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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES MAY 13-15: Bridesmaids Opens Solidly While Thor Remains #1

>Solid opening for Bridesmaids, Priest disappoints, and Thor remains #1.  Nonetheless, the weekend is down only a bit versus last year, when Robin Hood opened and Iron Man 2’s second weekend was #1. The ShowbuzzDaily...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Weekly Sports TV Ratings 5.27-6.2.2019

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday May 27 through Sunday June 2, 2019.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+ live+same day).  Programs are g...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2.14.2019

  Valentine’s Day may have affected some of the night’s shows. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12.11.2020

  Another quiet Friday on the networks. 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 rating...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Ratings Delays Due to President’s Day Holiday

The President’s Day holiday will cause delays for daily nationals ratings (cable and broadcast finals) for a few days.  This is how the ratings should roll out this week.  We will update this schedule if anything chang...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8.15.2019

  As was the case last Thursday, NFL PRESEASON coverage is likely to lead to widespread adjustments from the preliminary ratings, so we’ll hold our analysis until finals this afternoon. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: TUESDAY RATINGS December 20

>NBC managed to win last night (the only network to average a 2 rating across the evening) by programming an original game show and a Christmas-themed SNL special (the same strategy the network employed last year on this night)...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 1.24.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Returning from a week off, THE BACHELOR gained 0.04 to 0.77.  Despite that lead-in, the series premiere of PROMISED LAND could only manage 0.22. CBS:  The newly-renewed sitcoms were both up:  T...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4.20.2018

  JANE THE VIRGIN had a quiet season finale. 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), audie...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.20.2020

        NETWORK FINALS:  The 9PM hour of the LAST DANCE rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It’s r...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.22.2017

        NETWORK FINALS:  The 8PM DOUBT fell 0.1 in final numbers to a terrible-even-for-Saturday 0.1.  In addition, UFC FIGHT NIGHT gained 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Prog...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.4.2019

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY and YOUNG SHELDON gamed 0.1 in final numbers, while FOR THE PEOPLE lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Ch...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.7.2019

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up 0.1 to 0.9, and FOX’s game adjusted up 0.3 to 3.6.  In another college football-related adjustment, the rerun of BULL lost 0.4 i...
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 April 12 and Sunday April 13, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Studio Estimates 11.14-16.2014

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #46 of 2014 looks like $135 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, up from yesterday’s estimate ($128 million) but still down 29% the norm for this weeken...
by Mitch Metcalf