Posts Tagged ‘TV ratings’
 

 

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/21/12

On the network’s menus for Thanksgiving Eve:  heaping platters of series lows.  (It should probably be noted that the reason it made sense for 3 networks to air new episodes last night, despite the anticipated lack of a...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: Inside the 18-49 Demographic

>At ShowBuzzDaily we focus mainly on ratings for Adults 18-49, the demographic advertisers are most interested in buying.  But inside that broad group are many important sub-groups, usually broken up into women and men, yo...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: THURSDAY RATINGS October 27 — November Sweep Begins

>The November Sweep began last night, and FOX is off to a rousing start.  One night into the 28-night “sweep” period (in which each of the 210 TV markets are measured demographically in addition to the normal n...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: March Madness TV Ratings through the First Thursday

CBS had a terrific start to the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament with its two late games Thursday, right around 5.5 million viewers ages 2+.  These audience levels are among the best ratings for this day in recent years:...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED’S SUNDAY SCRIPTED CABLE SCORECARD – 7/15/12

  Breaking Bad‘s arrival was the big ratings news on Sunday night, while the launch of Political Animals wasn’t. HBO:  TRUE BLOOD, as usual, took the night with a 2.7 that was a tick higher than last week, bea...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 1.24-25.2015

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday January 24 and Sunday January 25, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television popula...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD

> Not so happily ever after? ABC:  ONCE UPON A TIME has been on a series-low track since Daylight Savings Time began, and last night it hit a new low 2.7, despite a highly-promoted episode that answered the question of jus...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: The Sad Downward Slide of World Series Ratings

>Pity the poor Former National Pastime.  In the quarter century that Nielsen has used the PeopleMeter to measure demographic ratings, viewership of the World Series has dropped by more than half in the key advertising...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: Cable Ratings July 26-August 1

>Over the past seven days (last Tuesday through Monday night), the cable landscape again was led by the vampires of TRUE BLOOD on HBO’s signature Sunday night.  ENTOURAGE fell off our list (down to a 1.2 rating ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 6.11-12.2016

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday June 11 and Sunday June 12, 2016. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED’S NIELSENWAR – Week 8

  We’re now mid-way through November sweeps, and it’s time to ask once again:  What do we know now about this TV season that we didn’t know before? THERE WERE NO NEW BREAKOUT HITS THIS FALL.  Despite al...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 9.10-11.2016

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday September 10-11, 2016.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 150K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 1.10-11.2015

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday January 10 and Sunday January 11, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television popula...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday August 31 and Sunday September 1, 2013. (The 56 markets out of 210 total cover about 70% of the US television popula...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED’S SUNDAY CABLE SCORECARD – 11/18/12

  AMC:  The zombies were a bit subdued this week, as THE WALKING DEAD went back to its 4.9 level from 2 weeks ago, after last week’s climb back to 5.6.  As the show finally neared the intersection of its prison and...
by Mitch Salem