OPENINGS: In the US, NO TIME TO DIE (UA/MGM) opened at $56M, at the low end of expectations–and “expectations” are usually already set low so that the press will report that a film has “overperformed”–and below the last three Bond films (Quantum of Solace $67.5M, Skyfall $88.4M, Spectre $70.4M). Obviously the pandemic is a […]
One of the very few–in fact, one of the only–summer success stories in scripted broadcast network programming continues, as ABC has announced the renewal of ROOKIE BLUE for a 4th season to air in Summer 2013. “Success,” of course, is a relative term in this context. Rookie, often described as Grey’s Anatomy With Guns, […]
Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday November 2 through Sunday November 8, 2020. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size now 200K P2+ live+same day). Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the similar chart […]
> Game 7 of the NFL Stanley Cup playoffs (when the Boston Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks) achieved a 3.4 Adult 18-49 rating on NBC Wednesday. In Tuesday’s TV News and Notes we said “Wednesday’s Game 7 could reach into the mid-3 rating”. Now if only all the Fall TV Predictions could be that accurate….
WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD. The arrival of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has vaulted Sony to top of the heap among the studios, with just over $1.1 billion for 2014 so far. Disney and 20th Century Fox trail with just under $1 billion each. Warner Brothers is next with about $900 million year to date, while Universal and Paramount […]
NETWORK FINALS: The MLS SOCCER match and the AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHILGHTS: ESPN’s UFC PRELIMS led Saturday cable at 0.31. Adult Swim’s line-up performed as follows: DRAGON BALL at 0.10/241K & […]
NETWORK FINALS: ABC’s AAC CHAMPIONSHIP game adjusted to 0.4, and CBS’s SEC CHAMPIONSHIP game adjusted to 2.2. In addition, the rerun of THE WALL and the 8PM rerun of THE MASKED SINGER lost 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: […]
BROADCAST FINALS: ABC’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was at 2.58. FOX’s MLB game was at 0.40. On CW, MASTERS OF ILLUSION gained 0.02 to 0.04, and TOTALLY WEIRD & FUNNY ticked up to 0.03. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: TNT’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.46. ESPN’s PGA CHAMPIONSHIP coverage […]