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Weekend Box Office Predictions 9.16-18.2016

Weekend #38 of 2016 forecasts for films opening wide and major returning films: NEW FILMS THIS WEEKEND September 16-18, 2016 Critics Positive ($ millions) Opening Weekend Forecast Domestic Total Projection Overseas Total Proje...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Saturday Network Scorecard 9.19.2020

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 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 an...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 9.23-25.2016

Weekend #39 of 2016 forecasts for films opening wide and major returning films: NEW FILMS THIS WEEKEND September 23-25, 2016 Critics Positive ($ millions) Opening Weekend Forecast Domestic Total Projection Overseas Total Proj...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Weekly Sports TV Ratings 10.26-11.1.2020

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday October 26 through Sunday November 1, 2020.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size now 200K P2+ live+same day).  Prog...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11.14.2016

  Two of the networks are due for afternoon adjustment due to MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL simulcasts. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demogra...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Election Night 2016 TV Ratings

Presidential Election coverage on the combined seven major networks (the four broadcast networks plus CNN, Fox News Channel and MNSBC) averaged just over 61 million people (two years or older) in an average minute of prime tim...
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.) Wednesday...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11.25.2016

Only one show crossed the 1.0 threshold on a night of reruns and newsmagazines. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 1...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: Saturday Ratings 11.26.2016

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
 

 
 

The Sked: SATURDAY RATINGS March 31 — CBS scores; NBC airs test pattern

>CBS led the way Saturday night with a preliminary 5.0 Adults 18-49 rating from 8-11 pm ET.  The end of the Louisville-Kentucky game peaked at a 5.8 rating from 8:00-8:30 pm (though some of that rating contains viewing on ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports Ratings

The PGA and the weekend’s broadcaster (in this case NBC) usually have reason to be overjoyed when Tiger Woods is in contention at a tournament.  This weekend at Doral, Florida (the WGC Cadillac event), Woods won the even...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

This Year’s Box Office Softness — Not At All Unprecedented

Nine weeks into 2013, the North American box office is down significantly from last year (-19%).  But it’s more interesting when we look back at the a longer period — in this case, the last six years.  Half of tho...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 6.29.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The season premiere of GENERATION GAP was at 0.35, and the season premiere of THE CHASE was at 0.30.  A rerun followed at 0.25. CBS:  Reruns at 0.32/0.21/0.16/0.14. NBC:  THE BLACKLIST gained 0...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Saturday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 1.10.2015

  NETWORK UPDATE  FOX’s NFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF GAME adjusted up to 10.4 in final numbers. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD -1.12.2015

  UPDATE:  We don’t yet have final national ratings for ESPN’s coverage of the COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF CHAMPIONSHIP, but they will be huge.  In the 56 largest TV markets with local Nielsen ratings, the game ...
by Mitch Metcalf