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 viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2). Note: The fast affiliate-based ratings below measure what aired on […]
> We’re still a few hours away from the release of actual boxoffice numbers for last weekend (check back for Mitch Metcalf’s full analysis when the figures are official), but The Hollywood Reporter is claiming that COWBOYS AND ALIENS has pulled ahead of THE SMURFS for the weekend crown, with $35.7-36M compared to Smurfs’ $35.6M. […]
CBS Sports continues its springtime roll, with The Masters coverage over the weekend up about 25% from last year. Sunday’s final round hit an impressive 10.2 household rating in the 56 local markets measured by Nielsen (covering 70% of the country). NASCAR on Saturday night on FOX averaged a 3.5 household rating, down a tenth […]
>Rise of the Planet of the Apes allowed Team Salem to pick up some ground, but Team Metcalf remains $73 million ahead in the ShowBuzzDaily Summer Movie Draft, thanks to decent second and third week business for his titles. Salem has two movies to go, although neither is expected to be much a factor in […]
Even The Voice lost momentum on a very blah night for network television. NBC: THE VOICE tumbled 0.6 to 4.0, its lowest rating of the spring cycle. After that, the final scheduled airing of READY FOR LOVE held even, for what it’s worth, at 1.2. CBS: Both NCIS shows remained subpar, with the mothership […]
> THE HOUR: Wednesday 10PM on BBCAmerica: Potential DVR Alert Here’s what’s wrong with BBCAmerica. Don’t get me wrong: it’s marvelous that BBCA exists to bring us shows like Luther, the original (and superior) Torchwood, the also original (and even more superior) Being Human, and now THE HOUR. The problem is that a BBC “1-hour” […]
Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #18 of 2013 kicks of the summer with a very solid $203 million for the top 12 films, below the Avengers-fueled same weekend last year but above the four-year average for this weekend. Disney is very happy to have Marvel and its films now in its orbit: three years […]
BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS: ABC: The line-up was down: PRESS YOUR LUCK by 0.05 to 0.42, THE $100,000 PYRAMID by a tick to 0.50, and SUPERSTAR by 0.05 to 0.30. CBS: BIG BROTHER dropped 0.04 to 0.90 HOUSE CALLS WITH DR PHIL premiered at 0.27, followed by the special DECLASSIFIED at 0.21. NBC: AMERICA’S […]