Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #21 of 2015 now looks like $143 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, significantly below the norm for this weekend.  A definite clunker Memorial Day Weekend at the box office. Opening at 3,972 theaters Friday, Tomorrowland from Disney is on track for a $32.2 million opening three-day weekend (better than it looked yesterday […]

>Once again football tops the weekly cable ratings chart.  ESPN’s Monday Night Football was in its usual #1 position with a solid 5.6 Adult 18-49 rating, but the big number was turned in by the NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football (a very good 4.1 rating, almost double the performance of the franchise two weeks ago).  […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE was at 0.71, and CLAIM TO FAME was at 0.36. CBS:  Reruns at 0.29/0.27/0.27. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT ticked down to 0.73, followed by a PASSWORD rerun at 0.31. FOX:  TMZ INVESTIGATES was at 0.31. CW:  LEONARDO held at 0.07, and DEVILS ticked down to 0.03. TELEMUNDO:  TOP CHEF […]

> Silent Night = America’s TV sets during holiday season… FOX:  Reality competition shows are supposed to build as contestants are eliminated and the show nears its conclusion.  THE X FACTOR, though, has been steadily slipping, and as it heads into its final week, it’s now shed 35% of its early ratings.  The show is […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK dropped 0.06 to 0.42, and 20/20 ticked down to 0.31. CBS:  After a special THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT at 0.32, reruns were at 0.21/0.24. NBC:  COLLEGE BOWL gained 0.03 to 0.25, and DATELINE was up 0.02 to 0.35. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN fell 0.09 to 0.54. CW:  Reruns […]

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). ###

> The networks (well, most of them) returned from their winter holidays only to find less viewer interest than they may have hoped. CBS:  An easy win for the night with an all-new line-up.  But 2 1/2 MEN, MIKE & MOLLY and HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER were all down from their last original airings, […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC: THE CONNERS gained 0.05 to 0.56, THE GOLDBERGS edged up 0.02 to 0.41, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY rose 0.07 to 0.55, HOME ECONOMICS was up 0.03 to 0.39, and BIG SKY climbed 0.08 to 0.31. CBS:  SURVIVOR surged 0.09 to 0.76, THE REAL LOVE BOAT fell 0.07 to 0.19, and THE AMAZING RACE […]