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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.9.2018

        NETWORK REPORT: ABC:  It was a good night for AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE, up 0.2 from last week to 1.1.  In addition, MODERN FAMILY gained 0.1 to 1.3.  THE GOLDBERGS (1.2) was steady.  However, ALEX INC (0.7...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 9.15-16.2018

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday September 15-16, 2018.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 2.5-7.2016

Weekend #6 of 2016 is looking like $94 million for the top 12 films this weekend, below the norm for this time of year (see comparisons below). Hail, Caesar! from Universal should open with $12.5 million Friday-Sunday. The...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Monday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 6.29.2015

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only changes from the morning numbers were for reruns:  up 0.1 for NCIS: LA and down 0.1 for THE ORIGINALS. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  LOVE & HIP-HOP ATLANTA regained the top Monday cable slot after ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3.22.2020

  Linear ratings largely continued to strengthen. 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...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: The New Year’s Eve Fiasco for the College Football Playoff

After years of suffering through the unsatisfying BCS system, college football fans were treated to a vast improvement: the College Football Playoff system, starting on New Year’s Day 2015 to settle the 2014 NCAA season. ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: Saturday Ratings 5.21.2016

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
 

 
 

FRIDAY JANUARY 10 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #2 of 2014 looks like $121 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down 12% from the average for the same weekend the past few years (but better than we forecast earlier this week). ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through December 11

>Overseas box office show big gains for Puss in Boots and Real Steel, now at $142 million and $186 million overseas to date, respectively.  Both films are solidly in the top five films worldwide, approaching $300 million w...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 10.16.2014

  NETWORK UPDATE:  HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER gained back 0.1 in final numbers, and BONES inched up as well, while REIGN lost 0.1 it couldn’t spare.  The CBS telecast of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 4.2,...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY JUNE 15 BOX OFFICE RESULTS — Two Big Misses

Back to barren summer theaters.  The 24th weekend of 2012 is looking like a very weak $122 million for the Top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down 17% from this weekend last year and down 21% from a more normal third weekend in June....
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.30.2019

        NETWORK FINALS:  SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     NOTE:  At this time, we have no Monday ca...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.22.2019

        NETWORK FINALS:  The EMMY AWARDS adjusted to 1.7, down 0.7 from the 2018 ceremony, and the RED CARPET ARRIVALS, which aired differently in various parts of the country due to football, was at 0.4/0....
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.9.2019

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted up to 1.0, and the 2 hours of DATELINE lost 0.1/0.2 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  ...
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 July 27 and Sunday July 28, 2013. (The 56 markets out of 210 total cover about 70% of the US television population.) ...
by Mitch Metcalf