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Top Cable and Broadcast Telecasts of the Week

Posted June 4, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Top cable and broadcast programs of the week (with last week for comparison).  Now that we are in the summer, swimming with repeats, we have extended the list to include programs with a 1.3 or 1.4 adult 18-49 rating. Looking ahead to the new week: Next week’s chart for June 3-9 will be topped by […]

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SKEDBALL: Weekly Sports TV Ratings 2.27-3.5.2023

Posted March 7, 2023 by Mitch Metcalf

SPECIAL NOTE: Starting this week, the sports rankings will include sporting events with over 100K persons 2+ L+SD and over 90 minutes long. Formerly, the viewer threshold was 200K. Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday February 27 through Sunday March 5, 2023. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Saturday Cable Originals: 10.18.2014

Posted October 21, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): 7 of the Top 10 shows on Saturday cable were sports, led by 0.43-1.09 ratings for ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL coverage, and 0.39/0.43 for HBO’s BOXING.  The highest rated non-sports show of the night was Lifetime’s […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.5.2019

Posted April 8, 2019 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  The CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND series finale and the entire NBC line-up (BLINDSPOT, THE BLACKLIST and DATELINE) dropped 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Cinemax’s WARRIOR had an inauspicious start, off the chart at 0.03/157K. A&E’s LIVE PD led […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Update: 11.7.2015

Posted November 10, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  In the battle of COLLEGE FOOTBALL games, CBS’s LSU vs. Alabama match-up was dominant by far, adjusting up 0.2 to 3.6.  ABC’s Minnesota vs. Ohio State game held at 1.2, and FOX’s Utah vs. Washington game gained 0.1 from early numbers but was still way behind at 0.4.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 11.15.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted November 16, 2022 by Mitch Salem

  BROADCAST FINALS (Due to last week’s election coverage, comparisons are to 2 weeks ago unless otherwise noted) ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE ticked up to 0.50, and THE ROOKIE: FEDS was down 0.04 to 0.21. CBS:  New episodes aired for the first time since October 18, with FBI down 0.03 to 0.50, FBI: INTERNATIONAL down […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.20.2018

Posted December 21, 2018 by Mitch Salem

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Unusually, it was ESPN2’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL game that topped its mother network to lead Thursday cable at 0.51.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl game was at 0.45.  TNT’s […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Friday 1.20.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted January 23, 2023 by Mitch Metcalf

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK lost 0.03 to 0.52, and 20/20 was down 0.08 to 0.41. CBS:  SWAT was steady at 0.46, FIRE COUNTRY gained 0.04 to 0.52, and BLUE BLOODS ticked up to 0.42. NBC:  LOPEZ VS LOPEZ rose 0.04 to 0.33, YOUNG ROCK held at 0.27, and DATELINE fell 0.17 to 0.32. […]

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