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SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12.23.2014

  Wrong direction. 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, me...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 12.26-28.2014

Weekend #52 of 2014 is looking like $156 million for the top 12 films this weekend, down -2% from the norm for this weekend and down -14% from the same weekend last year.   Opening at around 2,400 theaters Christmas Day (so...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Holiday Box Office Volume: Let the Games Begin

The holiday box office season is here, a revenue bonanza particularly between December 25 and January 2, when the top 10 films in North America total over $45 million per day on average.  And the top 10 totals often exceed $60...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Monday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 12.22.2014

  NETWORK UPDATE:  With Cincinnati’s simulcast of MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL removed, both the SNL CHRISTMAS clip show and STATE OF AFFAIRS on NBC lost 0.1, leaving them at 1.4 and 1.0, respectively.  (In the 10:30PM q...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12.22.2014

  The STATE OF AFFAIRS is grave. 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 (w...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 12.21.2014

  NETWORK UPDATE:  All of the night’s adjustments were football-related.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 6.1, which was still far below last week’s 8.6 rating.  60 MINUTES gained 0.3 in final numbers, ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Saturday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 12.20.2014

  NETWORK UPDATE:  CBS’s SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL increased to 3.9 in final numbers. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): As weird as it...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Friday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 12.19.2014

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The CW rerun of MR MAGOO’S CHRISTMAS CAROL came down 0.1, and that was it for adjustments from preliminary ratings. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other l...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 12.20-21.2014

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday December 20 and Sunday December 21, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television popu...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12.21.2014

  The holiday doldrums have set in. 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...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 12.21.2014

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  A huge weekend for Warner Brothers, pushes the studio back into a secure second place among the Hollywood studios. Scroll down for domestic and overseas grosses for each film individually so far in...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Studio Estimates 12.19-21.2014

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #51 of 2014 now looks like $127 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, up slightly from yesterday’s estimate ($126 million) and now up 5% from the norm fo...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: SATURDAY Ratings 12.20.2014

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 12.19.2014 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #51 of 2014 looks like $126 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, up 4% from the norm for this weekend ($121 million) but down -8% from the same weekend last year.   Continuing at...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12.19.2014

  Nothing on network television last night was able to do better than a 1.3 rating. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult...
by Mitch Metcalf