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The Sked: TUESDAY RATINGS February 21

>FOX, NBC and ABC each edged up one tenth of a rating point from last week’s soft Valentine’s Day levels, but CBS was down another two tenths from last week.  Emblematic of the weak network numbers across the w...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 9.5.2018

  Some mild declines. 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,...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: Saturday Ratings 4.16.2016

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 Studio Estimates JULY 12-14

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #28 of 2013 looks like a decent $191 million for the top 12 films, up 5% from the comparable weekend the last few years.  It was a pretty good weekend for the Showb...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: Sunday Ratings 9.13.2015

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 FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6.2.2017

  Fridays remain nearly barren of original programming. 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 rati...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1.8.2020

  JEOPARDY remained champion. 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 ratings), audien...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5.8.2016

  On a Sunday night full of original sweeps programming, no network show topped a 1.3 rating. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demograph...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.21.2017

      NOTE TO READERS:  Beginning with the Monday cable post this afternoon, and for the rest of the week, charts will be posted as usual, but text (and responses to Comments) will be much delayed if they appear...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.27.2018

          NETWORK FINALS:  THIS IS US and THE GIFTED gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On USA, WWE SM...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: March Madness 2016 through Sunday 3.20

Now through the Second Round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on Sunday, CBS and TBS are up marginally versus the prior three years in total viewers 2+ and adults 18-49, while TNT and TRUtv are down significantly. ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: MONDAY Ratings Chart

Monday ratings last night, last year and last week.
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Rick Ludwin: A Remembrance

Both of the proprietors of this website had the privilege of working with Rick Ludwin at NBC.  Rick was a giant, both at the network where he worked for over 3 decades, and in the world of television comedy as a whole, especia...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS July 31

>Three films are now in or projected to be in the $1 billion worldwide box office club: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Transformers: Dark of the Moon.  Clearly,...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 12.23.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Only one network featured original programming on the night before Christmas Eve.  On ABC, the reruns were at 0.46/0.30/0.23. CBS:  A YOUNG SHELDON rerun at 0.31 was followed by a marathon of GH...
by Mitch Metcalf