Posts Tagged ‘The Sked’
 

 

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Fearless Fall Ratings Predictions – Thursday

  Thursdays are going to look very different next season, so let’s jump right into our very early fall ratings predictions.  We’ve already taken a look at Monday,  Tuesday, and Wednesday, and as before, our p...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK WEDNESDAY SCORECARD – 6/4/14

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NBC didn’t get the bump from adjusted ratings that it had hoped for, as Game 1 of the NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS rose only to 1.9 in final numbers, leaving it 0.6 below last year’s Game 1.  Elsewhe...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8.31.2017

NOTE: We’ll be holding our analysis of Thursday night network ratings until final numbers this afternoon, because ratings for each network were inflated as listed below by local major-market pre-emptions for a full slate ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK TUESDAY SCORECARD – 6/17/14

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE NIGHT SHIFT fell even lower in final numbers, down 0.1 to a 1.3 that represented just half of its AMERICA’S GOT TALENT lead-in.  The NCIS LA nudged up 0.1, while the FAMILY GUY rerun nudged down....
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK THURSDAY SCORECARD – 7/3/14

  NETWORK UPDATE:  ROOKIE BLUE gained 0.1 to avoid a series low.  The rest of the news was bad:  HELL’S KITCHEN, GANG RELATED, and all the new episodes of UNDATEABLE were down 0.1 from preliminary ratings. THURSDAY CA...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK THURSDAY SCORECARD – 7/17/14

  NETWORK SCORECARD:  BIG BROTHER gained an additional 0.1 in final numbers. THURSDAY CABLE:  FX fared better than USA in their dual launches last night.  MARRIED premiered at a healthy 0.65 (although that was below the...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED Fall Pilot Report: NBC’s “State of Affairs”

  STATE OF AFFAIRS:  Monday 10PM on NBC starting November 17 – If Nothing Else Is On… PLAYERS:  Star and Executive Producer Katherine Heigl, who developed the series for herself and pitched it to all the netw...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED NETWORK SCORECARD – 8/21/14

  Last night’s exhibition football preemptions will keep several networks’ numbers somewhat unclear until this afternoon. ABC:  The 2-hour ROOKIE BLUE season finale is currently at 1.1, up 0.2 from last week (...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Premiere Review: “The Blacklist”

  THE BLACKLIST:  Monday 10PM on NBC THE BLACKLIST was a game-changing smash for NBC last season, in combination with The Voice solidifying the network’s hold on Mondays to such an extent that the night, along with ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.2.2014

  The night’s newcomers showed few signs of life. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment) Thursday, the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “The Knick”

  One of the ways that, even at a time overwhelmed with quality TV drama, Cinemax’s THE KNICK has proven itself extraordinary has been in its subversion of the accepted TV template.  Conventional wisdom has had it t...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Premiere Review: “Elementary”

  ELEMENTARY:  Thursday 10PM on CBS Nothing makes ELEMENTARY look better than the arrival of ABC’s Forever, an even more ersatz updated Sherlock Holmesisn procedural that features a fantastically knowledgeable Briti...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Review: “Saturday Night Live” with Woody Harrelson

  Woody Harrelson brought a boatload of Hunger Games co-stars with him (their movie opens Thursday night) as he returned to host SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE for the first time in more than 20 years.  That included Katniss Everdee...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Friday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 11.28.2014

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There was a 0.2 boost for the AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS rerun in final numbers, and an 0.1 increase for the rerun of YES, VIRGINIA. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecast...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “The Good Place”

  It would have been impossible for the Season 2 finale of THE GOOD PLACE to match the gut-punch of Season 1’s climactic twist, partly because until it happened, we hadn’t even known to look for one.  The Good...
by Mitch Salem