NETWORK FINALS:  MASTERCHEF, REVERIE and the rerun of AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE gained 0.1 in final numbers.  As expected, baseball adjustment reduced the CW reruns to 0.1/0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW led Wednesday cable at 0.53, down a tick from last […]

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Updated look at 2016 by studio.   YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2016 to date is now -1% below last year and now +1% above the average for this point the past four years ($4.303 billion).  Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed $11.6 billion worldwide when […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for BLACK-ISH, BIG SKY, FBI, YOUNG ROCK, and NEW AMSTERDAM.  However, both SUPERGIRL and the rerun of THE FLASH dropped to the next-lowest tenth.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On History, CURSE […]

  A grim night all around. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary 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 of 2). Ratings analysis and comparisons follow the […]

>Remember what we were saying about busted pilots not being a waste of time?  It’s been reported that the Fox pilot Locke & Key will receive a full screening and panel at next month’s Comic-Con.  It’s a thriller based on a graphic novel series, and the pilot is directed by Mark Romanek, whose most recent […]

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 of 2). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & […]

  OPENINGS:  NAPOLEON (Apple/Sony) launched at the higher end of expectations, with $20.4M over the 3-day weekend and $32.5M for the 5-day holiday.  As with Apple’s Killers of the Flower Moon, however, that leaves it a long way from any hope of breakeven on roughly $300M in production/marketing costs (particularly considering that audience polling indicated […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The 6th and final game of the NBA FINALS was up 0.33 from Monday’s Game 5 to 4.32. CBS:  Reruns at 0.30/0.25/0.24/0.22/0.22. NBC:  Reruns at 0.22/0.26/0.24. FOX:  Reruns at 0.25/0.21. CW:  WALKER ticked down to 0.11.  The series finale of LEGACIES was at 0.09, down a tick from last week and […]