The numbers weren’t worth waiting for. NBC:  The only show on network television last night to score over a 2 in the 18-49 demo was AMERICA’S GOT TALENT, airing its pre-Olympics finale and earning a 2.2.  The night began with a CLIOS:  BEST COMMERCIALS special that came in 3d place for its hour with 1.2, […]

>Despite a downgraded estimated domestic total, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 expanded its international gross to date to come very close to the billion dollar mark.  Transformers: Dark of the Moon is starting to top out in its overseas gross — the worldwide gross will probably end up around $950 million.  Captain […]

> In a web exclusive, ShowBuzzDaily will present Fall Ratings Estimates for the new broadcast network schedules.  Want to know which time periods will be the most competitive?  Which new shows will succeed or fail?  Which network will win a typical week in the Fall?  Read it here first next week. The series of ratings […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a big night for news and weather.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW topped the former with 0.37/0.57/3.7M, with CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at […]

> The small fluttering bit of NBC’s fall that was still breathing may have started to die last night. NBC:  GRIMM didn’t win its timeslot last night, after another 15% drop.  On Friday night, a 1.5 is still a decent number (good enough for 2d place in the 9PM hour last night), but the show’s […]

  AFTERNOON UPDATE:  THE VOICE and AGENTS OF SHIELD avoided lows with 0.1 upward adjustments.  TUESDAY CABLE:  NBA PLAYOFF games on TNT led the night at 1.7/1.1.  THE DEADLIEST CATCH (Discovery) had a strong 1.5 season premiere, up 0.3 from last year’s season finale, although down 0.1 from the 2013 season premiere (a lead-in special […]

  STALKER:  Wednesday 10PM on CBS starting October 1 – Change the Channel PLAYERS:  Series creator Kevin Williamson, of The Following, The Vampire Diaries and Scream fame.  Stars Maggie Q and Dylan McDermott, and a supporting cast that includes Victor Rasuk, Mariana Klaveno and Elisabeth Rohm (the latter added in a recasting after the pilot […]

>Transformers 3 is doing good but not great business (midway between the first and second in the series), but the overall weekend is looking like it is up only marginally from last year thanks to weak holds by Cars 2 and Bad Teacher. Transformers: Dark of the Moon opened well and looks like it will […]