INFERNO (LStar/Columbia/Sony) was expected to earn less than The Da Vinci Code ($217.5M US/$540.7M overseas) and Angels & Demons ($133.4M/$352.6M), which is why Sony spent $75M less to produce the new film.  But that still leaves $200M in production/marketing costs, and Inferno is flopping too badly to have much chance of profit.  According to […]

With Labor Day in the rear view mirror, it is time to proclaim the final standings in the second annual ShowbuzzDaily Summer Movie Draft: #1 Team Metcalf ($1.357 billion currently, probably ending at $1.360 billion) #2 Team Weil ($1.036 billion currently, probably ending at $1.062 billion) #3 Team Salem ($971 million, probably ending at $1.007 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for BIG SKY and FBI.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Note that the TBS STAR WARS listings are for runs of the movies, branded for the annual “May the 4th” day. On […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The season finale of THE BACHELOR was at 1.09, a very big number these days but down four-tenths from the 2021 finale.  Reruns of ABBOTT ELEMENTARY followed at 0.35/0.25. CBS:  Reruns at 0.40/0.37/0.33. NBC:  The season premiere of YOUNG ROCK was at 0.43, down sharply from the 1.01 series premiere last […]

Some people actually watched network TV last night. NBC:  US OLYMPIC TRIALS were 3rd place in their hour again, despite a Michael Phelps swimming showdown (which he lost).  However, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR had strong nights, each winning its hour with a 3.0 and 2.0 respectively, and that gave NBC a tie […]

  For one last glorious night, Walter White truly was The One Who Knocks. AMC:  Ratings for the finale of BREAKING BAD smashed through even the huge expectations.  The show was watched by 10.3M people in its 9PM airing.  That was almost 40% higher than last week–which was itself a series record.  It was the […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday May 30 through Sunday June 5, 2022. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 200K Persons 2+ live+same day). Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. Here is the same week last year: […]

Only one network aired its regular line-up on Thanksgiving night… and it probably should have thought twice. FOX:  The Washington/Dallas NFL game ran about 20 minutes into primetime, meaning that the network’s numbers will change when final ratings are released.  But the preliminary 2.5 for THE X FACTOR and particularly the 1.5 for GLEE suggest […]