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SKEDBALL: Winter Olympic Ratings Update

Thursday night’s Winter Olympic coverage from Sochi averaged a 5.9 adult 18-49 rating in the fast nationals from 8-11 pm on NBC.  This is down one tenth from last Thursday’s first-ever Opening Ceremony-eve coverage...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Winter Olympic Ratings Update

After a relatively good night Tuesday, last night’s Olympic coverage on NBC (5.6 adult 18-49 rating from 8-11 pm Wednesday night  in the delayed “fast” nationals) was significantly below the comparable night ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: WEDNESDAY Ratings

Wednesday fast national ratings.  
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions FEBRUARY 14-16

Weekend #7 of 2014 is looking like a great $184 million for the top 12 films, a 40% increase over the average for this weekend the past several years.  The Lego Movie will dominate the box office in its second weekend, but als...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Winter Olympic Ratings Track

NBC averaged a 6.6 18-49 rating from 8-11 pm last night, well ahead of the same night in Turin 2006 (5.6) and Vancouver 2010 (5.5).  Events last night included: Men’s Halfpipe, Pairs’ Short Program, and Women̵...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Winter Olympic Ratings Update

Last night’s Winter Olympic coverage from Sochi on NBC averaged a preliminary 6.4 adult 18-49 rating from 8-11 pm. Events last night included: Women’s Super Combined, Men’s Moguls, and Men’s 1500m Short...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Winter Olympic Ratings Update

The first Sunday night of Olympic coverage averaged a 6.9 adult 18-49 rating on NBC from 7:00-11:00 pm.  This is well below the 7.5 rating on the same night in Turin and even slightly below the relatively weak night in Vancouv...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

International Box Office through February 9

International box office for 2013 releases through February 9, 2014.  Frozen now has Despicable Me 2 in its sights, after passing both Hunger Games: Catching Fire and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug in recent weeks. ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard

As we continue to tally the films released wide in 2013, Disney has pulled away from Warner Brothers in worldwide box office as Frozen refuses to slow down.  For a complete ranking of 2013 films individually by worldwide per...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Studio Estimates FEBRUARY 7-9

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #6 of 2014 now looks like $139 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, a better outlook than yesterday but still 16% behind the usual pace for this weekend.  Th...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Sochi Winter Olympic Ratings

The first Saturday of Winter Olympic coverage averaged a 6.5 adult 18-49 rating from 8:30-11:00 pm last night on NBC.  This must be slightly disappointing for the network, as last night was a a few notches below the comparable...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 7 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #6 of 2014 looks like $132 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, well ahead of last year’s disaster of a weekend but still 20% behind the usual pace for this weekend.  The L...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: WEDNESDAY Ratings

Wednesday fast national ratings and relevant comparisons:
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions FEBRUARY 7-9

Weekend #6 of 2014 is looking like a tepid $114 million for the top 12 films, a 30% increase over last year’s disaster for the comparable weekend (Identity Thief and Side Effects bowed this time last year).  But $114 is ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: THE SKED SUPER BOWL SUNDAY CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/2/14

  NETWORK UPDATE:  In final numbers, SUPER BOWL XLVIII had a 39.3 rating in 18-49s, just slightly below last year’s 39.7 (the latter number excludes the game’s blackout period).  However, in total viewers thi...
by Mitch Metcalf