Increases at NBC. 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 and comparisons follow the […]

> For a new play, WAR HORSE has strong movie connections.  The play is adapted for the stage by Nick Stafford from the 1982 novel by Michael Morpurgo, and that novel is also the basis of Steven Spielberg’s upcoming film, which will be in theatres for Christmas (the script for which is by Lee Hall […]

Note:  ABC numbers below inflated slightly by local NFL pre-emption in Jacksonville for THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (aired nationally on NFL Network), and FOX numbers inflated slightly by local NFL pre-emption in Nashville. All networks could also be inflated by local news pre-emptions in Houston for weather/flooding coverage.  DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NHL game was at 0.28.  FOX’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.29.  On CW, MASTERS OF ILLUSION ticked down to 0.04, and WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS was down 0.03 to 0.04.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA ALL-STAR SATURDAY NIGHT was at 1.29.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was […]

  Darren Aronofsky’s NOAH (Paramount) began screening at 7PM last night and took in $1.6M, a very respectable result for a serious film aimed at older and perhaps family audiences.  (No one expected it to be in a league with the $4.9M for Divergent or $3.6M for 300: Rise of An Empire.)  Because it’s one […]

> Based on Friday’s numbers, Hop is blowing past the ShowbuzzDaily Forecast, according to preliminary weekend estimates.  While not quite the $56 million opening for Despicable Me and certainly not the shocking opening of Fast & Furious, the sighs of relief and muted cheers can be heard from Universal City.  Source Code is coming in a tick below Forecast, while Insidous […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s STANLEY CUP FINALS game went up 0.2 to 1.4 in final numbers, and CW’s run of the movie MEMORIAL DAY gained 0.1.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The official numbers for TNT’s Game 7 of the Western Conference NBA PLAYOFFS […]

ABC finally premiered its entire Friday night lineup, and it won the night, won each half hour, and averaged a 2.0 rating (an extremely difficult feat on a Friday night with a regular schedule).  Last Man Standing starring Tim Allen returned for a second season and claimed a 1.9 rating.  It might be awful and unfunny, […]