BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.27/0.31/0.38/0.31. CBS:  Reruns at 0.26/0.24/0.15/0.16. NBC:  After a NEWS SPECIAL at 0.09, reruns at 0.08/0.20. FOX:  A USFL game at 0.23. CW:  Reruns at 0.04/0.05/0.06. TELEMUNDO:  A movie at 0.11. UNIVISION:  SE RENTAN CUARTOS at 0.16/0.14.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s ANIMAL KINGDOM […]

>A weak Sunday Night Football game between the Baltimore Ravens and San Diego Chargers brought NBC near its season low for the football package.  The game, which started at 8:30 pm, scored a preliminary 5.2 Adult 18-49 rating in the fast nationals.  We are estimating that the game will go up to a 5.9 in […]

  The KENNEDY CENTER HONORS did nothing to stir the holiday quiet. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age […]

  OPENINGS:  BAD GRANDPA (Paramount) cost only $15M to produce, and although that’s somewhat misleading (when worldwide marketing is added, the total cost becomes more like $75M+), it’s still headed for easy success with a $12.6M opening day that should mean a $26-28M weekend and $60M in the US when it’s done.  Paramount’s decision to […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE gained 0.03 to 0.74, and CLAIM TO FAME was steady at 0.37. CBS:  Reruns at 0.42/0.32/0.24/0.21. NBC:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR held at 0.35, and a rerun WEAKEST LINK was at 0.31. FOX:  Reruns at 0.28/0.28. CW:  ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO dropped 0.03 to 0.06, and IN THE DARK was down […]

>Based on Friday and Saturday box office (and estimated Sunday numbers), the total box office for this weekend is now looking like only $100 million, down 24% from last year.  Projected weekend grosses for each film (summarized after the jump) are generally lower than originally forecast yesterday.  After Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol, nothing is […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday March 19 and Sunday March 20, 2016. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Click here for sports ratings from the same calendar weekend last year. NBA Saturday 3.76 rating ABC 8:30 […]

  It’s been a relatively quiet week in Oscarland:  12 YEARS A SLAVE expanded well if not phenomenally, ALL IS LOST continued to struggle at the box office despite superb reviews, DALLAS BUYERS CLUB had a moderately successful debut, while BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR showed little box office range.  Next week will be far more […]