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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Friday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 11.28.2014

Posted December 2, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There was a 0.2 boost for the AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS rerun in final numbers, and an 0.1 increase for the rerun of YES, VIRGINIA. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was by far the highest […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.2.2019

Posted August 5, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  AGENTS OF SHIELD, MASTERS OF ILLUSION and the rerun AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR all lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Disney Channel’s DESCENDANTS 3 resoundingly took the Friday cable title with a 1.10 rating.  A&E’s LIVE PD […]

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THE SKED: “Liz & Dick” Doesn’t Do…

Posted November 26, 2012 by Mitch Salem

  What’s worse than shamelessly airing a piece of calculated trash designed to exploit both past and present celebrities, all for the sake of ratings?  Not getting those ratings.  Last night’s LIZ & DICK on Lifetime, despite all the publicity in the world, only managed a 1.0 rating in 18-49s, which is lower than a […]

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THE SKED: “Black Sails” Holds in Season Finale

Posted March 18, 2014 by Mitch Salem

  Ratings information for Starz’s BLACK SAILS was never particularly abundant, thanks to a combination of the show’s slow Saturday berth, Starz not being forthcoming, and a general lack of buzz.  The series finale appears to have rated in line with its first 2 episodes, with 0.28 in 18-49 (that goes up to 0.45 with […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.3.2019

Posted October 4, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.4, down 1.2 from last week’s game.  In addition, A MILLION LITTLE THINGS lost 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS and the MLB PLAYOFFS dominated Thursday able at 1.02/0.88.  On MTV, […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.25.2018

Posted April 26, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK RATINGS:  As will be the case for the next 2 weeks or so, there was no morning ratings text today, so we’ll provide fuller analysis of the finals: ABC:  Between 0.7/0.8 sitcom reruns, a pair of new ALEX INC half-hours were at 0.7/0.6, compared to last week’s 0.6.  DESIGNATED SURVIVOR […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.15.2016

Posted July 18, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

      NETWORK FINALS:  The AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rerun, both the new and rerun MASTERS OF ILLUSION episodes and the PENN & TELLER: FOOL US rerun all fell 0.1 in final numbers, while the MASTERCHEF rerun went up the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 5.26.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted May 27, 2022 by Mitch Metcalf

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The 2-hour season finale of GREY’S ANATOMY was at 0.65, up 0.05 from last week but down 0.19 from the 2021 finale.  A rerun of THE ROOKIE followed at 0.23. CBS:  After reruns at 0.40/0.36/0.34/0.24, the series finale of BULL gained 0.02 to 0.32. NBC:  Reruns at 0.37/0.34/0.25. FOX:  MASTERCHEF JR […]

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