NbaPlayoffs-related stories
Posted Jun 5th 2008 8:06AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Ratings, Reality-Free
Here are the weekly cable ratings, by number of viewers.
The big news I guess is that this week, in between all of the NBA Playoffs and the usual slots taken up by SpongeBob and wrestling, is that the debut episode of USA's In Plain Sight hit number 6 in the ratings. With the NBA Finals on ABC, next week's cable ratings should look a lot different.
1. NBA Playoffs - Lakers/Spurs (TNT)
2. NBA Playoffs - Lakers/Spurs (TNT)
3. NBA Playoffs - Celtics/Pistons (ESPN)
4. NBA Playoffs - Celtics/Pistons (ESPN)
5. NBA Playoffs - Celtics/Pistons (ESPN)
6. In Plain Sight (USA)
7. The Andromeda Strain - Part 2 (A&E)
8. The Andromeda Strain - Part 1 (A&E)
9. SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)
10. Monday Night RAW (USA)
Posted Jun 7th 2007 8:37AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Ratings
Here are the weekly cable ratings, by number of viewers.
1. NBA Playoffs - Cavaliers/Pistons (TNT)
2. The Sopranos (HBO)
3. NBA Playoffs - Cavaliers/Pistons (TNT)
4. NBA Playoffs - Cavaliers/Pistons (TNT)
5. The Starter Wife (USA)
6. Yankees/Red Sox (ESPN)
7. NBA Playoffs - Cavaliers/Pistons (TNT)
8. NBA Playoffs - Cavaliers/Pistons (TNT)
9. NBA Playoffs - Spurs/Jazz (ESPN)
10. WWE Monday Night RAW (USA)
Posted May 31st 2007 3:42PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Ratings
Here are the weekly cable ratings, by number of viewers.
1. WWE Monday Night RAW - 10pm (USA)
2. NBA Playoffs - Pistons/Cavaliers (TNT)
3. NBA Playoffs - Pistons/Cavaliers (TNT)
4. WWE Monday Night RAW - 9pm (USA)
5. SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)
6. SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)
7. NBA Playoffs - Pistons/Cavaliers (TNT)
8. SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)
9. NBA Playoffs - Spurs/Jazz (ESPN)
10. SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)
Posted May 17th 2007 5:05PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight
At 8, ABC has the season finale of Ugly Betty, then the season finale of Grey's Anatomy and a special Lost (a clip show that supposedly has "the answers").
- CBS has Bob Barker: A Celebration of 50 Years On Television at 8, followed by the season finale of CSI.
- It's all season finales on NBC starting at 8: The Office, Scrubs, and ER.
- The CW has the season finales of Smallville and Supernatural.
- TBS has four good Friends repeats at 8.
- BBC America has two new episodes of Innocent starting at 8.
- Also at 8: ESPN has two NBA playoff games.
- At 9, HGTV has a new Divine Design.
- The Travel Channel has a new 1000 Places To See Before You Die at 9.
- At 10, Spike has a new Ultimate Fighter.
- There's a new Penn & Teller's Bullshit at 10 on Showtime.
- At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Showbiz Show with David Spade.
Check your local TV listings for more.
Posted May 15th 2007 5:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight
At 8, CBS has the Academy of Country Music Awards.
- NBC has a new Dateline at 8.
- FOX has a new American Idol at 8, then a new House.
- The CW has the series finale of Gilmore Girls at 8, then a new Veronica Mars.
- TNT has an NBA playoff game at 8, followed by another.
- At 9, PBS has a new Frontline.
- Discovery has a new Deadliest Catch at 9.
- At 10, NBC has a new Law and Order: SVU.
- Food Network has a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay at 10 (after three repeats - it's a mini-marathon).
- Bravo has a new Work Out at 10.
- There's a new ECW on Sci-Fi at 10.
- Also at 10: FX has a new episode of The Shield.
Check your local TV listings for more.
Posted May 4th 2007 5:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight
At 8, CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer, then new episodes of Close To Home and Numb3rs.
- NBC has a new, two-hour Dateline at 8, then a new Law and Order.
- PBS has a new NOW at 8, followed by new episodes of Washington Week and Bill Moyers Journal.
- The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
- ESPN has an NBA Playoff game at 8.
- Also at 8: Sci-Fi has a new Stargate SG-1, then new eps of Stargate Atlantis and Painkiller Jane.
- At 9 on CNN, Bill Maher hosts an all-star tribute to Larry King.
- AMC has Enter The Dragon at 8, then Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story.
- At 10, ABC has a new 20/20.
- At 11, HBO has a new Real Time With Bill Maher, with guests Sean Penn, Tommy Thompson, and Harold Ford, Jr.
Check your local TV listings for more.
Posted Jun 10th 2006 10:03AM by Bob Sassone

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The Sopranos (HBO)
2.
NBA Playoffs - Heats vs. Pistons (ESPN)
3.
NBA Playoffs - Heats vs. Pistons (ESPN)
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NBA Playoffs - Suns vs. Mavericks (TNT)
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NBA Playoffs - Suns vs. Mavericks (TNT)
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NBA Playoffs - Suns vs. Mavericks (TNT)
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Nextel Cup (FX)
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WWE RAW (USA)
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Comedy Central Movie - Sun (Comedy Central)
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SpongeBob SquarePants - Sat (Nickelodeon)