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FRIDAY MAY 4 BOX OFFICE RESULTS — Revised Numbers for The Avengers

UPDATE: We have revised the numbers for Marvel’s The Avengers to reflect Disney’s outlook for the film based on Friday’s opening, which puts the film on track for the biggest opening weekend of all time. The 1...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 9.11-13.2015

Weekend #37 of 2015 is looking like $65 million for the top 12 films this weekend, below the norm for this weekend (see comparisons below). The Visit from Universal should open with a $16.5 million opening weekend. Mediocre...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Ratings Delays Caused by Thanksgiving

The Thanksgiving holiday weekend will cause delays for daily national ratings (live+same day cable and broadcast) for several days.  This is how the ratings should roll out the next week or so. (All times Pacific.) Wed 11/23...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.24.2019

        NETWORK FINALS:  AGENTS OF SHIELD lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 5.27.2018

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
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3.20.2016

  THE PASSION didn’t inspire much. 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 ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.8.2018

        NETWORK FINALS:  TO TELL THE TRUTH lost 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun of THE SIMPSONS gained the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart    ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 1.30.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS dropped 0.07 to 0.44, CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE lost 0.06 to 0.37, SUPERMARKET SWEEP slipped 0.02 to 0.34, and THE ROOKIE ticked up to 0.33. CBS:  The networ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Monday Cable Originals & Network Update: 11.9.2015

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There was no good news for SUPERGIRL, which stayed at 1.7 in final numbers.  About the only positive was that the show was rock-steady at that number in all of its quarter-hours, so the viewers that ar...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: TUESDAY Ratings

Tuesday ratings last night, last year and last week.  President Obama’s address on Syria interrupted network schedules to varying degrees at 9 pm ET last night, with NBC sliding America’s Got Talent a little over 1...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 3.12.2015

  NETWORK UPDATE:  SCANDAL and AMERICAN IDOL gained 0.1 in final ratings, and although the “REAL BLACKLIST” branded DATELINE did as well, THE BLACKLIST itself did not.  Meanwhile, things got worse at CBS, whe...
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 FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.7.2016

  Not so fast, MACGYVER. 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-...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 4.11-12.2015

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday April 11 and Sunday April 12, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: World Series Ratings through Game 5

Game 4 of the World Series Saturday night averaged a 2.6 adult 18-49 rating, well below the previous record low for Game 4 (a 4.2 in 2011 for Texas-St. Louis).  Game 5 on Sunday (with many more available viewers) went up to a...
by Mitch Metcalf