NETWORK UPDATE: There was an extra 0.1 for THE SIMPSONS and AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS in final numbers. SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 7.1, 0.6 higher than last week’s game. Ratings in key demos f...
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: The annual run of THE SOUND OF MUSIC was at 0.37, down from last year’s 0.6. CBS: Compared to November 28, the last time the network didn’t have the late national NFL game, 60 MINUTE...
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: After a rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS at 0.39, CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD gained 0.06 to 0.56. The rest of the line-up swapped timeslots, with THE $100,000 PYRAMID up 0.08 to 0.45, and T...
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: THE OSCARS saw a moderate boost from 2022, up 0.27 (7%) in 18-49s to 4.03, and up 2.15M (13%) in total viewers to 18.76M. Although that’s still far below the 5.3/23.59M of 2020, it was sti...
> 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...
>CBS rode a preliminary 13.7 Adult 18-49 rating from 7:00-8:17 pm last night for the prime time portion of the Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos wild card playoff game. The official rating for that segment will rise t...
> ABC is going to give GCB a try in the Sunday 9PM Desperate Housewives slot on April 8. The original plan had been to air a repeat Housewives that night, but instead GCB will air back-to-back fresh episodes 9-11PM.  ...
EXCLUSIVELY ON SHOWBUZZDAILY TODAY: THE SKED’S MONDAY FALL RATINGS FORECAST! Last night, it was good to have cable. CBS: The sole scripted drama on broadcast TV last night was another in the series of ...
The Sunday cable numbers will mostly be released tomorrow, but Showtime was in an understandable hurry to get out the fast news about last night’s numbers. In total audience (the 18-49 demo numbers are still in pro...
Basketball, as always, beat Broadway last night. ABC: Per Mitch Metcalf: we have adjusted the 4.6 fast national adult 18-49 rating for NBA FINALS GAME 2 to an estimated 5.4 rating. However, the 5.4 would still b...
NETWORK UPDATE: In final numbers, SUPER BOWL XLVIII had a 39.3 rating in 18-49s, just slightly below last year’s 39.7 (the latter number excludes the game’s blackout period). However, in total viewers thi...
NETWORK UPDATE: after the night’s NFL overruns were accounted for, UNDERCOVER BOSS gained 0.2 to 1.8, and the sliver of CSI that was in primetime was at 1.4. SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, meanwhile, adjusted up to 6.6...
Some improvement for ABC’s game show line-up. 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 rating...
CBS’s experiment with a May sweeps miniseries didn’t start well. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographi...