Posts Tagged ‘spotlight’
 

 

THE SKED Review: “Saturday Night Live” with Charlize Theron

  It was 12:45AM before Charlize Theron really had a highlight to call her own on tonight’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, another instance of the show bringing on a bright talent and then not having them do very much.  Altho...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.22.2018

        NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, football adjustments lowered DANCING WITH THE STARS by 0.1 and the rerun of THE ROOKIE pilot by 0.2.  Elsewhere, HAPPY TOGETHER gained 0.1 in final numbers.   &nb...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: Monday Network Scorecard 9.10.2018

NOTE: ABC and CW numbers below are inflated somewhat by major-market pre-emptions for the Monday Night Football doubleheader on ESPN nationally. ABC stations in Los Angeles and San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose carried the late ga...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5.1.2020

  More premature “finales”. 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 rating...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 2.23.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals (Updated)

  BROADCAST FINALS:  Note that in some time zones, the 10PM shows were interrupted by coverage of the war in Ukraine. ABC:  The sitcoms aired for the first time since February 2, with THE GOLDBERGS down a tenth to 0.56, ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “The Originals”

  THE ORIGINALS:  Tuesday 8PM on CW Previously… on THE ORIGINALS:  The Mikaelsons have come (back) to New Orleans.  The literally original vampire family (their witch mother cast the spell that created vampirism),...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.23.2016

      NETWORK FINALS:  AGENT CARTER gained 0.1 in final numbers.  Also, IZOMBIE held onto this morning’s 0.6, a feat it didn’t manage last week.       Broadcast Official Nationals Pro...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED Series Premiere Review: “Sirens”

  SIRENS:  Thursday 10PM on USA – Change the Channel Even though it’s based on a 2011 British format, SIRENS is exactly what you would expect from the union of USA Network and Denis Leary.  Based on the first...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1.25.2021

  A fairly steady night. 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), audience sk...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Monday Week Four

NBC Monday moved up again, a 4.3 Adult 18-49 prime time rating in the fast nationals (probably a 4.4 in the official nationals). CBS and ABC are even with recent weeks.  FOX earned a 1.3 in the fast nationals for Game 2 of St ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Limitless”

  LIMITLESS:  Tuesday 10PM on CBS – If Nothing Else Is On… LIMITLESS is the second new series in two days to reverse the basic point of the movie it’s based on and turn its premise into an excuse for a s...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12.14.2020

  The first part of THE VOICE finale bumped up. 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 25-5...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.27.2019

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Friday was an...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Monday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 2.16.2015

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE BACHELOR and the season finale of CELEBRITY APPRENTICE each gained 0.1 in final ratings. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy pro...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Major Crimes”

  TNT’s MAJOR CRIMES, like its predecessor The Closer, belongs to the “procedural-plus” subgenre, with a crime to be solved every week combined with a secondary amount of continuing serialized plot.  Ho...
by Mitch Salem