OPENINGS:  SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 (Sega/Paramount) was within expectations at $62M, although that was lower than the $72.2M for Sonic 2 in 2022, and while Sonic 2 had a 2% Friday-to-Saturday gain, Sonic 3 slumped by 24% on Saturday.  There’s every chance, though, that Sonic 3 will beat its predecessor’s $190.9M in the US, […]

> ABC has announced the premiere dates for its original summer programming, all of it unscripted with the exception of returning moderate success ROOKIE BLUE. Thursday May 248PM: DUETS (singing reality show featuring Kelly Clarkson and Lionel Richie)10PM: ROOKIE BLUE Sunday June 38PM: SECRET MILLIONAIRE9PM: EXTREME MAKEOVER: WEIGHT LOSS EDITION Thursday June 289PM: WIPEOUT Tuesday […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  All the moves were of 0.1, with the LEGO SIMPSONS, ONCE UPON A TIME, RESURRECTION and DATELINE on the positive end and THE GOOD WIFE on the negative. SATURDAY CABLE:  ORPHAN BLACK (BBCA) dropped 0.1 to 0.2, and DAVINCI’S DEMONS (Starz) had an 0.1 in its 1/3 of US homes. SUNDAY:  It’s […]

>Don't trust the premiere rating. ABC: If DON'T TRUST THE B– IN APT 23 can continue to retain 70% of its MODERN FAMILY lead-in, it'll be a comfortable win. Now that its premiere marketing blitz is over, we'll find out in the next week or 2 whether it can. FAMILY, SUBURGATORY and THE MIDDLE all […]

  CONSTANTINE:  Friday 10PM on NBC THE FACTS:  John Constantine (Matt Ryan) has the ability to see demons and spirits hidden from the outside world and the ability to defeat them; unfortunately, he’s also been damned to hell for actions in his past.  Trying to redeem himself, he sets out to protect Liv (Lucy Griffiths), […]

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and the production of episodes for the regular season: a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may have had their own turnover) give plenty of notes, helpful and otherwise, and critics begin to […]

  Another easy win for AMERICA’S GOT TALENT. 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). Ratings analysis […]

  OPENINGS:  BOO! A MADEA HALLOWEEN (Lionsgate) took the weekend with $27.6M, Tyler Perry’s biggest start since the $29.3M for 2010’s Why Did I Get Married Too.  Perry’s movies tend to run out of steam quickly, but Boo had an encouraging 24% Saturday bump, and even if Boo only reaches $60M in the US (and […]