> Ever wondered how the fast national ratings are calculated?  Or how DVR recording is counted in the ratings you see each day?  Do you know the difference between a PUT and a NAD?  Check out the updated ShowBuzz Basics page for a refresher in TV ratings terms and concepts.  It’s painless — there won’t be […]

  A pair of evenly matched COLLEGE FOOTBALL games took the night, with FOX’s Baylor vs. Oklahoma State contest edging out ABC’s TCU vs. Oklahoma duel, 1.2 to 1.1.  Elsewhere, two episodes of 48 HOURS were at 0.8/1.0 for CBS, and a run of the family movie FREE BIRDS gave NBC 0.5. ABC preempts its […]

  TBS has done extremely well with off-network reruns of Family Guy, and now it’s getting into the Seth MacFarlane business in a bigger way.  After the upcoming 2013-14 broadcast season, his AMERICAN DAD will move to cable, with 15 episodes ordered (its affiliated Adult Swim will air the new TBS episodes after their premieres […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  Primetime was led by ABC’s coverage of the JIMMY KIMMEL BOWL at 0.49, although that was outrated by the network’s afternoon INDEPENDENCE BOWL at 0.60.  The highest-rated show on broadcast was NBC’s part-quasi-live, part clip-show Covid-burdened SNL at 0.89.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s primetime […]

> Los Angelenos will have a chance to get advance looks at some of this year’s Oscar candidates at the AFI Film Festival, which begins in just about 2 weeks.  Today the Festival announced the Gala and Special Screenings, which typically make up the bulk of the high-profile titles, and they include quite a few […]

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Here is an updated look at the 2018 film slates by studio. The studio totals also include 2018 dollars for films released in late 2017. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2018 to date is now +10% above last year and still +11% above the average for this point […]

There was enough product at the multiplexes to make for a solid Thanksgiving weekend total, but holiday fireworks were absent. OPENINGS:  THE GOOD DINOSAUR (Pixar/Disney) had a $39.2M weekend ($55.6M since its Wednesday opening), putting it behind Frozen ($67.4M), Toy Story 2 ($57.4M) and Tangled ($48.8M) among Thanksgiving openings.  It continues to run closest to […]

  America’s Got Talent continued to dominate Tuesdays, doubling the next highest rating on the night. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT climbed an impressive 0.3 from last week to 2.8, and in the 10PM hour it more than tripled the next closest rating.  An 8PM rerun of HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT had a 1.0. FOX:  SO YOU […]