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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 12.18.2014

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only football-related changes in final numbers were 0.1 decreases to ELEMENTARY and the 8PM rerun of BONES.  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rat...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.24.2017

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE SIMPSONS rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, while 60 MINUTES and IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE dropped the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program R...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekly Sports TV Ratings 4.24-4.30.2023

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday April 24 through Sunday April 30, 2023. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 100K Persons 2+ live+same day). Programs ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Holiday Box Office Volume: though December 31

The 2014 holiday box office continues to be good but not great. The top 10 films on Wednesday December 31, 2014 totaled $33.3 million, somewhat below the average $35.4 million for the days since 2002 when this date landed on a ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Broadcast Network Rankings through Jan 13

THE WEEK.  For the recently completed week ending Sunday (January 7-13, 2013), CBS pulled into first place with a preliminary 3.18 adult 18-49 rating, doubling last week’s 1.58 rating.  Two hours this week were unusua...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY MARCH 15 BOX OFFICE REPORT

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #11 of 2013 is the second weekend in a row up somewhat from prior years: $103 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday (up 6% from the same weekend last year).  Oz continues to carry ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE January 16-22

>Three full weeks into 2012, domestic box office is running well ahead of last year’s anemic pace but about the same as the comparable period’s average for the last several years.        The...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 1.4.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The midseason lineup began with the premiere of JUDGE STEVE HARVEY at 0.73.  ABBOTT ELEMENTARY had its official premiere at 0.64, up a tick from its preview airing in December.  The season premi...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: Thursday Network Scorecard 3.29.2018

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
 

 
 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS October 9

> Overseas, The Smurfs film continues to do solid business and is closing in on two more benchmarks: $400 million overseas (only $7 million to go) and $550 million worldwide ($13 million to go).  $550 million is important ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #38 of 2013 looks like a lame $72 million for the top 12 films, down 19% from the average for the same weekend the past few years. Opening at 3,260 theaters Friday, Prisoners from War...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Weekly Sports TV Ratings 4.3-4.9.2023

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday April 3 through Sunday April 9, 2023. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 100K Persons 2+ live+same day). Programs ar...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8.3.2020

  THE TITAN GAMES was dominant. 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), audi...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED: FRIDAY September 23 Results

> CBS won the first Friday night of the season with a low 1.7 Adult 18-49 rating.  It really was a costly victory as they threw three scripted dramas on the air, a very expensive proposition for a rating well below a 2.&nb...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 8.24.2014

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Again, no changes to the year to date studio ranking of worldwide box office.  20th Century Fox remains #1 and also had the largest gain this week (an okay $87 million weekly gain, mostly because ...
by Mitch Metcalf