Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #49 of 2014 looks like $69 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down 11% the norm for this weekend ($78 million) and down 20% from the same weekend last year.   Opening at a mere 589 theaters, The Pyramid from 20th Century Fox is on track for a $1.0 million opening three-day […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  We had PETER PAN LIVE this morning at 2.3, but other sites seemed to have the number at 2.4.  So depending on your starting point, it either gained 0.1 or stayed where it was, but in any case its 2.4 is nothing for NBC to feel good about–nor is its steady drop […]

  Not enough viewers believed in fairies. 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 […]

The weekend predictions will return next week, when Exodus: God and Kings and Top Five are released nationally.  This weekend, typical for the post-Thanksgiving weekend, is extremely quiet.  Only The Pyramid is opening at a very small 589 theaters.

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Everything stayed as-is from this morning’s numbers. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): AMERICAN HORROR STORY (FX) returned with a new episode last night after taking the holiday week off and led cable, although it was down 0.38 from […]

  One lesson of the fall:  as much as things have changed in TV, crossovers still work. 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 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  MARRY ME lost 0.1 and both THE FLASH and CHICAGO FIRE gained the same amount in final numbers.  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): SONS OF ANARCHY returned from its week off for the final stretch of its run, […]

  First place for the night?  THE VOICE.  Second place?  A holiday special that’s almost 50 years old. 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 […]