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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.12.2020

Posted March 13, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  STATION 19 gained 0.1 in final numbers, and DEPUTY lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Another heavy news day was led by Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.47/0.75/4.5M, with CNN’s GLOBAL TOWN HALL at 0.44/0.65/2.1M and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Friday Cable Originals: 9.19.2014

Posted September 22, 2014 by Mitch Metcalf

  FRIDAY NETWORK UPDATE:  20/20 gained 0.1 in final numbers, but UTOPIA remained at its dismal 0.5. Ratings for Friday’s Top 25 original cable telecasts in key demos (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): As it usually does, WWE on Syfy took Friday night, down 0.04 from last week to 0.77, and perhaps not surprisingly, it’s […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.9.2016

Posted December 12, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from preliminary ratings for Friday night.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH ruled Friday cable once again, up 0.03 to 1.00, with lead-out TREASURE QUEST down 0.04 to 0.45.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader games (Houston […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.13.2016

Posted December 14, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

      NETWORK FINALS:  NCIS and the rerun of THE FLASH lost 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE also went down 0.1 to an even more anemic 0.4.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND was again at […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.23.2018

Posted August 24, 2018 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 1.8.  In addition, the SWAT rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s season premiere of JERSEY SHORE: FAMILY VACATION easily topped Thursday cable, although at 0.83/0.83, it was far below […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.12.2020

Posted September 15, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL on ABC adjusted to 0.9, NBC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 0.5, and FOX’s MLB BASEBALL coverage adjusted to 0.4 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game towered over the rest of Saturday […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Friday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 2.27.2015

Posted March 2, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  HAWAII 5-0 gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did the night’s SHARK TANK rerun.  There was an 0.1 dip for one of the WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY reruns. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Discovery owned Friday cable, with […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Update: 12.12.2015

Posted December 15, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

    NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no adjustments from Saturday’s early numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s telecast of the HEISMAN TROPHY presentation ceremony was Saturday cable’s highest-rated original at 0.90, and its 30 FOR 30 documentary lead-out was at 0.60.  Between them, FOX Sports 1’s UFC PPV PRELIMS […]

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