NETWORK UPDATE:  MOTIVE crept up 0.1 to 0.8. WEDNESDAY CABLE:  The fall of DUCK DYNASTY (A&E) hasn’t reached bottom, as the show crumbled another 0.3 to 1.2, below FAMILY GUY and BIG BANG THEORY reruns.  Its companion show BIG SMO fell 0.1 to 0.7.  CATFISH (MTV) dropped 0.1 to 0.9.  On USA, SUITS and […]

> Behold Liam Neeson, King of January. OPENINGS:  THE GREY (Open Road) will easily take the weekend, albeit at a lower level than prior Neeson early-year thrillers.  Given that this one features killer wolves and hypothermia rather than gunfights and car chases, that’s not unexpected, and the picture should hit a decent profit.  ONE FOR […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  KEVIN CAN WAIT gained 0.1 in final numbers.  (MAN WITH A PLAN’s premiere stayed as-is, even to the next digit, as its final was 1.60.)  Things are starting to get ugly at TIMELESS, where an adjustment lowered the rating by 0.1 to a new low 1.3, barely ahead of […]

  After years in the wilderness, M. Night Shyamalan returned to profitability with last year’s The Visit, and based on preliminary numbers at Deadline, SPLIT (Blumhouse/Universal) will build on that success.  Opening day was $13.5M (including $2M from Thursday night), far ahead of Visit‘s $9.2M, and the weekend could be as high as $35M, a […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICAN IDOL gained 0.03 to 0.56, and THE GOOD DOCTOR was up 0.06 to 0.35. CBS:  Back from a 2-week break, THE NEIGHBORHOOD fell 0.08 to 0.46, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA ticked down to 0.37, NCIS grew by 0.03 to 0.44, and NCIS: HAWAII was down 0.03 to 0.30. NBC:  THE VOICE […]

  Although still down steeply from Fifty Shades of Grey, FIFTY SHADES FREED (Perfect World/Universal) is opening on par with the initial sequel Fifty Shades Darker.  According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, Freed earned $18.4M on its first day (including $5.6M from Thursday night), down 14% from Darker, which could translate into a $40M weekend, […]

  CONTAINMENT took off its hazmat suit. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE GOLDBERGS and CRIMINAL MINDS gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader led Wednesday cable, with Cleveland vs. Boston at 0.87, and Houston vs. Clippers at 0.70.  On VH1, BLACK INK CREW gained 0.04 […]