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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.20.2021

Posted July 21, 2021 by Mitch Metcalf

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday July 20, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Ringer”

Posted September 21, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> 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 […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6.19.2018

Posted June 20, 2018 by Mitch Salem

  A typical summer Tuesday. 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 chart. […]

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Weekend Box Office Predictions 9.25-27.2015

Posted September 23, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

Weekend #39 of 2015 is looking like $137 million for the top 12 films this weekend, well above the norm for this weekend (see comparisons below). Hotel Transylvania 2 from Sony should open with a $37.5 million weekend. Reviews are non-existent: nothing yet at RottenTomatoes. The film is on track for around $123 million domestic. Overseas the film could bring in […]

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BEHIND THE (4-DAY) WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 5/27/13

Posted May 27, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  OPENINGS:  FAST & FURIOUS 6 (Universal) dropped 16% on Sunday and estimates a 13% slip on Monday–that latter number may be a little overoptimistic, but even if it turns out that the 4-day total is $119M instead of $120M, it matters very little except to Universal’s press people.  FF6 was easily the 4th best […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.12.2021

Posted June 15, 2021 by Mitch Metcalf

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday June 12, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

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THE BIJOU: Early International Boxoffice

Posted September 25, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> The Hollywood Reporter has some quick overseas numbers, and THE SMURFS continues to feed the seemingly endless international appetite for 3D family movies.  Smurfs has reached an unbelievable $364M overseas, for a worldwide total of half a billion dollars. RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES also has a very handsome $250M internationally, but […]

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THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6/5/13

Posted June 6, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  It was cooking night on broadcast TV . FOX:  MASTERCHEF dominated everything around it with 2.0/2.5 over its two hours. ABC:  What have become the burn-offs of canceled FAMILY TOOLS and HOW TO LIVE WITH YOUR PARENTS (FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE) continued with series lows for both (each down 0.1 from last […]

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