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Republican National Convention Ratings: 2016 Night 1

The first night of the Republican National Convention is up from the last two conventions in terms of total viewers (22.5 million viewers 2+ live+same day in the 10 pm ET hour on the three broadcast networks and three cable net...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Wednesday Ratings September 12

A very interesting and competitive night of reality television last night. FOX can claim they won the night with a 3.3 rating with Adults 18-49 from 8-10 pm with the season premiere of The X Factor.  FOX will not go out of it...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 12.14.2014

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There was no relief for ONCE UPON A TIME’s series low in final numbers.  60 MINUTES lost 0.1 once the CBS football overrun was removed, and both BOB’S BURGERS and the rerun FAMILY GUY  gai...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 2.14.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:   THE BACHELOR ticked down to 0.65.  In what turned out to be the final straw for PROMISED LAND, which will be yanked to Hulu after next week, the series dropped 0.03 to 0.15. CBS:  THE PRICE IS ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

NIELSENWAR UPFRONTS: 2016 Fall Broadcast Grid (with ABC, FOX and NBC)

Here are the official Fall 2016 prime time schedules for ABC, FOX and NBC.  New shows in italics.  A separate midseason grid will follow at a later date. Look for ShowBuzzDaily instant analysis of ABC’s schedule later ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Year to Date Box Office & Studio Scorecard

STUDIO SCORECARD. With the strong domestic and international opening of Despicable Me 2, Universal had a very good week (up $311 million from last week and almost catching Warner Brothers in terms of worldwide box office for t...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 3.3.2015

  NETWORK UPDATE:  CHICAGO FIRE lost 0.1 in final numbers, as did the PERSON OF INTEREST rerun, while the rerun of NCIS: NEW ORLEANS gained a tenth. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.13.2020

        NETWORK FINALS:  The MASKED SINGER after-show lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHAL...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 2.22.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The finale of the JEOPARDY COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP jumped 0.29 from Friday’s installment to 0.79.  ABBOTT ELEMENTARY benefited from that kick, up 0.23 from last week to 0.64, and BLACK-ISH was...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7.17.2020

  Little effort from the networks. 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), a...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 10.31.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Returning from a rerun week, AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS lost a tick to 0.46, CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE dropped 0.06 to 0.44, SUPERMARKET SWEEP fell 0.08 to 0.35, and THE ROOKIE was down...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6.10.2016

  The NBA FINALS, while the overwhelming winner of the night, took a step backwards. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adul...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions MARCH 21-23

Weekend #12 of 2014 is looking like $149 million for the top 12 films, slightly better than this same weekend on average in previous years. Opening at around 3,800 theaters Friday (well above the 2,886 average theater count for...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 5.13-15.2016

Weekend #20 of 2016 forecasts for films opening wide and major returning films: NEW FILMS THIS WEEKEND May 13-15, 2016 Critics Positive ($ millions) Opening Weekend Forecast Domestic Total Projection Overseas Total Projection W...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Saturday Cable Originals: 9.27.2014

Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Saturday (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): COLLEGE FOOTBALL on ESPN was by far Saturday’s biggest cable draw, taking up 4 of the Top 5 sl...
by Mitch Metcalf