Here is the Weekend Studio Estimates summary (posted much later than usual but for the record). Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #35 of 2013 now looks like $93 million for the top 12 films, down a bit from yesterday’s $95 million estimate and up a still significant 13% from the average Friday-Sunday portion […]

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday April 25 through Sunday May 1, 2022. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 200K Persons 2+ live+same day). Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. Here is the same week last year: […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, adjustment for MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL simulcasts brought some lowered ratings.  On ABC, both THE GREAT XMAS LIGHT FIGHT (1.1) and the rerun of THE GREAT AMERICAN BAKING SHOW (0.6) fell 0.2, and while NBC’s THE VOICE held its morning 2.2, TIMELESS lost 0.1 for a new low 1.0. […]

    Grimm has its night. NBC:  The season finale of GRIMM was the night’s highest rated show, with a 1.6 that was up 0.4 from last week and marked its highest-rated episode in months.  (Imagine if the show were actually good!)  It didn’t lift the rest of the evening, though:  WHO DO YOU THINK […]

> None of the networks should be throwing a parade after the first 8 days of the new season, but some may be in more of a marching mood than others. FOX:  It was all going so well for FOX.  NEW GIRL launched as strongly as the network could possibly have wished.  X-FACTOR may not […]

STUDIO SCORECARD.  No change in the studio worldwide box office rankings this week.  Universal is extremely hot with the broad international appeal of Fast & Furious 6, but there is still about $500 million to go to catch #1 Disney.  Fox, Paramount and Warner Brothers are very tightly bunched in the next tier. Looking at […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final Thursday numbers. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s TEEN MOM dominated Thursday cable, rebounding by 0.19 from last week’s drop to 1.01 (and up 0.16 in F12-34s to 1.48).  However, that big lead-in didn’t do much for ONE BAD CHOICE, which remained at 0.27 (and down 0.08 in F12-34s to 0.43).  […]

  Here’s some news to wash the stink of that WHITNEY renewal out of your mouths:  ABC has renewed its splendid bubble comedy HAPPY ENDINGS for a 3rd season.  The show, which hasn’t always been well-treated by ABC (airing after Modern Family reruns and in the 10PM hour at various times) received a full 22-episode […]