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 +9% above last year and still +11% above the average for this point […]

  Perhaps the networks should consider combining Monday’s two successful shows for a dating series that takes place under a giant glass–wait, that’s what reality television is already. CBS:  One of the largest-scale episodes of UNDER THE DOME since the pilot stayed essentially steady, down 0.1 to 2.7 and the highest-rated show of the night.  […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  The day was of course dominated by the NFL PLAYOFFS, with FOX’s primetime game at 9.93 and CBS’s afternoon game at 7.90.  NBC’s SNL fell a tenth to 0.92.  CW’s WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS held at 0.04.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The day’s cable sports selection couldn’t […]

>A relatively quiet night of network television last night with a lot of repeats in anticipation of a World Game 6 that wasn’t played.  ABC had the most original programming (everything but Modern Family) and won the night with a 3.3 Adult 18-49 rating.  The Middle started the night solidly with a 3.1 rating for […]

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 +8% above last year and still +11% above the average for this point […]

  There was never any doubt that STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (Lucasfilm/Disney) was going to be huge.  The issue was almost existential:  how big was it possible for a December opening to be, when the month–which has been host to both of the biggest hits of all-time, Avatar and Titanic–had never seen a launch […]

  Another quiet Tuesday on the networks. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT was the night’s highest rated show, but its 2.5 was down 0.2 from last week. ABC:  EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS held at 1.2. FOX:  SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE fell 0.2 from last week to 1.3. CW:  WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY was up 0.1 to 0.9, a […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  Note that the length of the NBC schedule on Super Bowl Sunday cut off the other networks, so partial ratings for those are below. ABC:  Reruns of AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS were at 0.17/1.7M & 0.17/1.6M, and reruns of SHARK TANK were at 0.10/800K & 0.18/1.2M. CBS:  A rerun of 60 MINUTES […]