> See A Word About Busted Pilots For those who like Six Degrees of Separation-ish linkages:  the protagonist of ABC’s busted pilot GRACE is Michael Grace, an aging, womanizing choreographer who bears some resemblance to Bob Fosse–or at least to Joe Gideon, the center of Fosse’s semiautographical All That Jazz.  The actor playing Grace is […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Unlike last week, when the platforms aired different games, MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was a simulcast, with the broadcast end down 1.54 to 2.27. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD dipped 0.04 to 0.46, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA lost 0.04 to 0.39, NCIS was down 0.02 to 0.40, and NCIS: HAWAII dropped 0.07 to 0.33. NBC:  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the morning’s preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN had a healthy share of the Tuesday cable Top 10, with its COLLEGE BASKETBALL doubleheader at 0.79 (Auburn vs. Duke)/0.43 (Arizona vs. Gonzaga), and the […]

NOTE: ABC numbers below inflated slightly by a pre-emption in Denver for NFL THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (airing nationally on the NFL Network). The FOX numbers below are also bumped slightly by a pre-emption in New York for that Broncos-Jets game. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day […]

OPENINGS:  Fill in the ball/glass slipper/fairy tale reference of choice, because CINDERELLA (Disney) performed beautifully, with $70.1M in the US.  That puts it ahead of the $69.4M opening of Maleficent (unless adjusted numbers change things tomorrow), and below the $116.1M for Alice in Wonderland and the $79.1M for Oz the Great and Powerful.  Cinderella‘s 18% […]

  Viewers know what they want, and last night it was a red-nosed reindeer and an assortment of lingerie models. 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 […]

  It’s time to start hoping Netflix, or cable, or some other outlet with good taste and cash to burn will save HAPPY ENDINGS.  ABC, in a vote of no confidence, announced today that it’s yanking the sitcom from its Tuesday 9PM slot and after about 6 weeks off the air, will stick back-to-back episodes […]

  OPENINGS:  There have been a lot of busted franchises this summer, but ANNABELLE: CREATION (New Line/Warners) held strong, with a $35M opening weekend that was down just 5% from the first Annabelle.  The new entry is considerably more frontloaded than the first, down 22% on Saturday compared to 10%, which may mean a US […]