Posts Tagged ‘cable ratings’
 

 

THE SKED: A Note About Cable Ratings

  There was some byplay on Twitter today about the way we and other TV ratings sites report cable ratings, and it seems worthwhile to share a few guidelines. Part of the confusion may have been caused by the way that the e...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: “The Bible” Fills Pews For History Channel; “Vikings” Stalwart

  There’s always an audience for some stories, and while History Channel’s miniseries distillation of THE BIBLE from Mark Burnett and Roma Downey wasn’t quite at the network’s Hatfields & McCoys...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: “Breaking Bad” Breaks Big

  AMC executives may have felt like they’d been doing some meth themselves this morning–in a good way.  Five and a half seasons into its run, BREAKING BAD returned for its final 8 episodes with a vengeance, ex...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Wednesday Cable Originals – 8/13/14

  NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and BIG BROTHER both gained 0.1 in final numbers, and for once the AGT gain didn’t lead to a loss for TAXI BROOKLYN. Below are Wednesday’s Top 25 original cable te...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Tuesday Cable Originals: 8.19.2014

NETWORK UPDATE:  As expected, FOOD FIGHTERS and AMERICA’S GOT TALENT exchanged 0.1s in final network numbers.  EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS and 20/20 each gained 0.1.  In addition, the FAMILY GUY rerun rose 0.1 and the SUPERNAT...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK THURSDAY SCORECARD – 8/7/14

  THURSDAY BROADCAST:  Because this morning’s numbers were so screwed up, we’ll just start fresh with the broadcast networks. CBS:  BIG BROTHER, after all the adjustments, was up 0.1 to 2.3.  Even after the ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK WEDNESDAY SCORECARD – 7/30/14

  NETWORK UPDATE:  TAXI BROOKLYN dropped 0.1 in adjusted numbers (as usual), allowing EXTANT to claim victory in its new 10PM slot.  In addition, BIG BROTHER gained 0.1, as did several of the ABC reruns, including MODERN...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Monday Cable Originals Report – 8/11/14

  For anyone who missed this morning’s introduction:  below are last night’s Top 25 original cable telecasts, which in this case gets us all the way to the 159th-most watched show on cable Monday night, becau...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED: “Justified” Finale Runs Low On Ratings Bullets

  The critical consensus on this season of JUSTIFIED–including here–was that it was excellent, perhaps the best of the series so far.  Viewers, though, seemed less enthused, as last night’s season finale...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: Fri-Mon Cable Ratings

  FRIDAY STARZ:  The season finale of DA VINCI’S DEMONS didn’t suggest much enthusiasm for Season 2, with a 0.1 rating in the 18-49 demo and less than 400K total viewers on its initial airing.  It didn’...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: A Good Night For Showtime as “Dexter” & “Ray Donovan” Rise

  It’s encouraging when the ratings for a new series rise off a much-hyped premiere, and RAY DONOVAN managed that last night (in total viewers, at least–we don’t yet have any demo information), up from 1....
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK FRIDAY SCORECARD – 7/18/14

  NETWORK UPDATE:  CROSSBONES can’t seem to hold onto a 0.6 rating, as it dropped again to a timbers-shivering 0.5.  20/20 climbed 0.1. FRIDAY CABLE:  Syfy’s WWE led the cable evening, up 0.1 to 0.8 amid th...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: Viewers Check In to “Bates Motel” and Sunday Cable Ratings

  BATES MOTEL had a very solid start on A&E last night, with a total viewership in its initial airing of 3 million, a number that rose healthily to 4.6 million with the night’s rerun included.  It also skewed fa...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: “True Blood” Premiere A Bit Drained

  The Season 6 premiere of HBO’s TRUE BLOOD wasn’t quite as hearty as last year’s launch, with 4.5M total viewers for the initial broadcast (demo details aren’t available yet, although it should be ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: Sun/Mon Cable Ratings Scorecard – 7/21-22

  SUNDAY HBO:  It’s still TRUE BLOOD season, and even though the show slipped 0.1 to 2.4 among 18-49s, holding more or less even in total viewers at 4.5M, that was by far the biggest cable rating of the night.  In ...
by Mitch Salem