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The Sked: Saturday Network Scorecard 12.8.2018

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), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 an...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 1.16-18.2015

Weekend #3 of 2015 is looking like $134 million for the top 12 films this weekend, up from the norm for this weekend but down from the same weekend last year. Opening at around 3,200 theaters Friday (above the 2,886 average...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.1.2017

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s NASCAR race gained 0.1 in final numbers, and 20/20: IN AN INSTANT lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart    ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Saturday Network Scorecard 6.23.2018

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
 

 

 

The Sked: Cable Ratings March 6-12

>AMC’s Walking Dead is locking in on a 3.6 rating with Adults 18-49.  The first five weeks of this season for the zombie apocalypse drama:  4.2… 3.6… 3.8… 3.5… 3.6.  Once again, it i...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekly Network Ratings & Summer to Date Standings

Projected weekly network ratings in prime time (based on four days of official nationals and three days of fast nationals).  The week including the 4th of July is usually about as bad as it gets in any given year.  This year,...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS March 1-3

The 9th weekend of 2013 looks like a problem: $96 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down 37% from the same weekend last year.  One movie should open decently, while all the holdovers are wilting.  The last six weeks...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Saturday Network Scorecard 1.6.2018

  Note that ABC’s line-up followed afternoon coverage of an NFL Playoffs game, which may have inflated its primetime ratings. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below display...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES January 18-20

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, Weekend #3 of 2013 is now on pace for $122 million, up from the $113 million estimate yesterday and now running ahead of the pace for the comparable weekend the past several...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.7.2020

  Early ratings for the VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE were inevitably lower than last week’s Presidential showdown, but surprisingly similar to the preliminary VP numbers from 2016, which were in the 0.8-1.9 range. DEMOGR...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.10.2020

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 3.6.  In addition, GREY’S ANATOMY gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Democratic National Convention Ratings: 2016 Night 4

Wrapping up our week-long series, here is a look at the television audience for the final night of the 2016 Democratic National Convention: Average audience for all four 2016 DNC nights: ###
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.28.2014

  Perhaps Game 7 of the World Series will do what Game 6 didn’t. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Saturday Network Scorecard 1.16.2021

Note: The preliminary numbers below for NBC contain viewing the Baltimore-Buffalo NFL Divisional playoff game in most of the country (the roughly 75% of the country living in the Eastern and Central time zones). The preliminary...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals ; Network Finals: 5.5.2016

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY earned back 0.1 in final numbers, although that was still a big drop from last week, while MOM and RUSH HOUR each lost 0.1.       Broadcast Offici...
by Mitch Metcalf