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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 3.22.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted March 23, 2023 by Mitch Metcalf

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After reruns at 0.29/0.27/0.27/0.19, A MILLION LITTLE THINGS lost 0.04 to 0.20. CBS:  SURVIVOR slipped 0.02 to 0.72.  After a rerun at 0.24, TRUE LIES was down 0.03 to 0.23. NBC:  The CHICAGO franchise returned from a 2-week break with MED down 0.11 to 0.48, FIRE down 0.13 to 0.53, and […]

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THE SKED: A’Feudin’ and A-Watchin’

Posted May 29, 2012 by Mitch Salem

  History Channel has to be awfully happy with its decision to get into the scripted programming business.  Part 1 of HATFIELDS & MCCOYS (our review is here) premiered last night to the largest non-sports audience in basic cable history, almost 14 million people (17 million with the rebroadcast added), and what should be around […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.3.2017

Posted November 6, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary ratings for Friday.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader led Friday cable, with the late Boston vs. Oklahoma City game on top at 1.02, and the Cleveland vs. Washington game well […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.7.2016

Posted February 9, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

    NETWORK UPDATE:  SUPER BOWL 50 adjusted to 37.7 in final numbers, a gigantic number but not the equal of last year’s 39.1.  LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT ended up at 7.7 for a show that began at 10:54PM ET and ended at 12:02AM.  That compared to last year’s 8.4 for the post-Super Bowl […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 12.7.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted December 8, 2021 by Mitch Metcalf

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  LIVE IN FRONT OF A STUDIO AUDIENCE led the night at 0.96, although that was down from 1.2 for the previous installment in December 2019.  ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (which will return in January) premiered at 0.63.  QUEENS returned from a week off, up 0.08 to 0.34. CBS:  The line-up aired new episodes […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Friday 7.15.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Posted July 18, 2022 by Mitch Salem

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  All the English-language networks had reruns with one exception.  ABC’s were at 0.30/0.27. CBS:  Reruns at 0.21/0.25/0.24. NBC:  Reruns at 0.23/0.23. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN was steady at 0.47. CW:  Reruns at 0.06/0.06/0.08. TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSAS dropped 0.04 to 0.29, AMOR VALIENTE lost 0.03 to 0.19, and INFIEL was down a […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 6.7.2015

Posted June 9, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Game 2 of the NBA FINALS adjusted up by 1.3 to 7.4, while the pre-game JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE special went down after time zones were taken into account by 1.7 to 1.0.  THE TONY AWARDS avoided setting a record low by gaining 0.1 in final numbers to 1.0.  Elsewhere, GOLAN THE INSATIABLE conquered […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.20.2020

Posted January 22, 2020 by Mitch Salem

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD and 9-1-1: LONE STAR gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.90/0.87/0.73 compared to last week’s 0.66/0.61/0.56.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.81 (Lakers vs. Celtics)/0.48 (Golden State vs. Portland).  […]

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