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WORLD CUP SKEDBALL — Day 7

Day 7 of the World Cup (Wednesday) turned in mediocre ratings on ESPN by 2014 standards (2.3 to 3.2 million viewers for the three matches, on the bottom half of the ranking chart).  But the 2:30 and 5:30 matches yesterday woul...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Broadcast Weekly & Summer Averages through September 2

The week heading into Labor Day is usually forgettable.  Television viewing is always very light the Thursday-Sunday before the holiday, and this past week the broadcast networks suffered through low ratings for the Republican...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12.19.2016

  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT isn’t just for summer. 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 THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3.3.2016

  THE FAMILY was welcomed with moderately open arms. 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...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 6.4-5.2016

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday June 4 and Sunday June 5, 2016. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Cl...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.29.2016

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE and FRESH OFF THE BOAT gained 0.1 in final numbers, but NO TOMORROW dropped the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Cha...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.4.2021

        NOTE:  Over time, we’ll be publishing posts like this for the gap period in which ShowbuzzDaily wasn’t operational.  Those posts will not have analysis.           B...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 12.30-31.2017

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday December 30-31, 2017.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport a...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.4.2018

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE OSCARS adjusted to 6.8, a historic low and down 25% from 2017.  On FOX, the scheduled Billy Graham memorial special appears to have been preempted in most of the country by the...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals &Network Finals: 6.26.2019

        NETWORK FINALS:  After time zone adjustment, the DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES DEBATE rose to 1.8, and the preceding ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES rerun lowered to 0.7.  In addition, THE AMAZING RACE lost 0....
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekly Sports TV Ratings 2.8-2.14.2021

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday February 8 through Sunday February 14, 2021.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 200K Persons 2+ live+same day).  ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.19.2020

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s AAC CHAMPIONSHIP game adjusted to 0.4, and CBS’s SEC CHAMPIONSHIP game adjusted to 2.2.  In addition, the rerun of THE WALL and the 8PM rerun of THE MASKED SINGER los...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office PREDICTIONS June 21-23

The 25th weekend of the year is looking like a very good $217 million for the top 12 films, well above the same weekend the last few years.   Opening at over 3,800 4,004 theaters Friday (just above the top 10% of theater coun...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12.14.2015

  Adele is a hit on TV, too. 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...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.13.2021

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show:...
by Mitch Metcalf