Posts Tagged ‘television’
 

 

THE SKED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’S FALL 2011/12 SATURDAY TV SCHEDULE

> Welcome to ShowbuzzDaily’s coverage of the upcoming TV schedules for the 2011/12 TV season!  Above you see our guide to what to expect on Saturday nights this Fall:  the numbers are our projected Adults 18-49 ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: TUESDAY RATINGS September 27

> Zooey Deschanel in FOX’s New Girl The second Tuesday of the new season was relatively surprise-free.  FOX’s New Girl established itself as the hit of the new season, and CBS turned in a reliable perform...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: Thursday Ratings September 6

A surprise Thursday night victory for NBC last night, which had less to do with America’s Got Talent and much more to do with President Obama.  NBC started the night at 8 pm with a displaced America’s Got Talent�...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Official Nationals for Wednesday — World Series Ties Record Low for Game 1

Updated tables throughout. Game 1 of the World Series last night (Detroit at San Francisco) posted a 3.6 rating with Adults 18-49 in the official nationals, still giving FOX a nightly victory but tying the record low 18-49 rati...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: Wednesday Ratings — Cannonball!

Nothing like a train wreck.  FOX tried to channel some of the energy from past silly specials (When Animals Attack, Celebrity Boxing) last night with Stars in Danger: The High Dive, low-end celebrities trying to do the incre...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekly Cable and Broadcast Rankings

Updated broadcast and cable programs for the week ending Sunday (and the previous week for comparison).
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED: Holding on to Network Specials

> Today’s announcement that CBS extended its rights to the Grammy Awards for another 10 years and NBC’s recent winning bid for the next four Olympic Games are evidence that broadcast networks are doing everything po...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Summer Olympics through Day 4

Monday night’s Olympics coverage on NBC scored a solid 10.5 rating with Adults 18-49, just a tenth of a point off Beijing’s pace but well ahead of Athens and Sydney. FOX went with repeats of Hell’s Kitchen M...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: Wednesday September 26 Ratings

The networks premiered their Wednesday nights last night (mostly), and they finished in the order we forecast back in May (FOX #1, CBS and ABC fighting for #2, and NBC a distant #4).  But three of the four networks are well be...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Monday Week 7

Another winning Monday night for NBC, although the 4.0 adult 18-49 rating in the preliminary fast nationals is actually at the low end for this season.  CBS, ABC and FOX are back to where they were three weeks ago, before the ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports Ratings Bowl

SUNDAY SPORTS.  The second game of an NBA doubleheader on ABC drew decent ratings Sunday (Lakers at Heat), hitting a 5.0 household rating and 10 share in the 54 markets which were able to be measured over the weekend.  (The b...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED: SUNDAY Ratings This Fall

> SUNDAYS this Fall officially start September 25, although the real ratings action on Sunday Nights, Sunday Night Football on NBC, has already kicked off to monster ratings.  The entire CBS schedule premieres in Sept...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: Updated Olympic Ratings through Saturday

Last night in prime time, NBC averaged a preliminary 5.0 from 8-11 pm with Adults 18-49 from 8-11 pm.   The network has often thrown the 8 pm hour out of the nightly average (by delaying national commercials until 9:00).  If ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Tuesday Week Three — Audience Ennui

Tuesday prime time averages from the third week of the season show a 17% decline in live+same day DVR viewing for the four broadcast networks (from an 11.3 combined Adult 18-49 rating for the four networks on the same night las...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: Thursday Week 8

Last night the regular CBS Thursday schedule tied its season high (premiere night) with a 3.4 adult 18-49 rating in the fast nationals from 8-11 pm.  Last night is also up over the same night last year (2.8) and up over the se...
by Mitch Metcalf