NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday network ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.71/0.38, compared to last week’s 0.71/0.40.  A&E’s LIVE PD gained 0.04 to 0.57.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.40/0.40.  On […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no adjustments at all from the preliminary Friday network ratings. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader gave the network 2 of the night’s top 4 shows, with the late Chicago vs. Golden State game leading at 1.34, and the San Antonio vs. New […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (contrary to popular belief, the NFL can’t transform Thursday into Sunday just by saying so) adjusted to 6.9, far below 2015’s 9.0 game. Elsewhere, the rerun of THE GREAT INDOORS lost 0.1, and the PITCH rerun added 0.1.           Broadcast Official […]

>John Carter joins the worldwide box office chart, ranked at #13 out of 44 wide-release films over the past three months.  We are currently estimating John Carter could total $75 million in North America, but the overseas total to date is already $70 million.  If the overseas total ends up around $125 million, the film […]

The four new films in North America this weekend have had very little presence overseas so far — only ParaNorman has overseas receipts to date (and only $5 million at that).  The one film from this weekend that should eventually gross some international dollars is Expendables 2, which should head for about $150 million overseas (somewhat below the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 1.08 (Lakers vs. Dallas)/0.55 (Houston vs. Brooklyn).  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH jumped 0.15 to 0.59, with a WHITE WATER follow-up hour at […]

  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR continued to fight the good fight for NBC. 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). […]

    MELANCHOLIA – Watch It At Home – The Title Tells the Tale   Here’s a quick primer in Oscar rules and how studios can get around them.  In order for a film to be Oscar-eligible (other than in a few special categories like Documentary and Foreign Film), it needs a theatrical release in […]