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Top Cable and Broadcast Programs of the Week

Posted August 6, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Top broadcast and cable programs this week and last.  Shark Week kicked off Sunday on Discovery with the mockumentary Megalodon: Monster Shark at 9:00 pm, which matched the 2.2 True Blood rating with Adults 18-49 on HBO at the same time.  NFL’s pre-season Hall of Fame Game on NBC, also on Sunday, was the top program of the week.  Not shown […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Friday 11.19.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted November 22, 2021 by Mitch Metcalf

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK rose 0.15 to 0.68, outdone by its lead-out 20/20, which had a tremendous performance for the night, jumping 0.55 to 1.02. CBS:  Following a rerun SWAT at 0.33, MAGNUM PI edged up 0.02 to 0.43, and BLUE BLOODS was up 0.05 to 0.46. NBC:  THE WALL dropped 0.06 to […]

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THE SKED: Good Starts for “True Detective” and “Girls,” Not for “Helix”

Posted January 13, 2014 by Mitch Salem

  TRUE DETECTIVE, despite major competition from the Golden Globes and the season premiere of Shameless on Showtime, had a solid start in the ratings for HBO on Sunday.  Preliminary numbers have it at 2.3M total viewers for its 9PM airing, with another 1M at 11PM.  The 9PM rating is a bit higher than the […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 12.20.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted December 21, 2021 by Mitch Metcalf

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL ran again on both broadcast and cable, and ABC’s portion was at 1.68, down 0.18 from last week. CBS:  Reruns at 0.26/0.23/0.20. NBC:  A rerun of the ANNIE LIVE special was at 0.28. FOX:  A SECRETS OF CHRISTMAS REVEALED special was at 0.20. CW:  DYNASTY returned with 2 […]

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Ratings Delays Due to MLK Holiday

Posted January 16, 2022 by Mitch Metcalf

The MLK holiday will cause delays for national U.S. television ratings (live+same day cable and broadcast) for several days. This is how the cable and broadcast nationals should roll out the next week or so. We will update this schedule if anything changes.  (All times Pacific.) Friday 1/14 nationals available Tuesday 1/18 by 2 pm […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 2.21.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted February 23, 2022 by Mitch Salem

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELOR gained 0.02 to 0.67.  The final ABC episode of PROMISED LAND (its remaining episodes will run on Hulu) was up 0.03 to 0.18. CBS:  After sitcom reruns at 0.51/0.40, BIG BROTHER: CELEBRITY EDITION was at 0.41. NBC:  Post-Olympics season began with the premieres of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT: EXTREME EDITION […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Friday 3.25.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted March 28, 2022 by Mitch Salem

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK ticked up to 0.49, and 20/20 was up 0.08 to 0.35. CBS:  The network’s NCAA TOURNAMENT games were at 2.26/2.37. NBC:  THE BLACKLIST ticked up to 0.24, and DATELINE was down 0.08 to 0.27. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN fell 0.09 to 0.49. CW:  CHARMED dropped 0.05 to 0.04, and DYNASTY […]

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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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