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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.8.2017

Posted December 11, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  BLUE BLOODS fell 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader topped Friday cable at 0.83 (Boston vs. San Antonio)/0.59 (Golden State vs. Detroit).  On Discovery, GOLD RUSH slipped 0.04 to 0.78, and FINDING ESCOBAR’S MILLIONS […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12.10.2017

Posted December 11, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

  Afternoon football gave a jolt to FOX primetime. 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 […]

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 12.10.2017

Posted December 10, 2017 by Mitch Salem

  OPENINGS:  Even though THE DISASTER ARTIST (A24) was at just 840 theatres, its $6.4M weekend had no trouble topping its woeful newcomer competition.  That total (which may come down a bit in finals, because A24 tends to be optimistic in its Sunday estimates) translated into a $7700 per-theatre weekend average, notably better than the […]

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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 12.10.2017

Posted December 10, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Here is an updated look at the 2017 film slates by studio. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2017 to date is still down -1% from last year and now +1% above the average for this point the past four years ($9.282 billion).  Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed […]

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The Sked: Saturday Network Scorecard 12.9.2017

Posted December 10, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

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). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12.8.2017

Posted December 9, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

  AGENTS OF SHIELD tarnished its badge. 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. […]

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Just Getting Started” Stops Dead, “The Disaster Artist” Goes Wide, “Coco” Wins Again

Posted December 9, 2017 by Mitch Salem

  The studios remained largely averse to going wide on the weekend before The Last Jedi devours the universe.  JUST GETTING STARTED (Broad Green) was thrown with little ceremony and no advance reviews into 2161 theatres, and according to preliminary numbers at Deadline, it had a dismal $1.1M on Friday, which with word of mouth […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.7.2017

Posted December 8, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.3, down 0.4 from last week’s game.  In addition, SUPERNATURAL gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s portion of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 1.09, down a tenth from last […]

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