Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #38 of 2015 looks like $100 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, somewhat above the norm for the weekend (see track below). Opening at 3,791 theaters Friday, Maze Runner: Scorch Trials from Fox is on track for a $28.0 million opening three-day weekend (well below our $40.5 million ShowBuzzDaily forecast earlier this week). The film is […]

  A lean final Friday of the summer season. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2). Ratings analysis and […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up by 2.2 to 7.5 in final numbers, tying last year’s final rating.  In addition, JEFF DUNHAM: UNHINGED IN HOLLYWOOD gained 0.1, and the ARROW rerun fell by the same amount. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NFL Network part of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 1.83, up two-tenths from the […]

  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL owned the night. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2). Ratings analysis and comparisons follow […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the CRIMINAL MINDS rerun lost the same.  In addition, both AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL and A WICKED OFFER lost 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The Donald Trump Show came to CNN, and the network basked in his ratings glow, with a massive 4.94 in 18-49s (and […]

  The AMERICA’S GOT TALENT finale won the night, but is showing its age. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age […]

Weekend #38 of 2015 is looking like $120 million for the top 12 films this weekend, well above the norm for this weekend (see comparisons below). Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials from Fox should open with a $40.5 million weekend. Reviews are fairly positive: 59% positive at RottenTomatoes. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials is on track for around $119 million domestic. […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, and BEST TIME EVER lost 0.1.  The worse news for BEST TIME EVER, though, was its trajectory through the hour, starting at 2.2 in the 1st 15 minutes, and then falling steadily to 1.9-1.7-1.6.  That suggests a show that wasn’t living up to its title […]