Neither THE HEAT (20th) nor WHITE HOUSE DOWN (Sony) is expected to turn many heads at the box office this weekend (Mitch Metcalf’s predictions are here), and that was reflected in their early Thursday night and midnight Friday results.  White House, which started its screenings at 7PM, earned $1.35M, while The Heat, which waited until […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were no adjustments from the preliminary Monday ratings.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.89/0.85/0.76 compared to last week’s 1.00/0.95/0.90.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP was at 0.64/0.51 compared to last week’s 0.63, and CARTEL […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.9, up 0.1 from last week’s final.  Elsewhere, on CBS, 60 MINUTES gained 0.1 and MADAM SECRETARY lost the same, while on FOX, BOB’S BURGERS fell 0.2 after football adjustment and FAMILY GAME rose 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings […]

> TOUCH:  Mondays 9PM on FOX, starting March 19 – Change the Channel FOX’s new series TOUCH got off to a very good start in the ratings with a “preview” episode last week (having American Idol as a lead-in didn’t hurt), and certainly indications are that it could be a solid hit when it makes […]

  EXPANDED NETWORK REPORT (since there was no text this morning): NBC:  YOU, ME AND THE APOCALYPSE premiered at 1.2, a bit better than what HEROES REBORN had been doing in the slot, but nothing to be excited about.  It did hold very steadily through the hour, which is a good sign.  THE BLACKLIST remained […]

The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing between December 3 and December 9 grossed only $101 million, down 3% from the four-year average for the week but up 13% from the same week last year.  The past six weeks are still 18% above the four-year average and 25% above […]

> This weekend will be dominated not surprisingly by the third Transformers film, while two romantic comedies will try to get off the ground.  Overall, the weekend is looking like it will be up over last year. Opening at 4,011 theaters, Transformers: Dark of the Moon should average a strong $20,800 per theater (for $83.5 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The MLB ALL-STAR GAME held this morning’s preliminary rating in final numbers.  All other morning ratings were also unchanged.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, up 0.06 to 0.74, with CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST up a […]