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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.18.2018

Posted May 21, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for preemption in NY, both the HARRY & MEGHAN: A LOVE STORY special and LIFE SENTENCE dropped 0.1.  In addition, the season finale of BLINDSPOT and 20/20 lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.16.2017

Posted July 18, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary ratings for Sunday’s broadcast shows.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Amazingly, the Season 7 premiere of HBO’s GAME OF THRONES was its highest-rated episode ever–and it wasn’t close.  At 4.71, it was […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.15.2015

Posted July 16, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers.  (Footnote:  after EXTANT sets its series low 0.6 this morning, CBS announced that beginning next week, it will move to 9PM with BIG BROTHER as its lead-in, rather than following a CRIMINAL MINDS rerun.)  MASTERCHEF also received an 0.1 bump, as did the rerun of SUPERNATURAL. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:   A&E’s […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Monday Cable Originals & Network Update: 9.28.2015

Posted September 29, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

NEW FEATURE: a Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings chart which includes final Total Viewers for each show.  We have a limited ability to make revisions to the format (a side-by-side comparison of morning and afternoon ratings isn’t doable, for example), but would appreciate any thoughts and comments. ABC had the night’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL simulcast […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.15.2017

Posted March 17, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE 100 lost 0.1 in final numbers (just barely:  it ended up at 0.34).         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1 has been trying to build its Wednesday to go along with its hit Monday line-up, and this week it topped […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.12.2018

Posted May 15, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game adjusted up 0.1 to 0.8.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD dipped 0.02 to 0.57.  Adult Swim’s late-night shows performed as follows:  DRAGON B ALL at 0.45/0.34 compared to last week’s 0.47/0.38, MY HERO […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.1.2016

Posted June 2, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

      NETWORK FINALS:  The season premiere of MASTERCHEF gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR premiere as well as WAYWARD PINES lost 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Hockey and soccer scored well on Wednesday cable, with 0.95 for NBC Sports Net’s […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.18.2015

Posted August 19, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and ZOO gained 0.1 in final numbers, while both reruns of FRESH OFF THE BOAT declined by the same amonnt. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s THE DEADLIEST CATCH climbed 0.13 to 0.93 and took Tuesday cable honors, with lead-in DEADLIEST CATCH: THE BAIT up a tenth to 0.43.  THE HAVES AND HAVE […]

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