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The Sked: TUESDAY RATINGS May 15

CBS won Tuesday night with finales of two strong procedural dramas, matching last year’s nightly rating with solid scheduling. FOX and NBC came close to their performance on the same night last year, while ABC has utterly...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.23.2019

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the 10-11PM reruns of MODERN FAMILY and BLACK-ISH lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nat...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.3.2016

  NETWORK FINALS:  2 BROKE GIRLS gained 0.1 in final numbers, matching MIKE & MOLLY. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader topped Wednesday cabl...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2.16.2020

  The return of AMERICAN IDOL was dominant. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ra...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: WEDNESDAY RATINGS February 15

>American Idol expanded to two hours last night, and the show did its now reliable 6.0 rating.  Survivor premiered its latest cycle on CBS with a 3.0 rating, down from a 3.2 rating for last year’s winter/spring cycle...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.7.2019

      NETWORK FINALS:  Game 4 of the NBA FINALS adjusted to 4.3, down 1.1 from 2018’s Game 4 final rating.  Elsewhere, the HAWAII 5-0 rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadca...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: Saturday Network Scorecard 6.24.2017

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
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2.20.2017

  FOX’s midseason Monday continued to sink. 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
 

 

 

The Sked: PROGRAM FORMATS — How Many Commercials Can Be Crammed In?

>A friend of the site provided an interesting piece of television history, the original program format NBC issued to production company Witt-Thomas-Harris for a pilot tentatively titled Miami Nice.  Of course, the pilot ul...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4.4.2021

  The CBS line-up felt the lack of an NCAA lead-in. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: Monday Network Scorecard 9.9.2019

Note: Local broadcast coverage of the ESPN NFL Monday Night Football doubleheader impacted the fast-affiliate nationals below. ABC numbers are inflated slightly by local pre-emptions in Houston for the early game and San Franci...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT June 17 Update

> It’s not looking good for Team Metcalf, which is about $160 million behind Team Salem in the first annual ShowBuzzDaily Summer Movie Draft.  And it’s not going to get any better this weekend.  Even if Sa...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Saturday 5.27.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.49.  FOX’s MLB game was at 0.31.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was at...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS MAY 23-29

> The past week (seven days ending Sunday) came in up 48% versus last year’s comparable week.  Year-to-date box office is now down 9% versus last year (an improvement of three percentage points from last week).  ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.23.2019

        NETWORK FINALS:  It was another night of heavy adjustments due to local NFL PRESEASON games.  There were 0.2 declines for the reruns of AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE and FRESH OFF THE BOAT, and 0.1 drops for ...
by Mitch Metcalf