>Team Metcalf is now $102 million ahead of Team Salem in the first annual Summer Movie Draft.  The weekday business of Transformers 3 the next few days will push the margin a little higher, but the opening weekend of the final Harry Potter Friday will erase these recent gains and position Salem for a commanding […]

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).

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS at 0.39, CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD ticked down to 0.50, THE FINAL STRAW gained 0.05 to 0.39, and THE $100,000 PYRAMID was down 0.02 to 0.37. CBS:  After a 60 MINUTES rerun at 0.43 and before an NCIS: LA rerun at 0.17, BIG BROTHER rose […]

Skyfall is still growing overseas, albeit at a slower rate.  But another $16 million this week puts the overseas total over$700 million and the worldwide total comfortably over $1 billion, joining Marvel’s The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises in the 2012 Billion Dollar Club. The Hobbit: An Expected Journey vaulted $180 million overseas last week.  We […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for HOME ECONOMICS, the 9PM THE CONNERS, CHICAGO FIRE and CHICAGO PD.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE dipped 0.03 to 0.49.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.44/0.36.  Bravo’s REAL […]

  If the answer is “JEOPARDY,” the question is “What is ABC’s best ratings news in quite a while?” DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day 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 […]

  See Also:  THE SKED’s Pre-Upfront Projected NBC Fall 2013 Schedule                  THE SKED’s Pre-Upfront Projected FOX Fall 2013 Schedule                  THE SKED’s Pre-Upfront Projected ABC Fall 2013 Schedule                  THE SKED’s Pre-Upfront Projected CBS Fall 2013 Schedule   CW (pardon, “The” CW) is technically a broadcast network–and technically is the correct term, because […]

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Here is an updated look at the 2017 film slates by studio. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2017 to date is now +10% above last year and now +16% above the average for this point the past four years ($2.963 billion).  Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed over $9.9 […]