Broadcast news and late night series ratings available below for this week and the same week last year. You can also search for other available weeks with the link at the bottom of this post. Week 39: September 20-26, 2021 Broadcast News: Current Week Broadcast News: Same Week Last Year   Broadcast Late Night: Current […]

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season:  a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may have had their own turnover in the off-season) give plenty of notes, both helpful and otherwise, and […]

  The fall TV season traditionally kicks off with the EMMY AWARDS, and since CBS airs them this year on Sunday September 22, it’s naturally using the telecast to jump-start its fall schedule.  Today the network announced its fall start dates, all but one following the Emmys: Wednesday September 18 8PM:          SURVIVOR Monday September 23 […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS gained 0.04 to 0.47, CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE was steady at 0.50, SUPERMARKET SWEEP rose 0.06 to 0.43, and THE ROOKIE was up 0.05 to 0.36. CBS  Compared to 2 weeks ago, the last time CBS had the late national NFL game, 60 MINUTES was up a […]

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season:  a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may have had their own turnover in the off-season) give plenty of notes, both helpful and otherwise, and […]

  Preliminary box office numbers at Deadline have THE HEAT (20th) overperforming with a $15M Friday, which could give it a $40M opening weekend, almost as much as the movie cost to produce.  That means the first 3 days for the Sandra Bullock/Melissa McCarthy pairing may nearly match the first 4 days of The Hangover […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE fell 0.11 to 0.56, and QUEENS was up 0.02 to 0.30. CBS:  FBI jumped 0.14 to 0.72, FBI INTERNATIONAL gained 0.05 to 0.51, and FBI MOST WANTED was steady at 0.44. NBC:  THE VOICE returned to regular episodes at 0.78, LA BREA climbed 0.15 to 0.58, and NEW AMSTERDAM […]

>The past week (seven days ending Sunday) is up 5% versus last year’s comparable week.  Year-to-date box office is now down 3.2% versus last year, the smallest year-to-year margin we’ve seen so far this year.        The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing between October 3 and October 9 grossed an okay $116 million, up 5% versus the same week in 2010 but […]