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Broadcast Network Rankings through December 30 — NFL Delivers Again Big Time for NBC

Posted December 31, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

LAST NIGHT.  Christmas came again to NBC in the form of last night’s Sunday Night Football game, the final regular season game of the year but which actually was an extra playoff game.  Washington defeated Dallas in a game that awarded the NFC East title and more importantly the final playoff spot.  The game received a 9.2 […]

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THE SKED: Judgment Day For Fall Series

Posted November 29, 2012 by Mitch Salem

  If you’re a fall series that hasn’t heard any news of your fate by Thanksgiving, the omens aren’t good–at that point, production of the initial 13 episodes is all but done, and for reasons of cost and momentum, networks try to keep shows in continuous production if they’re going to extend throughout the season.  […]

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SKEDBALL: Weekly Sports TV Ratings 1.24-1.30.2022

Posted February 1, 2022 by Mitch Metcalf

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday January 24 through Sunday January 30, 2022. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 200K Persons 2+ live+same day). Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. Here is the same week last year: […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.17.2020

Posted January 21, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.53/0.43/0.31 compared to last week’s 0.53/0.38.  A&E’s LIVE PD dropped 0.11 to 0.50, and the pre-show hour was down 0.03 to […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.28.2020

Posted October 29, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE CONNERS and BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  News was again at the top of Wednesday cable, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.64/1.03/6.3M, CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.37/0.57/3M, and MSNBC’s […]

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SKEDBALL: March Madness TV Ratings through Second Friday

Posted March 27, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

Updated ratings for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament through the second Friday of March Madness (the second and final night of the Regional Semifinals). Two games have been added to the CBS averages, and two games have been added to the TBS average. CBS is now averaging almost 6.3 million viewers 2+ for the tournament to date […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.13.2017

Posted April 14, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  GREY’S ANATOMY, CHICAGO MED and THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while SCANDAL and THE AMAZING RACE lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TruTV was at the top of a low Thursday for cable with IMPRACTICAL […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.25.2020

Posted October 26, 2020 by Mitch Metcalf

  Due to live sports, there may be adjustments ahead for CBS, NBC and FOX. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people […]

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