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SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6.9.2019

  Hockey surpassed Broadway and game shows. 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 Salem
 

 
 

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Rust and Bone”

‎ Jacques Audiard doesn’t do sentimental. His last film, A Prophet, had the clear-eyed view of crime and the dramatic heft of a French version of “The Wire,” and his new and very different drama RUST & B...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED SUNDAY CABLE SCORECARD – 10/21/12

  No surprise what’s gnawing at the top of the ratings. AMC:  The typical post-premiere decline for a big returning show seems to have been made up by AMC’s settlement of its lawsuit with DISH Network and the ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Saturday 6.17.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS:  NBC’s US OPEN coverage was at 0.65.  FOX’s MLB game was at 0.19.  On CW, MASTERS OF ILLUSION dropped 0.02 to 0.02, and TOTALLY WEIRD & FUNNY was at 0.02/0.02 compared to last week...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED”S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “A Gifted Man”

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season:  a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may hav...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Family Album”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots FAMILY ALBUM was one of the more buzzed-about FOX pilots of this past development season, and although it’s not on the network’s announced schedule, Deadline reports that it’s ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 9.26.2017

  THIS IS US returned bigger than ever. 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 s...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6/8/12

  Not much to say about a night when the networks weren’t even trying. ABC:  Winner of the night with a whopping 1.1 average.  The high point was a 1.4 for 20/20 at 10PM. NBC:  The only network to air anything new...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.26.2019

        NOTE: Because of the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the next post for cable & broadcast nationals will be on Monday December 2 with ratings for Wednesday November 27. Click here for a summary...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED Fall Finale Review: “The Vampire Diaries”

  It’s been an odd, spotty half-season for THE VAMPIRE DIARIES.  For one thing, it’s been more like two mini-seasons:  the story of all-powerful, unkillable vampire-witch-whatever Silas, which would have been...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.20.2021

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for KENAN and NEW AMSTERDAM.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLI...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Are You Ready For Some Thursday Night CBS Football?

  CBS has won the competition to carry 8 fall NFL games on Thursday nights.  Price wasn’t disclosed, but the network is believed to be paying in the neighborhood of $300M for the games, or about $37.5M per game.  (...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2.15.2015

  Live from New York… it was Lorne Michaels, saving NBC once again. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 9.22.2015

  Given the choice between Muppets and murder, America made an emphatic choice. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-...
by Mitch Salem