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THE SKED: “Downton Abbey” Classes Up the Nielsens

Posted February 23, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> Matthew and Lady Mary 4Ever! The second season finale of DOWNTON ABBEY was watched by 5.4 million people, and while that may not sound like a lot (it’s about the same number as watched last night’s episode of Happy Endings, 3rd place in its timeslot), for PBS it’s pretty much Avatar.  It was the […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.23.2019

Posted August 26, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  It was another night of heavy adjustments due to local NFL PRESEASON games.  There were 0.2 declines for the reruns of AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE and FRESH OFF THE BOAT, and 0.1 drops for the rerun of AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR, as well as DATELINE, MASTERS OF ILLUSION, WHAT WOULD YOU DO […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.4.2016

Posted April 5, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while BLINDSPOT lost 0.1 for a series low 1.3.  In addition, CASTLE lost its 0.1 bump, and both the 8PM BIG BANG THEORY rerun and the GOTHAM rerun were also down 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.15.2018

Posted May 16, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE MIDDLE, the season finale of CHICAGO MED and NCIS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE 100 lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game owned the night at 3.25, and the preceding NBA DRAFT […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.12.2016

Posted June 14, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

      NETWORK FINALS:  THE TONY AWARDS held at 1.6 in final numbers, while the STANLEY CUP FINALS gained 0.3 to 1.9.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO has 2 more weeks of ratings triumphs before things get less fun.  GAME OF THRONES romped once […]

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Election Night 2016 TV Ratings

Posted November 10, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

Presidential Election coverage on the combined seven major networks (the four broadcast networks plus CNN, Fox News Channel and MNSBC) averaged just over 61 million people (two years or older) in an average minute of prime time between 8 and 11 pm ET Tuesday 11.8.2016, above the incumbent re-election years of 2004 and 2012 (each under […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.15.2015

Posted October 16, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 4.9, down 0.1 from last week’s game.  In addition, there were 0.1 bumps for GREY’S ANATOMY and SCANDAL in final numbers (but HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER stayed put).     Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  For once, the NFL Network slice of […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 8.30.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted August 31, 2022 by Mitch Metcalf

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.36/0.21/0.24. CBS:  Reruns at 0.28/0.24/0.23. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.05 to 0.74, and PASSWORD was up 0.03 to 0.50. FOX:  Reruns at 0.13/0.13. CW:  LEONARDO rose 0.03 to 0.07, and DEVILS ticked up to 0.04. TELEMUNDO:  TOP CHEF VIP fell 0.07 to 0.22, and INFIEL ticked up to […]

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