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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.8.2018

Posted August 9, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The horsemen of the Apocalypse continued to ride, as TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER kept its Wednesday cable throne, down 0.04 to 0.59.  On VH1, BLACK INK CREW gained […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.8.2020

Posted August 11, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  Sports adjustments put the PGA CHAMPIONSHIP on CBS at 0.5, the NHL game on NBC at 0.3, and PBC Boxing on FOX at 0.2.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports was firmly in control of Saturday cable.  There were NBA […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Friday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 1.30.2015

Posted February 2, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  HAWAII 5-0 and GRIMM gained 0.1 in final Friday ratings, but CRISTELA fell by the same amount.  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): GOLD RUSH (Discovery) lost a tick to 1.42, but remained easily on top of Friday cable, […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Saturday Cable Originals: 4.4.2015

Posted April 7, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): TBS and TNT’s NCAA FINAL FOUR games had the spotlight on Saturday cable, with TBS scoring 3.25 for Duke vs. Michigan State and 5.48 for Kentucky vs. Wisconsin, and TNT at 1.05/1.44 for the games.  The […]

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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 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.21.2018

Posted October 23, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.1, down 1.9 from last week’s final rating.  On ABC, THE ALEC BALDWIN SHOW lost 0.1 in final numbers.  On CBS, there was a 0.4 drop for 60 MINUTES, and 0.1 dips for GOD FRIENDED ME and MADAM SECRETARY.  On FOX, THE SIMPSONS and […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.19.2020

Posted August 20, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  The DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION coverage on both ABC and NBC gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHILGHTS:  DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION COVERAGE on CNN led Wednesday cable at 1.07/0.81, with MSNBC at 0.69, and Fox News again outrating […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 9.20.2015

Posted September 22, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

NETWORK UPDATE:  THE EMMY AWARDS gained 0.4 in final numbers to 3.6, and SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 9.7.  After football adjustment, 60 MINUTES fell 0.4 to 1.2, and the MADAM SECRETARY rerun was down 0.2.   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD was once again on top of Sunday cable, although down […]

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