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{{Short description|American TV executive, analyst (born c. 1966)}}
'''Mitch Metcalf''' is a television analyst and former scheduling executive for [[NBC]]. Before the network promoted him in 2005, Metcalf was previously senior vice president of program research for the network since 1999. He left the company in 2011.<ref name="James 2011" /><ref name="Weisman 2011a" /> Later that year, he cofounded ''Showbuzz Daily''—a website dedicated to [[box office]] and television analysis—with Mitch Salem.<ref name="Gardner 2014" /><ref name="Weisman 2011b" />
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'''Mitch Metcalf''' (born {{circa|1966}}<ref>{{cite news|last=de Moraes|first=Lisa|author-link=Lisa de Moraes|title=Peacock Poppycock? NBC's Questionable Age Argument|date=July 19, 2001|publication-date=July 20, 2001|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|page=C7|place=Pasadena, California|id={{ProQuest|1962430940}}}}</ref>) is an American television analyst and former scheduling executive for [[NBC]]. He studied politics and economics at [[Princeton University]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Metcalf|first1=Mitch|last2=Salem|first2=Mitch|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/about-us|title=About Us|website=Showbuzz Daily|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200909161639/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/about-us|archive-date=September 9, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> He worked for [[Frank N. Magid Associates]] and Research Communications before joining [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in 1990. The network promoted him to director of West Coast research in January 1995, and later senior vice president of research. NBC hired Metcalf in September 1999 as senior vice president of program research on the West Coast.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=People on the Move|date=January 3, 1995|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|volume=335|issue=22|page=67|id={{ProQuest|2393606948}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Rice|first=Lynette|title=ABC research's Metcalf to NBC |date=September 2, 1999|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|volume=359|issue=20|pages=3, 22|id={{ProQuest|2469286977}}}}</ref> He became program planning and scheduling chief in November 2000.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Schneider|first=Michael|title=Peacock fits Metcalf into schedule|date=November 27, 2000|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|volume=381|issue=2|page=61|place=Hollywood, California|id={{ProQuest|1438552738}}}}</ref>

Metcalf was promoted to [[executive vice president]] of programming planning and scheduling in 2005. He left the company in March 2011 after [[Robert Greenblatt]] became NBC chairman.<ref>{{Cite web|last=James|first=Meg|date=March 4, 2011|url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/03/nbc-scheduling-chief-mitch-metcalf-steps-down-.html|title=NBC scheduling chief Mitch Metcalf steps down|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308004206/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/03/nbc-scheduling-chief-mitch-metcalf-steps-down-.html|archive-date=March 8, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Weisman|first=Jon|date=March 4, 2011|url=https://variety.com/2011/tv/news/mitch-metcalf-ankles-nbc-1118033374/|title=Mitch Metcalf ankles NBC|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609033443/http://variety.com/2011/tv/news/mitch-metcalf-ankles-nbc-1118033374/|archive-date=June 9, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, together with Mitch Salem, he cofounded the website '''''Showbuzz Daily''''', dedicated to [[box office]] and television ratings analysis.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gardner|first=Andrea|date=December 23, 2014|url=http://www.scpr.org/news/2014/12/23/48838/angelenos-poised-to-make-the-yule-log-a-ratings-le/|title=Angelenos poised to make the Yule Log a ratings leader on Christmas|publisher=[[KPCC (radio station)|Southern California Public Radio]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609033755/http://www.scpr.org/news/2014/12/23/48838/angelenos-poised-to-make-the-yule-log-a-ratings-le/|archive-date=June 9, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Weisman|first=Jon|date=April 7, 2011|url=http://variety.com/2011/tv/news/showbuzz-10709/|title=Former NBC exec Metcalf co-launches ''Showbuzz Daily''|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429020217/http://variety.com/2011/tv/news/showbuzz-10709/|archive-date=April 29, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The website briefly went defunct on June 7, 2021 due to "technical issues" and losing access to [[Nielsen Corporation|Nielsen]] ratings after May 13.<ref>{{Cite tweet|last1=Metcalf|first1=Mitch|last2=Salem|first2=Mitch|user=ShowbuzzDaily|url=https://twitter.com/ShowBuzzDaily/status/1401954789076791296|title=A sad final update: in addition to our ongoing technical issues, we've lost access to the ratings we'd been able to provide on showbuzzdaily.com. Therefore, we're sorry to say that the site is officially done. (For those who are wondering, the situations were unrelated.)|access-date=June 7, 2021|number=1401954789076791296}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bleedingcool.com/tv/so-long-showbuzz-daily-and-goodbye-public-cable-ratings-charts/|title=So Long, Showbuzz Daily, and Goodbye Public Cable Ratings Charts|first=Jude|last=Terror|date=June 7, 2021|work=[[Bleeding Cool]]}}</ref> On August 16, 2021, Metcalf reported that the site was back up and running and would be able to post ratings again, with some few changes.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Metcalf|first1=Mitch|last2=Salem|first2=Mitch|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/were-as-surprised-as-you-are.html|title=We're As Surprised As You Are|work=Showbuzz Daily | date=August 16, 2021 }}</ref> On June 27, 2023, Salem announced that the site would close, due to an inability to continue receiving data.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/some-unfortunate-news.html|title=Some Unfortunate News|work=[[Showbuzz Daily]]|author=Mitch Salem|date=June 27, 2023|access-date=June 27, 2023}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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<ref name="Gardner 2014">{{Cite web
| last=Gardner
| first=Andrea
| date=December 23, 2014
| url=http://www.scpr.org/news/2014/12/23/48838/angelenos-poised-to-make-the-yule-log-a-ratings-le/
| title=Angelenos poised to make the Yule Log a ratings leader on Christmas
| publisher=Southern California Public Radio
| accessdate=June 9, 2015
| archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20150609033755/http://www.scpr.org/news/2014/12/23/48838/angelenos-poised-to-make-the-yule-log-a-ratings-le/
| archivedate=June 9, 2015
}}</ref>
<ref name="James 2011">{{Cite web
| last=James
| first=Meg
| date=March 4, 2011
| url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/03/nbc-scheduling-chief-mitch-metcalf-steps-down-.html
| title=The business behind the show
| work=Los Angeles Times
| publisher=Tribune Publishing
| accessdate=June 9, 2015
| archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110308004206/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/03/nbc-scheduling-chief-mitch-metcalf-steps-down-.html
| archivedate=March 8, 2011
}}</ref>
<ref name="Weisman 2011a">{{Cite web
| last=Weisman
| first=Jon
| date=March 4, 2011
| url=http://variety.com/2011/tv/news/mitch-metcalf-ankles-nbc-1118033374/
| title=Mitch Metcalf ankles NBC
| work=Variety
| publisher=Penske Media Corporation
| accessdate=June 9, 2015
| archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20150609033443/http://variety.com/2011/tv/news/mitch-metcalf-ankles-nbc-1118033374/
| archivedate=June 9, 2015
}}</ref>
<ref name="Weisman 2011b">{{Cite web
| last=Weisman
| first=Jon
| date=April 7, 2011
| url=http://variety.com/2011/tv/news/mitch-metcalf-ankles-nbc-1118033374/
| title=Former NBC exec Metcalf co-launches ''Showbuzz Daily''
| work=Variety
| publisher=Penske Media Corporation
| accessdate=June 9, 2015
| archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20150429020217/http://variety.com/2011/tv/news/showbuzz-10709/
| archivedate=April 29, 2015
}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/}} of ''Showbuzz Daily''
* {{Official website|http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/}} of ''Showbuzz Daily''


