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 now +10% above last year and still +14% above the average for this point […]

  It’s burn-off season at CBS, where back-to-back episodes of the canceled ME, MYSELF & I and LIVING BIBLICALLY aired at identical 0.2 ratings that won’t change anyone’s minds about their exits.  The rest of the ratings news was all sports, with NBC’s NASCAR race at 0.8, and FOX’s regional baseball coverage at 0.4. DEMOGRAPHIC […]

  Small shifts. 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 follows the chart. ABC;  QUANTICO gained 0.1 […]

  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 […]

            NETWORK FINALS:  The YOUNG SHELDON rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.     Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE RATINGS:  Although there was a fuller line-up of cable originals on July 5th, the cable premiere of the theatrical movie CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR (previously available on Netflix, […]

  Small shifts. 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 the chart. ABC:  THE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The 10PM rerun of the MACY’S 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Most regular cable series took July 4th off, leaving the way clear for ESPN2 to have an unusual #1 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The reruns of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and WORLD OF DANCE swapped 0.1s in final numbers, respectively up and down.  In addition, the BULL rerun lost 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Fox Sports 1’s WORLD CUP match led Tuesday cable […]