Posts Tagged ‘cbs’
 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11.14.2014

  The Hollywood Film Awards weren’t ready for their close-up. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 an...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: THURSDAY RATINGS April 12

>American Idol rebounded last night, pushing FOX to another Thursday win.  But CBS was the real winner last night.  With mostly repeats, they earned a strong second place finish on the night with four comedies and a d...
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
 

 
 

The Sked: Unofficial Standings for the First Two Weeks of the Season

With two weeks of the new season under our belts (11 nights of official ratings and 3 nights of adjusted fast national ratings), here is how the season stands for the four major networks:   Thanks to The Voice moving int...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekly Broadcast Ratings: A Creaky Summer Begins

Projected weekly network ratings in prime time (based on four days of official nationals and three days of fast nationals).  NBC will win the week ending Sunday with a 1.42 adult 18-49 rating in prime time, identical to last w...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/19/13

Splash makes a ripple. ABC:  The debut of SPLASH gave the network a 2.6, beating everyone but CBS in the hour, and marking ABC’s best result in that slot all season.  Of course, next week it’ll be facing The Voic...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/27/13

Even without The Voice as an excuse, most networks headed downward. FOX:  AMERICAN IDOL continued to plunge, down half a ratings point to 3.1, which happens to be just 0.1 ahead of X Factor’s average last fall. ABC:...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Person of Interest”

  PERSON OF INTEREST:  Thursday 9PM on CBS WHERE WE WERE:  Watching Harold Finch (Michael Emerson), the secretive billionaire creator of the super-surveillance system that keeps tabs on all potential criminals and victim...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED SERIES PREMIERE REVIEW: “Under the Dome”

  UNDER THE DOME:  Monday 10PM on CBS – Potential DVR Alert Much of CBS’s programming philosophy is built around the steady reliability of its reruns, so on the face of it, the Eye would seem least likely of t...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

Broadcast Weekly & Season Averages: 4th of July Blues

The broadcast networks combined for a lowly 4.53 combined 18-49 rating in prime time from July 2-8, 18% below the 42nd week last year (which also included the 4th of July holiday — on Monday).  This is a significantly bi...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED NIELSENWAR – WEEK 2

  We’ve had a second week of ratings to examine, and it’s time once again to ask:  How goes the war?  And what do we know now that we didn’t know a week ago? ANYTHING OVER 1.5 IS THE NEW 2.5.  NBC and ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: TUESDAY RATINGS July 10 — Preliminary All-Star Game Results

FOX’s coverage of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game is averaging a 2.9 preliminary rating with Adults 18-49.  Remember, that fast nationals do not correctly measure live sports programming.  After the west coast...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: Why Are the Networks Upbeat about the Upfront with Such Declining Ratings?

> We may all be looking at the wrong ratings. Each day, attention is paid to the previous night’s television ratings, generally the “Live+Same Day” ratings measuring any viewing of a program live or via DVR pl...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Broadcast Season to Date Rankings

SEASON TO DATE through eight full weeks (54 nights of official ratings and 2 nights of adjusted fast nationals through Sunday, November 18, 2012): NBC is averaging a 2.79 adult 18-49 rating in prime time (up 14% from the same ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: March Madness through Final Four

Chart updated with persons 2+ audiences for the four games played Saturday April 4, 2015 (the Final Four Round): Telecast 65: TBS/TNT/TRU Saturday 6:00 pm #1-Duke 81 #7-Michigan State 61 (Duke up 36-25 at half) Telecast 66:...
by Mitch Metcalf