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Top Cable and Broadcast Telecasts of the Week

Posted June 4, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Top cable and broadcast programs of the week (with last week for comparison).  Now that we are in the summer, swimming with repeats, we have extended the list to include programs with a 1.3 or 1.4 adult 18-49 rating. Looking ahead to the new week: Next week’s chart for June 3-9 will be topped by […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.7.2017

Posted December 8, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.3, down 0.4 from last week’s game.  In addition, SUPERNATURAL gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s portion of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 1.09, down a tenth from last […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.1.2017

Posted September 5, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of MASTERS OF ILLUSION lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports took the lead on Friday cable, with ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game on top at 0.61 (Fox Sports 1’s game was at 0.26), and […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.3.2019

Posted June 4, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  Game 4 of the STANLEY CUP FINALS adjusted to 1.5, down 0.1 from last year’s Game 4.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.82/0.79/0.73, compared to last week’s 0.76/0.73/0.67, with a RADKES “sneak peek” afterward at […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.17.2017

Posted March 20, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  The primetime NCAA TOURNAMENT games on CBS adjusted to 1.3/1.3 in final numbers.  Elsewhere, DATELINE fell 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Friday cable was once again all about the NCAA TOURNAMENT, with 15 of the Top 20 slots going […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 4.28.2015

Posted April 29, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE VOICE, CHICAGO FIRE, AGENTS OF SHIELD, NCIS, and NCIS: NEW ORLEANS  all grew by 0.1 in final numbers, but ONE BIG HAPPY shrank by the same amount.  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games ruled the night, with 1.92 for the Clippers/Spurs duel, and 1.41 for the early game.  Not sure what […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 5.31.2015

Posted June 2, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The night’s rerun of THE GOLDBERGS was up 0.1 in final numbers, and the FAMILY GUY rerun slipped 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  GAME OF THRONES came roaring back from last week’s decline, up a huge 0.88 to 3.45.  (So much for all those people who claimed they were offended by the show to […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 5.30.2015

Posted June 2, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NBC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 1.5, and FOX’s regional MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL coverage adjusted to 0.4 nationwide. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Lifetime’s MARILYN: THE SECRET LIFE OF MARILYN MONROE led Saturday cable at 0.50, and its BEYOND THE HEADLINES follow-up was close behind at 0.42.  Adult Swim’s late-night line-up returned solidly after skipping […]

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