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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE February 13-19

Posted February 22, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

>Seven full weeks into 2012, domestic box office continues to run well ahead of last year’s slow pace and now has moved solidly ahead of the comparable period’s average for the last several years.                 The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing between February 13 […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.24.2017

Posted March 27, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

      Check out our continuing coverage of the March Madness television ratings through Friday.   NETWORK FINALS:  The CBS NCAA TOURNAMENT games adjusted to 1.7/3.2.  All other ratings remained as per the morning preliminaries.     Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Naturally the TBS NCAA TOURNAMENT games were […]

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WEEKLY BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE December 10-16

Posted December 17, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing between December 10 and December 16 grossed a solid $153 million, up 6% from the four-year average for the week and up 12% from the same week last year.  The past six weeks are still 18% above the four-year average and 24% […]

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THE SKED: Week 2 + 1 – FOX Network Scorecard

Posted October 4, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> The third week of a network season is a critical one.  Ratings erosion after a series or season premiere is expected and even acceptable, because it’s understood that not every viewer drawn by hype and marketing will be a satisfied customer.  But a continued fall in Week 3 can be a sign of trouble, […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Update: 11.28.2015

Posted December 2, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  NETWORK UPDATE:  FOX’s Notre Dame vs. Stanford COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up to 2.0 in final numbers, while ABC’s Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State game stayed at 1.4.  In addition, DATELINE lost 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN and COLLEGE FOOTBALL were in virtually sole possession of Saturday cable, with […]

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NIELSENWAR 2014-15: More NBC Comedies

Posted May 9, 2014 by Mitch Salem

  NBC has perfected the art of releasing bits of information each day throughout pre-Upfront week, and today’s nuggets introduced a trio of additional new sitcoms.  It appears that at least 2 of these will be given small midseason runs of 6 episodes to see if they catch anyone’s fancy before potentially expanding. MISSION CONTROL:  […]

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through April 8

Posted April 8, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

>The Hunger Games continues its rise up the worldwide box office chart with overseas revenue to date now $157 million to go along with an estimated final domestic haul of $380 million.  There is probably another $150-200 million to come from overseas territories, which would put it on track for $700 million worldwide.  New to […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.25.2017

Posted January 26, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday January 25, 2017 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

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