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The Sked: Saturday Ratings 5.30.2015

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 5.29.2015 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #22 of 2015 looks like $123 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, well below the norm for this weekend.   Opening at 3,777 theaters Friday, San Andreas from Warner Brothers is...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5.29.2015

  ABC:  On another slow early summer night, the season premiere of WHAT WOULD YOU DO? was on top with 1.2, down 0.1 from last season’s debut.  It was bracketed by an 0.9 SHARK TANK rerun and a steady 1.0 for 20/20....
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 5.28.2015

  NETWORK UPDATE:  AQUARIUS managed an 0.1 uptick in final numbers, but that was by virtue of the 1.4 it scored in its first 15 minutes–as we reported this morning, it had slumped to 0.9 for what turned out to be it...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5.28.2015

  There wasn’t much dawn for the age of AQUARIUS. 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 rati...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 5.27.2015

  NETWORK UPDATE:   There were 0.1 increases for THE BRIEFCASE and MASTERCHEF, as well as for the rerun of BLACK-ISH.  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The final Conference Championship game of the NBA PLAYOFFS gave ESPN a towering...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5.27.2015

  Another pair of unscripted summer series with underwhelming premieres. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 5.26.2015

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only adjustments were 0.1 increases for the reruns of NCIS and NCIS: NEW ORLEANS. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:   TNT’s last NBA PLAYOFFS game of the season gave it the night at 2.48.  On Discovery, T...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 5.29-31.2015

Weekend #22 of 2015 is looking like $123 million for the top 12 films this weekend, significantly below the norm for this weekend. San Andreas from Warner Brothers should open with a $36.0 million three-day weekend. Early r...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Monday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 5.25.2015

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The night’s only adjustment was a 0.1 boost to the 2 BROKE GIRLS rerun. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The Golden State/Houston NBA PLAYOFFS game on ESPN towered over the rest of broadcast and cable at 3...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5.26.2015

  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT may be starting to show its age. 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...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 5.24.2015

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The night’s only adjustment was a 0.1 bump for the rerun of CASTLE. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The holiday weekend shook the crown of GAME OF THRONES, which fell 0.61 from last week to 2.53, dropping it ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals: 5.23.2015

  Note:  Particularly on a night with little original programming of note like the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, the glitches in the way some networks list their “originals” start to show, which explains w...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 5.23-24.2015

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday May 23 and Sunday May 24, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Cl...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5.25.2015

Old standbys drew the majority of Monday eyeballs. 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), audi...
by Mitch Metcalf