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Latest revision as of 17:29, 24 January 2024

Mitch Metcalf (born c. 1966[1]) is an American television analyst and former scheduling executive for NBC. He studied politics and economics at Princeton University.[2] He worked for Frank N. Magid Associates and Research Communications before joining ABC in 1990. The network promoted him to director of West Coast research in January 1995, and later senior vice president of research. NBC hired Metcalf in September 1999 as senior vice president of program research on the West Coast.[3][4] He became program planning and scheduling chief in November 2000.[5]

Metcalf was promoted to executive vice president of programming planning and scheduling in 2005. He left the company in March 2011 after Robert Greenblatt became NBC chairman.[6][7] Later that year, together with Mitch Salem, he cofounded the website Showbuzz Daily, dedicated to box office and television ratings analysis.[8][9] The website briefly went defunct on June 7, 2021 due to "technical issues" and losing access to Nielsen ratings after May 13.[10][11] On August 16, 2021, Metcalf reported that the site was back up and running and would be able to post ratings again, with some few changes.[12] On June 27, 2023, Salem announced that the site would close, due to an inability to continue receiving data.[13]

References

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  1. ^ de Moraes, Lisa (July 19, 2001). "Peacock Poppycock? NBC's Questionable Age Argument". The Washington Post. Pasadena, California (published July 20, 2001). p. C7. ProQuest 1962430940.
  2. ^ Metcalf, Mitch; Salem, Mitch. "About Us". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on September 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "People on the Move". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 335, no. 22. January 3, 1995. p. 67. ProQuest 2393606948.
  4. ^ Rice, Lynette (September 2, 1999). "ABC research's Metcalf to NBC". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 359, no. 20. pp. 3, 22. ProQuest 2469286977.
  5. ^ Schneider, Michael (November 27, 2000). "Peacock fits Metcalf into schedule". Variety. Vol. 381, no. 2. Hollywood, California. p. 61. ProQuest 1438552738.
  6. ^ James, Meg (March 4, 2011). "NBC scheduling chief Mitch Metcalf steps down". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 8, 2011.
  7. ^ Weisman, Jon (March 4, 2011). "Mitch Metcalf ankles NBC". Variety. Archived from the original on June 9, 2015.
  8. ^ Gardner, Andrea (December 23, 2014). "Angelenos poised to make the Yule Log a ratings leader on Christmas". Southern California Public Radio. Archived from the original on June 9, 2015.
  9. ^ Weisman, Jon (April 7, 2011). "Former NBC exec Metcalf co-launches Showbuzz Daily". Variety. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015.
  10. ^ Metcalf, Mitch [@ShowbuzzDaily] (June 7, 2021). "A sad final update: in addition to our ongoing technical issues, we've lost access to the ratings we'd been able to provide on showbuzzdaily.com. Therefore, we're sorry to say that the site is officially done. (For those who are wondering, the situations were unrelated.)" (Tweet). Retrieved June 7, 2021 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ Terror, Jude (June 7, 2021). "So Long, Showbuzz Daily, and Goodbye Public Cable Ratings Charts". Bleeding Cool.
  12. ^ Metcalf, Mitch; Salem, Mitch (August 16, 2021). "We're As Surprised As You Are". Showbuzz Daily.
  13. ^ Mitch Salem (June 27, 2023). "Some Unfortunate News". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
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