FRESH OFF THE BOAT: Midseason TBD on ABC THE FACTS: Based on the memoir of chef Eddie Huang, it’s the story of a Chinese-American family that moves from Washington, where there’s a thriving Asian community, to Orlando, Florida, where there isn’t one. The focal point is young Eddie, but the heavy lifting comes from […]
>Another close battle for first place Tuesday night between FOX and NBC. Last week NBC beat FOX by one tenth of a rating point. This week, FOX is ahead by one tenth on Tuesday night in the fast nationals, but adjustments to the official nationals could turn it into a tie. ABC got some good […]
2016 World Series ratings by Game with average ratings for each Game since 2006. Averages for World Series Games 1-5. 2016 is now #1 since 2006 with total viewers (persons 2+ live+same day) but still #3 since 2006 with the key sales demographics of adults 18-49 and men 18-49. ###
Note: all ratings below are Live + Same Day 18-49 numbers , the ratings which experience has shown to be closest to the averages for viewers who watch within 3 days and DO NOT skip through commercials, the “C3” rating which is the only measure that advertisers use in their transactions with the networks. […]
>Now 17 full weeks into 2012 (one-third of the year down already), year-to-date domestic box office is running 19% ahead of last year’s pace (down from the +22% pace last week), while the year-to-date total is now 13% ahead of the comparable period’s average for the last several years. Updated final domestic gross estimates are […]
OPENINGS: The box office was boosted in general by Veterans Day, which gave many Americans a 3-day weekend, but ARRIVAL (FilmNation/Sony/Paramount) was still notably impressive with a $24M weekend at a mid-wide 2317 theatres. Its word of mouth remains to be seen (it dropped 4% on Saturday), but it seems to be in good […]
OPENINGS: MALEFICENT (Disney) didn’t come cheap–with worldwide marketing, its price-tag will top $300M. But it seems to be money well spent, as its $24.2M Friday should propel it into a $70M+ weekend. It’s also launching well overseas, with $20M on Friday from 35 markets (plus $21M from some of those markets in the 2 […]
THE GOODWIN GAMES: Tuesday 9:30PM on FOX WHAT IT’S SAYING: From the guys who gave you How I Met Your Mother, another unexpected spin on sitcom convention: this time, the Sibling Rivalry comedy. WHAT IT’S REALLY SAYING: Are there more to the “Games” than the customized Trivial Pursuits questions we see? […]