BROADCAST FINALS ABC: BOY BAND HOLIDAY was at 0.53, followed by a Monday edition of THE BACHELORETTE at 0.47. CBS: THE NEIGHBORHOOD gained 0.06 to 0.63, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA was steady at 0.49, NCIS ticked down to 0.58, and NCIS: HAWAII was down 0.02 to 0.44. NBC: THE VOICE lost 0.04 to 0.71. A […]
> Today, we return to SHOWBUZZDAILY‘s coverage of the Oscar race (see Part 1 here, with an introduction to those contenders best called the Field–these may not be the favorites, but even as longer shots they’re still in the race. FIELD YOUNG ADULT (Paramount – Dec. 9) SHOWBUZZDAILY odds to be nominated: 3/1 Bookie odds […]
Based on preliminary numbers at Deadline, THE CONJURING (Warners) might be headed for the biggest horror opening of the year. It reportedly pulled in $16.5M on Thursday night/Friday, neck-and-neck with the $16.8M that The Purge made on its opening day. But Conjuring has the kind of strong reviews and exit polls that suggest it might […]
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: Reruns continued to dominate the holiday airwaves, although after a rerun CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE at 0.42, ABC ran the new special THE YEAR: 2021 at 0.36. CBS: Reruns at 0.36/0.31/0.26/0.24. NBC: After a run of the movie TROLLS at 0.29, a rerun of THAT’S MY JAM at 0.25. FOX: Reruns […]
>Game 2 of the World Series averaged a 3.7 Adult 18-49 rating in the fast nationals, down from a 3.9 fast national rating for Game 1. The official nationals rating for Game 2 should be about a 4.0 this afternoon (compared to a 4.2 for Game 1). It really is a shame because this is […]
OPENINGS: Two smart studio decisions bailed out what could have been a scary opening weekend for THE WOLVERINE (20th). Fox kept the budget relatively low for its expensive genre, just $250M or so including worldwide marketing, and it boosted international appeal with an Asian setting. Both paid off, as the movie had the robust […]
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: THE GOLDBERGS dropped 0.09 to 0.58, THE WONDER YEARS fell a tenth to 0.40, THE CONNERS lost 0.08 to 0.48, and HOME ECONOMICS was down 0.03 to 0.35. THE CHASE completed the down night by slipping 0.02 to 0.31. CBS: THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT rose 0.13 to 0.74, THE […]
> Another night of atypical FOX programming as we head to the World Series endgame(s). ABC: The real test for the network’s new sitcoms will be next week when Glee returns, but ABC can’t be happy with the preliminary results: the very expensive, hugely-promoted LAST MAN STANDING is a passable sub-3, while MAN UP! is […]