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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES December 7-9

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #49 is on pace to fall below the  multi-year average for this weekend by 9% — ending a solid four-week winning streak at the box office.  One movie dared to open on one of the we...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.10.2017

        NETWORK FINALS:  The BLUE BLOODS rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, with 0.1 declines for 20/20: IN AN INSTANT and the 10PM 48 HOURS.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED with BROADCAST: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.6.2017

        NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, and both episodes of MARLON and the 10PM MODERN FAMILY rerun lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program R...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

ShowbuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT: Final Update

With Labor Day in the rear view mirror, it is time to proclaim the final standings in the second annual ShowbuzzDaily Summer Movie Draft: #1 Team Metcalf ($1.357 billion currently, probably ending at $1.360 billion) #2 Team Wei...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 11.21-22.2015

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday November 21 and Sunday November 22, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television popu...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3.24.2021

  THE MASKED SINGER declined but stayed on top. 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 25-5...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.4.2016

        NETWORK FINALS:  The BOSTON POPS FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR, MISTRESSES  and the 2 BROKE GIRLS rerun lost 0.1 in final July 4th numbers, and the MACY’S 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR instant re...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1.22.2021

  Another win for SHARK TANK. 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), audien...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: THURSDAY Rating Chart

Thursday ratings: last night, last year and last week.  
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 7.15.2018

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
 

 

 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 1.7.2018

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Here is an updated look at the 2017 film slates by studio, including early 2018 dollars for films released later in 2017. We will start tracking the 2018 studio slates in a few weeks. YEAR TO DATE...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 11.30.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  Note that the Wednesday cable chart has been revised from the version posted this morning, which as many of you noted (for the most part courteously) was in error. BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Returning from a rerun week, THE...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS April 13-15

>Weekend #15 of 2012 looks like it will be about $105 million for the top 12 films, down 11% from last year’s comparable weekend (dominated by Rio) and about even with the four-year average for this weekend.  After t...
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
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Saturday Cable Originals: 10.11.2014

  Ratings in key demos or the Top 25 original cable telecasts Saturday (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Sports occupied the top 7 slots on Saturday cable, mostly various pieces of ESPN’s COLLEG...
by Mitch Metcalf