22-24, 2016 Critics Positive ($ millions) Opening Weekend Forecast Domestic Total Projection Overseas Total Projection...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: WEDNESDAY RATINGS May 23 — The End of the May Sweep and the Broadcast Season

American Idol ended its season down a third from last year’s finale, but still over a 6 rating — enough to win the night handily and put the May Sweep away.  Look for a Sweep ratings update posting soon.   FO...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Special Preview Edition through Thursday 12/1

Special edition of SKEDBALL, a preview of the 11/28-12/4 weekly report with data through THU 12/1. ###
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.15.2018

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 2.2, and FOX’s to 0.8.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.19.2019

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 0.8.  Elsewhere, LAST MAN STANDING gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY episodes lost the same.     &n...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Studio Estimates FEBRUARY 7-9

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #6 of 2014 now looks like $139 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, a better outlook than yesterday but still 16% behind the usual pace for this weekend.  Th...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 1.21-22.2017

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday January 21-22, 2017.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 150K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport an...
by Mitch Metcalf