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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.31.2021

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 HUNGER GAMES, MAD MEN and Marketing Restraint (Pop Culture Apocalypse Minus 7)

Posted March 16, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> The eagerly-awaited Season 5 of the most honored series on television, an interminable 17 months in the making, contents itself with a single enigmatic image:  Don Draper staring into a department store window, his reflected gaze held by two mannequins, one a naked female, her dress at her feet, the other a seated man […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 8.31.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals (UPDATED)

Posted September 1, 2021 by Mitch Metcalf

    BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE fell a tenth to 0.71, and ULTIMATE SURFER was down 0.13 to 0.21. CBS:  Reruns at 0.27-0.30. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT dropped 0.11 to 0.74, and COLLEGE BOWL was down 0.09 to 0.31. FOX:  LEGO MASTERS lost 0.0u to 0.43, and FANTASY ISLAND was down 0.07 to […]

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THE SKED’S THURSDAY SCRIPTED CABLE SCORECARD – 7/12/12

Posted July 13, 2012 by Mitch Salem

  Remember when ANGER MANAGEMENT was supposed to be a big deal? FX:  Charlie Sheen’s opus continued to fall steeply, down last night to a 1.0 rating in the 18-49 demo (a 30% drop from last week, and an awful 55% from its premiere), and total viewers were at 2.4M, a similar fall over the […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.17.2021

Posted June 18, 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: Thursday June 17, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.25.2021

Posted June 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: Friday June 25, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

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THE SKED: Viewers Check In to “Bates Motel” and Sunday Cable Ratings

Posted March 19, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  BATES MOTEL had a very solid start on A&E last night, with a total viewership in its initial airing of 3 million, a number that rose healthily to 4.6 million with the night’s rerun included.  It also skewed fairly young for a show that takes its inspiration from a 52-year old movie, with more […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 9.19.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted September 21, 2021 by Mitch Metcalf

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  After a rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS at 0.51, CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD was steady at 0.50, THE CHASE dipped 0.03 to 0.34, and TO TELL THE TRUTH was down 0.04 to 0.26. CBS:  With a huge lead-in from the late national NFL game, the EMMY AWARDS had a robust rise to […]

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