NETWORK FINALS:  OLYMPICS coverage had a healthy 0.4 adjustment in final numbers to 6.1.  As expected, the removal of NFL preseason preemptions made for much change elsewhere:  on ABC, BATTLEBOTS, THE $100,000 PYRAMID and MATCH GAME all fell 0.2; on CBS, the rerun BIG BANG THEORY fell 0.3, the LIFE IN PIECES […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday October 5 through Sunday October 11, 2020.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size now 200K P2+ live+same day).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the similar chart […]

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #30 of 2014 looks like $137 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, better than our forecast earlier this week ($128 million) but still -8% below the norm for this weekend. Opening at 3,173 theaters, Lucy from Universal grossed $17.1 million through Friday and is on track for a $46.0 million […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for STATION 19 and B POSITIVE.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.43/0.35.  ESPN’s MASTERS coverage was at 0.39/0.17.  MTV’s FLORIBAMA SHORE gained 0.03 to 0.33.  On E!, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  WORLD SERIES Game 6 adjusted to 6.0, down 0.6 from 2016’s Game 6.  Elsewhere, THE MIDDLE gained 0.1 in final numbers, and LAW & ORDER: TRUE CRIME lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: CULT […]

  Universal, having eaten a poisoned apple with Battleship, is relieved by this weekend’s tastier produce. OPENINGS:  SNOW WHITE & THE HUNTSMAN (Universal) muscled its way to a $56.3M opening, which is what it needed, considering its $175M (plus marketing) cost.  The $39.3M pulled in from 45 territories overseas is initially underwhelming, although there’s plenty […]

  Two of the networks are due for afternoon adjustment due to MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL simulcasts. 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 […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  SUPERSTORE, MASTERCHEF CELEBRITY SHOWDOWN and THE BACHELOR each gained 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NBA narrowly look Monday cable honors, with TNT’s Golden State vs. Cleveland game at 1.48, followed by a considerably lower 0.69 for the late Houston vs. Clippers match.  […]