NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, there were plenty of adjustments at CBS due to the THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL simulcasts. Although THE BIG BANG THEORY kept its morning rating, THE GREAT INDOORS, MOM and LIFE IN PIECES all dropped 0.1, and things got ugly for PURE GENIUS, which fell 0.2 to a dismal premiere […]

The Following is losing its own. FOX:  After two strong weeks to start, THE FOLLOWING had its second consecutive ratings drop, this time falling a serious 0.5 to an only moderately positive 2.4, just good enough for 3rd place in its hour.  BONES was also down for the week, but less steeply, falling 0.2 to […]

Updated International Box Office numbers below.  Iron Man 3 moved up $72 million overseas in the past week, reaching over $700 million overseas to date.  If Iron Man 3 ends with, let’s say, $820 million overseas, the latest Marvel film will end with $1.24 billion: near The Avengers ($1.512 billion worldwide) and blowing past Iron Man ($585 million worldwide) and Iron Man 2 ($624 […]

  FOX may be in 4th place for the season, but it has the hot hand right now, with Spring blockbuster Empire and surprise success The Last Man On Earth livening up its season.  It’s trying to build on those with an aggressive Fall schedule (new shows are in ALL CAPS, new timeslots are in […]

>Based on actual results for Friday, December 23-Sunday, December 25 and studio projections for Monday, December 26, the four-day holiday weekend continues to look dominated by Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol, soft openings for Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Adventures of Tintin and We Bought a Zoo.  However, War Horse is showing […]

In a battle of reality competitions (and that’s not even including the REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION), NBC came out on top. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT had the highest number of the night with a 2.5, and an 8PM rerun scored a 1.4.  The Peacock continued to lead Convention coverage with a preliminary 1.3. CBS:  BIG BROTHER […]

  ROSEANNE is strong in reruns, too. 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 […]

  ABC has joined the club of networks issuing pick-up orders, as well as renewing the bubble show SCANDAL for a 2d season. The new shows include 3 dramas and 2 comedies, all from in-house ABC Studios: NASHVILLE has been buzzed as a frontrunner from the start, and the buzz turned out to be right.  […]