NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s TRUTH & LIES special and NBC’s rerun of CHICAGO FIRE fell 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL didn’t have a broadcast simulcast this week, giving NFL Network control of the night, with the […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The season finale of SECRETS & LIES gained 0.1 in final numbers, making it ABC’s highest rated show of the night.  In addition, FAMILY GUY gained 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s GAME OF THRONES was of course at the top of Sunday cable, up 0.o9 from last week to 3.56.  SILICON VALLEY slipped […]

  ANT-MAN & THE WASP (Marvel/Disney) will be Marvel’s lowest-grossing 2018 release, but it was designed to have relatively minor stakes, and while it’s not in a league with Black Panther or Avengers: Infinity War, on its own terms it’s performing impressively.  According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, opening day was $34M (including $11.5M from […]

NOTE: The fast affiliate-based numbers below for ABC do not accurately reflect west coast viewing of the Oscar night. The 7PM ET hour (RED CARPET SHOW in most of the country) contains west coast viewing of the 10PM ET hour of The OSCARS (at 7PM PT). The actual RED CARPET rating will go down substantially […]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!  The ghost of Dick Clark continued to smile over New Year’s for ABC. 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 viewership (thousands of people over […]

> How long before the Hunger Games sequels start arriving in 3D? THE HUNGER GAMES:  On its current trajectory toward a $350-375M US total, THE HUNGER GAMES (Lionsgate/Summit) will end up among the 15-20th biggest movies of all time, outgrossing all the Twilights and every Harry Potter except Deathly Hallows Part 2.  At $61.1M, it […]

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #18 of 2015 looks like $249 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, well above the norm for this weekend as summer gets going early. Opening at 4,276 theaters Friday, Avengers: Age of Ultron from Marvel and Disney is on track for a $210.0 million opening three-day weekend (slightly below our $220.0 million ShowBuzzDaily forecast earlier […]

  With SHARK TANK in reruns, nothing on network TV topped a 1.3 rating. 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 viewership (thousands of people over the age […]