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The Sked: Cable Ratings April 24-30

Posted May 1, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

>Big time professional sports dominate the top of this week’s cable ratings chart.  The NFL Draft turned in an excellent 3.3 rating with Adults 18-49 and nearly 7 million viewers 2+.  The Draft finished in third place in the 8:00 half hour on Thursday (behind only Big Bang Theory on CBS with a 4.1 rating […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.2.2021

Posted August 3, 2021 by Mitch Metcalf

        NOTE:  Over time, we’ll be publishing posts like this for the gap period in which ShowbuzzDaily wasn’t operational.  Those posts will not have analysis.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a […]

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THE SKED: “Downton Abbey” – The Rich Get Richer

Posted January 10, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> PBS had to dust off its forms and sharpen the quill pens it uses to announce big ratings news, because DOWNTON ABBEY came back strong in its Season 2 debut. The network announced that Downton‘s premiere was watched by 4.2 million viewers.  Apart from doubling PBS’s usual primetime average–which is no surprise–it was up […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.6.2021

Posted June 8, 2021 by Mitch Metcalf

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday June 6, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

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THE SKED: Wednesday Scripted Cable Scorecard – 6/20/12

Posted June 21, 2012 by Mitch Salem

Dallas isn’t a flash in the pan. TNT:  The 2d episode of DALLAS held up well from its premiere–surprisingly, even more so with younger audiences than with total viewers.  18-49 demo number fell from 1.5 to 1.3, a 15% drop that’s more than reasonable given the premiere’s hype and the network’s huge marketing campaign for […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.27.2021

Posted July 28, 2021 by Mitch Metcalf

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday July 27, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

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THE SKED: “Walking Dead” Chomps On the Ratings

Posted October 15, 2012 by Mitch Salem

  In a time of steadily declining ratings for network television  THE WALKING DEAD is proof that there’s still a staggeringly large audience available for scripted drama that viewers want to see.  Last night’s Season 3 premiere broke all the show’s existing records to become its highest-rated episode yet.  The 9PM telecast will have about […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.26.2021

Posted June 29, 2021 by Mitch Metcalf

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday June 26, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

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