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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Update: 1.1.2016

Posted January 5, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

    NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no changes from the New Year’s night preliminaries. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games and related programming continued to dominate cable, with 6 of the Top 10 slots, the top game being the ROSE BOWL (3.58), with the FIESTA BOWL (2.78) and […]

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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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THE SKED: A Note About Cable Ratings

Posted July 28, 2014 by Mitch Salem

  There was some byplay on Twitter today about the way we and other TV ratings sites report cable ratings, and it seems worthwhile to share a few guidelines. Part of the confusion may have been caused by the way that the estimable, comprehensive TV By the Numbers website posts its cable ratings.  As TVBTN […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 4.26.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted April 27, 2022 by Mitch Metcalf

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  The season finale episodes of JUDGE STEVE HARVEY were at 0.41/0.34 compared to last week’s 0.40.  The season finale of TO TELL THE TRUTH gained 0.03 to 0.30. CBS:  FBI ticked down to 0.55, FBI: INTERNATIONAL lost 0.04 to 0.49, and FBI: MOST WANTED was up 0.02 to 0.47. NBC:  YOUNG […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 7.19.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted July 20, 2022 by Mitch Salem

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.35/0.21/0.14. CBS:  Reruns at 0.22/0.21/0.24. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT fell a tenth to 0.63, and DANCING WITH MYSELF was down 0.06 to 0.33. FOX:  The MLB ALL-STAR GAME was at 1.55, down 0.29 from last year’s game. CW:  After a rerun SUPERMAN & LOIS at 0.05, TOM SWIFT was […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.17.2016

Posted June 20, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

      NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s US OPEN coverage held at 0.4 in final numbers.  Elsewhere, the NCIS: LA and MASTERS OF ILLUSION reruns each lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE led Friday cable, down 0.02 to 0.64, with lead-out HOMESTEAD […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.24.2017

Posted July 25, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  Things got even worse for ABC’s SOMEWHERE BETWEEN in final numbers, as it fell 0.1 to a flat-out awful 0.5 premiere.  The rerun of LIFE IN PIECES also lost 0.1.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1 stayed on top […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.25.2020

Posted August 26, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  The ABC coverage of the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  See Mitch Metcalf’s Night 2 post for detailed analysis of the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION ratings.  A snapshot of the 18-49 numbers had […]

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