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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS January 18-20

The third weekend of 2013 should total about $106 million for the top 12 films, down a bit from the same weekend the past few years.  Three movies open Friday and an Oscar hopeful expands into wide release, but no film should ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Saturday Network Scorecard 6.2.2018

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
 

 

 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 11.27.2016

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Updated look at 2016 by studio.   YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2016 to date is still +3% above last year and still +3% above the average for this point the p...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Fall 2015 Primetime Schedules: Broadcast Networks

Here is a summary of the Fall 2015 broadcast schedules, announced this week in New York to advertisers at the upfront presentations.  Start setting your DVRs now, or start making your picks for biggest hit or first cancellatio...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.21.2019

        NETWORK FINALS:  The NCAA TOURNAMENT games on CBS adjusted to 0.9/1.2, down from last year’s 1.7/1.4.  Elsewhere, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE dropped 0.1 in final numbers.         ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12.28.2020

NOTE: Our morning fast affiliate-based ratings for broadcast primetime will continue to be expressed with one decimal place (tenths of a rating point). Official nationals will now be shown with two decimal places (hundredths of...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.14.2020

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.2, and FOX’s game adjusted to 0.7.  In addition, 48 HOURS and the SNL rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.       &nbs...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS June 1-3

Weekend #22 of 2012 looks like it will total about $122 million for the top 12 films, down 21% from last year’s comparable weekend and down 20% from the four-year average for the weekend.  That would make it three down w...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Studio Estimates JANUARY 17-19

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #3 of 2014 now looks like $160 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, even better than it looked yesterday and now 47% above the average for the comparable week...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Monday Cable Originals: 1.26.2015 (Updated)

Ratings for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs):
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 9.22.2015

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE MUPPETS, LIMITLESS, NCIS and THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers, and BEST TIME EVER fell the same.  The 8PM rerun of THE FLASH was also down 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The biggest news of the cabl...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2.6.2018

  Due to the State of the Union address and reruns, most comparisons are to 2-3 weeks ago. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.6.2017

      NETWORK FINALS:  The NBA PLAYOFFS game on ABC adjusted to 1.9, and the NHL PLAYOFFS game on NBC went to 1.3 in final numbers.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   &nbs...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 5.12.2019

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Here is an updated look at the 2019 film slates by studio. BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2019 is now -9% below last year’s comparable span (1 point better than last week) ...
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