> Watch It At Home:  Morgan Spurlock’s latest doc is more stunt than revelation. If Michael Moore were a movie franchise, Morgan Spurlock would be the direct-to-video entry in the series.  Or maybe the one that adds cheesy 3D effects to squeeze out every last dollar.   Moore is, lord knows, self-aggrandizing and fond of the […]

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday April 4 and Sunday April 5, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. College Basketball NCAA Basketball Championship: Final Four Round Saturday 9.64 rating TBS+TNT+TRU 6:00 pm #1-Duke vs […]

  The X Factor cycle finale dominated a night of specials and reruns. FOX:  X FACTOR‘s 3.1 was down a substantial 0.7 from the last cycle finale, but was still enough to win on a weak holiday season night. ABC:  The night started with 1.4 for yet another Charlie Brown special, then the CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS special only […]

  OPENINGS:  Under the current circumstances, the 5-day $17M opening ($9.7M Friday-Sunday) for THE CROODS: A NEW AGE (DreamWorks Animation/Universal) counts as a win, with comparisons to the original Croods or any other Thanksgiving release fairly pointless.  The film also earned $19.2M in China and $1.6M in 6 smaller international markets.  New Age reportedly had […]

> Welcome to ShowbuzzDaily’s coverage of the upcoming TV schedules for the 2011/12 TV season!  Above you see our guide to what to expect on Tuesday nights this Fall:  the numbers are our projected Adults 18-49 ratings for each show; the capitalized titles are the new shows; and italics are for shows changing their time […]

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 50: December 7-13, 2020 Broadcast News: Current Week Broadcast News: Same Week Last Year   Broadcast Late Night: Current […]

> DISCLAIMER: These initial impressions are based on the clips (usually 3-5 minutes) released by the networks to use in their Upfront presentations and for promos.  They’re chosen to sell the show, not to accurately represent it.  So take the reactions below with a large satchel of salt–we may well feel differently about these shows […]

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #17 of 2015 looks like $81 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, well below the norm for this weekend. Opening at 2,991 theaters Friday, The Age of Adaline from Lionsgate is on track for a $12.2 million opening three-day weekend (somewhat above our $10.5 million ShowBuzzDaily forecast earlier this week). The film is pacing toward a […]