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Weekend Box Office Predictions 7.3-5.2015

Weekend #27 of 2015 is looking like $161 million for the top 12 films this weekend, a touch below the norm for the same weekend the past few years but well above last year’s Independence Day Weekend dud (see compariso...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Studio Estimates JAN 31-FEB 2

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #5 of 2014 now looks like $72 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, even worse than the usual pace for a Super Bowl weekend and two million dollars below yeste...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1.4.2016

  The first MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL-less Monday of the season was solid for the networks, especially in the 8PM hour. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary ke...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 7.22.2018

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Here is an updated look at the 2018 film slates by studio. The studio totals also include 2018 dollars for films released in late 2017. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box offic...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED: Cable Ratings Aug 29-Sep 5

>With Jersey Shore in repeat Sunday and the Video Music Awards now a distant memory, MTV was less dominant this week among viewers under 50.  However, MTV can take solace in a repeat Jersey Shore ranking fourth among all c...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11.2.2020

NOTE: CW numbers below inflated by a pre-emption in New York on WPIX for NFL MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (Bucs vs. Giants, airing nationally on ESPN). In Tampa-St. Petersburg the game aired locally on an independent station, without ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Top Shows of the Week: Cable and Broadcast

Here is how this television week is shaping up, three days down and four to go.
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard

The see-saw continues in the 2013 studio rankings.  Disney moved back into first (thanks to the domestic release of Frozen with overseas still to come) and Warner Brothers moved back into second place. Meanwhile continued st...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS April 27-29

>Weekend #17 of 2012 looks like it will be about $112 million for the top 12 films, down 23% from last year’s comparable weekend (when Fast Five exploded with an $86 million opening weekend) and down 17% from the four-yea...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.28.2019

        NETWORK FINALS:  MAGNUM PI gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The official series premiere of I AM TH...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12.17.2015

  CBS almost had the night to itself. 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 (...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.8.2016

  NETWORK UPDATE:  SCORPION and THE BACHELOR each gained 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Turner premiered FULL FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEE across severa...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.3.2019

        NETWORK FINALS:  PREMIER BOXING gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturda...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Tuesday Cable Originals Ratings (& Network Update): 11.11.2014

NETWORK UPDATE:  THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did THE MINDY PROJECT. SONS OF ANARCHY (FX) topped the night’s cable ratings at 2.23 in 18-49s, up 0.34 in the demo from last week.  The post-show ANARCHY AFTER...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 11.28.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The season premiere of THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT was at 0.47, up 0.07 from last year’s premiere (on a Sunday).  THE GOOD DOCTOR ticked up to 0.33. CBS:  Reruns at 0.38/0.31/0.28/0.24...
by Mitch Metcalf