OPENINGS:  Pedro Almodovar’s PARALLEL MOTHERS (Sony Classics) expanded to wide release at 684 theaters in anticipation of the Oscar nominations that are little more than a week away, but its $300K weekend translated into a per-theater average under $500. HOLDOVERS:  The lack of any new Hollywood competition was as usual good for the films […]

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  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.38/0.25/0.28/0.20/0.19. CBS:  LET’S MAKE A DEAL AT NIGHT was at 0.60.  THE AMAZING RACE dropped 0.09 to 0.58, and GOOD SAM ticked up to 0.29. NBC:  Reruns at 0.43/0.43/0.40. FOX:  I CAN SEE YOUR VOICE was steady at 0.38, and NEXT LEVEL CHEF ticked down to 0.46. CW:  LEGENDS […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  JUDGE STEVE HARVEY fell a tenth to 0.54.  ABBOTT ELEMENTARY was steady at 0.54, and BLACK-ISH gained 0.02 to 0.42.  The night ended with a rerun JUDGE STEVE HARVEY at 0.26. CBS:  Reruns at 0.55/0.45/0.44. NBC:  AMERICAN AUTO held at 0.38, GRAND CREW slipped 0.02 to 0.31, THIS IS US lost […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Returning from a week off, THE BACHELOR gained 0.04 to 0.77.  Despite that lead-in, the series premiere of PROMISED LAND could only manage 0.22. CBS:  The newly-renewed sitcoms were both up:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD by 0.11 to 0.72, and BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA by 0.09 to 0.58.  NCIS rose 0.07 to 0.61, and […]

  SHARP STICK (no distrib):  Lena Dunham is certainly no stranger to the concept of art as provocation, but it’s difficult to understand what Sharp Stick, her first feature film in a dozen years, and her first solo venture since Girls, is even seeking to provoke.  It centers on Sara Jo (Kristine Froseth), a bubbly […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Returning from a rerun week, AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS gained 0.02 to 0.51, CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE fell 0.19 to 0.43, SUPERMARKET SWEEP was also down 0.19 to 0.36, and THE ROOKIE lost 0.08 to 0.32. CBS:  The AFC Divisional NFL PLAYOFFS game was gigantic at 11.37, a strong enough lead-in […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  The day was of course dominated by the NFL PLAYOFFS, with FOX’s primetime game at 9.93 and CBS’s afternoon game at 7.90.  NBC’s SNL fell a tenth to 0.92.  CW’s WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS held at 0.04.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The day’s cable sports selection couldn’t […]