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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE October 31-November 6

>Year to date box office is now back down to -4.0% versus the comparable period last year, similar to where the comparison was back around Labor Day.  As late as mid-April the box office total was -20% behind 2010, but by ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Saturday Ratings 1.21.2017

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+ s...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 5.16.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After a run of the movie UP at 0.40, THE GOOD DOCTOR ticked up to 0.36. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD ticked down to 0.54, and BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA was up 0.02 to 0.46.  Returning from a rerun week, NCI...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

ShowbuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT: August 19 Update

With all the movies in the ShowbuzzDaily Summer Movie Draft now open, it is fair to say Team Metcalf’s total of $1.346 billion will not change significantly. Team Weil, currently at $962 million, probably has about $55 mi...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8.28.2015

  There wasn’t much of interest in Friday’s preliminary ratings, and what little there was will be adjusted on Monday due to NFL PRESEASON preemptions for ABC in Nashville (the Tennessee vs. Kansas City game), ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 11.20-22.2015

Weekend #47 of 2015 is looking like a decent $202 million for the top 12 films this weekend, up moderately from the norm for this weekend (see comparisons below). The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 from Lionsgate s...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2.19.2016

  A stable, if mostly downbeat night. 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 ske...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.4.2021

        NOTE:  Over time, we’ll be publishing posts like this for the gap period in which ShowbuzzDaily wasn’t operational.  Those posts will not have analysis.           B...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: Tuesday Week 5

NBC is on track to win its third Tuesday in a row according to the preliminary fast nationals.  Last week was a bit of an aberration because of the presidential debate but October 9 and 23 were more normal weeks in which CBS&#...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5.4.2015

  GOTHAM’s season finale roused some interest. 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...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.22.2021

      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:...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.21.2019

        NETWORK FINALS:  Both the original and rerun episodes of THE BIG STAGE lost 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE H...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3.1.2019

  PROVEN INNOCENT showed a faint sign of life. 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...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Wednesday Week 6 — Scary Halloween for Networks

Halloween always depresses television usage levels of 2-34 year-olds, but last night it looks like 35-49 year-olds also took the night off from watching TV in greater than normal numbers.  Just an awful night for network TV, w...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS December 21-23

The weekend before Christmas offers four wide releases and another fairly-wide release.  What a collection of underperformers.  The weekend should total a very uninspired $112 million for the top 12 films.  The 51st weekend ...
by Mitch Metcalf