Posts Tagged ‘broadcast’
 

 

The Sked: Spring Broadcast Ratings–Yes, There Is a Problem

>The New York Times recently ran a story about slumping ratings for the broadcast networks, drawing an immediate response by Bill Gorman of tvbythenumbers.com:  “You can always count on Bill Carter of the New York Ti...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

Weekly & Season to Date Network Ratings

Projected weekly network ratings in prime time (based on four days of official nationals and three days of fast nationals).  CBS racks up another victory (helped by an hour of The Masters spilling into prime time Sunday). Week...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Top Cable and Broadcast Programs of the Week

MTV’s Video Music Awards took the top spot of the week, pushing Duck Dynasty into second place.  AMC’s Breaking Bad ticked up one tenth from last week.  Although it aired directly against the top-rated VMAs, ther...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Monday Week 5

On the last night affected by a Presidential Debate this election cycle, NBC stayed on top with a 3.8 preliminary rating with Adults 18-49.  (The night featured 90 minutes of commercially-rated programming: an hour of The Voi...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Top Cable and Broadcast Telecasts of the Week

The top programs on both broadcast and cable over the last few weeks.  Programs scoring a 1.3 adult 18-49 rating or higher are listed.  Also, for reference, The Tony Awards on CBS Sunday was added to the list.
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED: Summer Broadcast Ratings Update August 15-21

>The broadcast week just concluded (August 15-21) was all about NFL preseason football, with FOX winning the week with a 1.8 Adult 18-49 rating and NBC a close second with a 1.6 rating that might round up to a 1.7.  FOX ha...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/24/13

  CBS:  From Mitch Metcalf:  The regular CBS Sunday schedule is on a 45-50 minute slide.  The NCAA tournament ran over to about 7:50 pm (North Carolina vs Kansas).  The 3.8 adult 18-49 rating shown above is an adjusted...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

Top Cable and Broadcast Programs of the Week

Updated weekly broadcast and cable rankings:
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: MAY SWEEP UPDATE (through 2 nights)

>With two nights of the May Sweep in (Thursday’s official ratings and Friday’s fast national ratings), here’s an early look at the final major ratings sweep period of the broadcast season, when ratings are mea...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

Top Cable and Broadcast Programs of the Week

Updated cable and broadcast rankings this week and last.
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Top Cable and Broadcast Programs of the Week (through Wednesday)

An early look at the partial-week program rankings for broadcast and cable.
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Broadcast Season Averages

A quick update. SEASON TO DATE through five full weeks (32 nights of official ratings and 3 nights of adjusted fast nationals), NBC is averaging a 2.73 rating in prime time (up 19% from the same period last year). FOX is now s...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekly Network Ratings & Summer to Date Standings

Projected weekly network ratings in prime time (based on four days of official nationals and three days of fast nationals).  ABC wins another week, thanks to three NBA Finals games on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.  ABC is dow...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED: Summer Broadcast Ratings Update August 22-28

>The broadcast week just concluded (August 22-28) was all about NFL preseason football again.  FOX did not have any games this week and has lost MasterChef, dropping the network’s weekly average to around a 1.2 ̵...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: Weekly & Season Network Ratings

Thanks to the NCAA tournament and more original episodes on the other nights, CBS moved back into first place for the week ending Sunday.  Based on four nights of official ratings and three nights of adjusted fast nationals, C...
by Mitch Metcalf