NETWORK FINALS:  On another night with NFL Preseason preemptions, the 8PM PINK COLLAR CRIMES, DATELINE, the JR NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS, and the reruns of CASTAWAYS and 48 HOURS lost 0.1 in final numbers       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturday cable, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The adjusted CBS line-up rated as follows compared to last week’s finals:  60 MINUTES up 0.04 to 1.1, BIG BROTHER steady at 1.6, a rerun NCIS: LA at 0.5, and a new episode of ELEMENTARY at 0.4.  Elsewhere, the TEEN CHOICE awards gained 0.1 in final numbers.     […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday August 11-12, 2018.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the same chart for the same weekend last year, August 12-13, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  WHISTLEBLOWER and the rerun of THE RESIDENT fell 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, probably due to preseason NFL preemptions, the entire CW line-up was down respectively by 0.1/0.1/0.2.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, […]

  More adjustments are on the way. 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 of 2). Ratings analysis and comparisons follow […]

  OPENINGS:  THE MEG (Gravity/Warners) had a fair hold on Saturday, down 2%, which brought it to a $44.5M weekend.  That’s 83% better than Skyscraper‘s start, and 27% better than Rampage, and with no new direct competition next weekend, The Meg could reach $125M in the US.  However, the mega-B-movie had a reported $300M+ in […]

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Here is an updated look at the 2018 film slates by studio. The studio totals also include 2018 dollars for films released in late 2017. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2018 to date is still +8% above last year and still +11% above the average for this point […]

NOTE: NFL Preseason pre-emptions for ABC (Los Angeles), NBC (Phoenix), and FOX (Minneapolis) will lead to minor adjustments in final numbers. 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 […]