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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.23.2019

        NETWORK FINALS:  MASTERCHEF JR and THE FLASH each gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Another cable ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 7.4-5.2015

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday July 4 and Sunday July 5, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Cl...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekly Sports TV Ratings 2.4-2.10.2019

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday February 4 through Sunday February 10, 2019.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+ live+same day).  Progr...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS January 4-6

The first weekend of 2013 should total about $117 million for the top 12 films, somewhat below average for a normally sluggish weekend as life and movie-going returns to normal.  Texas Chainsaw 3D has the most promise of the f...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 10.17.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals &Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS gained 0.04 to 0.47, CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE was steady at 0.50, SUPERMARKET SWEEP rose 0.06 to 0.43, and THE ROOKIE was up 0.05 to 0.36. CBS  Compared to ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKLY BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE September 24-30

The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing between September 24 and September 30 grossed a decent $136 million, up 7% from the four-year average for the week and up a similar 8% from the same week ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 2.15.2015 (Expanded Chart)

  FRIDAY NETWORK UPDATE:  Some old business first:  Nielsen finally updated its “final” Friday ratings, and as expected, the entire ABC line-up had been seriously screwed up.  The actual finals for the netwo...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Box Office Year to Date and Studio Scorecards

Looking at wide-release films in North America (those that play on at least 400 screens at some point), 2013 now totals just over $3.1 billion, down 13% from 2012 and down 5% from the prior four-year average 2009-2012.  Still ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Monday Fast Nationals Delayed: Nielsen Sorts Out Massive Change to Ratings Methodology

UPDATE at 3:40 pm PT: Fast nationals for Monday 12.28.2015 scheduled for release at 5:00 pm PT (8:00 pm ET), an unusually late hour for a data release. But this has been a most unusual day. UPDATE at 2:25 pm PT: Next update at...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Weekly Sports TV Ratings 4.17-4.23.2023

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday April 17 through Sunday April 23, 2023. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 100K Persons 2+ live+same day). Programs ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through December 25

>International box office continues to bail out American movies released late this year.  While Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 can legitimately be called a hit domestically and abroad, Adventures of Tintin and Real St...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED with Broadcast: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Broadcast Finals: 2.22.2017

      NETWORK FINALS:  THE GOLDBERGS, LETHAL WEAPON and SPEECHLESS gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discov...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12.12.2017

  A good night for ABC. 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 18-4...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.22.2019

        NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage adjusted to 1.7/1.2/1.0 (with a Duke game during the first hour), better than the 1.1/1.0/1.1 for last year’s first Friday.  Elsewhere, D...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.22.2017

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.5, up 0.09 from last week’s game.  SHARK TANK and NCIS: LA gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MADAM SECRETARY lost the same.    ...
by Mitch Metcalf