NETWORK UPDATE:  Game 2 of the NBA FINALS adjusted up by 1.3 to 7.4, while the pre-game JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE special went down after time zones were taken into account by 1.7 to 1.0.  THE TONY AWARDS avoided setting a record low by gaining 0.1 in final numbers to 1.0.  Elsewhere, GOLAN THE INSATIABLE conquered […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  FOX’s NFL game (shared with NFLNetwork, whose ratings are below) owned Christmas Day at 7.74.  That compared to 3.15 for last year’s broadcast game.  FOX aired PBC BOXING in primetime at 0.66.  ABC’s tripleheader of NBA games was at 1.52/1.64/1.57 compared to 1.82 for last year’s broadcast game.  The other networks aired […]

  Duke once again gave a kick-start to NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day 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 […]

The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing between October 29 and November 4 grossed a solid $163 million, up 6% from the four-year average for the week and up 18% from the same week last year.    The past six weeks are now 9% above the four-year average box […]

  THE WINTER OLYMPICS have been doing what they were meant to do for NBC.  In the first full week of ratings to include the Sochi Winter Games, NBC completely dominated the (mostly sleeping) broadcast competition with a 5.5 average primetime rating (Live + Same Day) in 18-49s.  Far, far behind were FOX (the only […]

There was little to be thrilled about in last night’s blizzard of season finales. 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 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  PRESS YOUR LUCK dropped 0.09 to 0.44, GENERATION GAP was steady at 0.41, and THE CON ticked up to 0.27. CBS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.03 to 0.76.  The rest of the night had reruns at 0.31/0.32/0.22. NBC:  Reruns at 0.18/0.22/0.21. FOX:  An MLB game at 0.64. CW:  BUMP premiered at 0.06/0.04, […]

The first weekend of 2013 should total about $117 million for the top 12 films, somewhat below average for a normally sluggish weekend as life and movie-going returns to normal.  Texas Chainsaw 3D has the most promise of the films going wide this weekend and will duel with Django Unchained for second place (and possibly […]