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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.15.2017

Posted April 18, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

      NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s UFC telecast gained 0.1 in final numbers, while NBC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game and ABC’s run of THE 10 COMMANDMENTS fell the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS games dominated Saturday cable at 1.20/1.19/1.01 (led by San Antonio […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.19.2018

Posted October 22, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  LAST MAN STANDING gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was another big night for sports.  Fox Sports 1’s NLCS game dominated Friday cable at 1.47, and ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.92/0.93.  A&E’s LIVE PD […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.10.2017

Posted August 11, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

    NETWORK FINALS:  As we noted this morning, the preliminary ratings were more or less useless because of NFL preemptions, so we’ll do a full network rundown here. NBC:  SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE’s summer Weekend Update series debuted at a solid 1.2, well above its 0.7 lead-in from THE WALL (down 0.3 from 2 weeks […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.11.2017

Posted September 14, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS: Lots of football-related adjustments in final numbers.  On CBS, the reruns of KEVIN CAN WAIT, LIFE IN PIECES and MOM dropped 0.2, and the reruns of THE BIG BANG THEORY and SCORPION were down 0.1.  ABC’s TO TELL THE TRUTH lost 0.1.  NBC’s MIDNIGHT, TEXAS was also down 0.1. […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.17.2019

Posted December 18, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  OLAF’S FROZEN ADVENTURE gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND led Tuesday cable, down 0.02 to 0.64, with KINGS OF PAIN down a tick to 0.27.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.3.2021

Posted May 4, 2021 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  There was a significant adjustment (to the next tenth) for 9-1-1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.57/0.54/0.47 compared to last week’s 0.50/0.49/0.47, and MIZ & MRS was down 0.02 to 0.22.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Saturday Cable Originals: 12.6.2014

Posted December 9, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): With the biggest COLLEGE FOOTBALL conference championships on the broadcast networks, ESPN’s highest rating for the day was 0.72 for a Pregame broadcast, and 0.67 for a 9AM COLLEGE GAMEDAY.  On a very slow night […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Monday Cable Originals(& Network Update): 8.17.2015

Posted August 18, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  As expected, the bulk of the adjustments affected CW:  PENN & TELLER: FOOL US and SIGNIFICANT MOTHER each dropped 0.2, and WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY was down 0.1.  In addition, AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did the CSI LA rerun, but the BACHELOR IN PARADISE after-show lost 0.1. […]

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