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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.3.2021

      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
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 8.14-16.2015

Weekend #33 of 2015 is looking like $124 million for the top 12 films this weekend, very close to the norm for this weekend (see comparisons below). Straight Outta Compton from Universal should open with a $45.5 million thre...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY AUGUST 24 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

The 34th weekend of 2012 is looking like $77 million for the Top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down 12% from the average for this reliably disappointing weekend.  Returning films fill the top six slots in the weekend rankings, with ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekly Broadcast Ratings: A Creaky Summer Begins

Projected weekly network ratings in prime time (based on four days of official nationals and three days of fast nationals).  NBC will win the week ending Sunday with a 1.42 adult 18-49 rating in prime time, identical to last w...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY 1.2.2015 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #1 of 2015 looks like $140 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, up from the norm for this weekend and up somewhat from the same weekend last year.   Opening at 2,602 theaters Fri...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Broadcast News & Late Night Series: 5.25-5.31.2020

Broadcast news and late night series ratings available below for this week and the same week last year. You can also search for other available weeks with the link at the bottom of this post. Week 22: May 25-May 31, 2020 Broadc...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.13.2016

    NETWORK FINALS:  OLYMPICS coverage gained half a point to 6.8 in final numbers.  ABC’s finals were a mess, presumably because of local sports preemptions:  LAST MAN STANDING and DR KEN were each down 0.3 ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.12.2020

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Wednesday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7.7.2015

  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT remained the strongest Tuesday show on the networks, but at a slightly lower level. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key a...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Cable Ratings December 6-12

>The lack of schedule flexibility (as NBC has with its late season Sunday Night Football games) has hurt the Monday and Thursday night football franchises recently.  When match-ups feature teams with little to no playoff c...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday June 21 and Sunday June 22, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’S Monday 8.8.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE gained 0.03 to 0.75, and CLAIM TO FAME was down 0.05 to 0.34. CBS:  Reruns at 0.34/0.28/0.25/0.24. NBC:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR was steady at 0.37, and a WEAKEST LINK rerun was ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Update: 1.22.2016

    NOTE TO READERS:  Starting tomorrow, SHOWBUZZDAILY will be heading to the Sundance Film Festival.  That won’t affect the daily ratings charts, which will be posted as usual, but for the rest of the week, t...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.7.2020

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Monday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA P...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY JANUARY 24 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #4 of 2014 looks like $94 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, within a few percentage points of comparable weekends the past few years. Opening at 2,753 theaters Friday, I, Fran...
by Mitch Metcalf