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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.22.2019

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE FLASH and BIG BROTHER: CELEBRITY EDITION gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT lost the same.        Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings C...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 12.18-20.2015

Weekend #51 of 2015 is looking like an amazing $281 million for the top 12 films this weekend, reminiscent of another historic weekend six years ago (see comparisons below). Star Wars: The Force Awakens from Disney should o...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4.5.2017

  Another unhappy night for network TV. 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 s...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Baseball Playoffs Continue to Underwhelm

Major League Baseball’s 2012 Playoffs (or Postseason as MLB insists it is called) could not be more competitive or interesting on the field.  Most series in the Division Championship round going the limit to five games, ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Top Cable and Broadcast Telecasts of the Week

Cable and broadcast weekly rankings.  The annual BET Awards took the #1 position for the week with adults 18-49, edging the premiere of Under the Dome for the weekly crown.
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Weekly Sports TV Ratings 4.3-4.9.2023

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday April 3 through Sunday April 9, 2023. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 100K Persons 2+ live+same day). Programs ar...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 12.3-4.2016

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday December 3-4, 2016.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 150K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport and...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.1.2021

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for 9-1-1: LONE STAR and the rerun of ALL RISE.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: TUESDAY RATINGS January 31

>On Thursday the February sweep will begin and suddenly original episodes will abound on the network schedules.  In the meantime, we have a night like last night where FOX was the only broadcast network with a full slate o...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8.13.2020

  The first Thursday BIG BROTHER of the season won the night. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3.23.2017

  The night was a bout between basketball and soaps. 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...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.1.2017

      NETWORK FINALS:  The rich got richer in final numbers, as AMERICA’S GOT TALENT climbed 0.2 to a towering 2.9.  (Note that SOMEWHERE BETWEEN did retain its preliminary 0.4 in finals, for what it̵...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through December 25

>International box office continues to bail out American movies released late this year.  While Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 can legitimately be called a hit domestically and abroad, Adventures of Tintin and Real St...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: THURSDAY RATINGS March 15

>CBS aired the low-rated first round of the NCAA basketball tournament, falling to a fourth-place 1.7 rating with Adults 18-49 (the same as last year’s result).  ABC received some decent news with Missing premiering ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

WEEKLY BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE Oct 29-Nov 4

The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing between October 29 and November 4 grossed a solid $163 million, up 6% from the four-year average for the week and up 18% from the same week last year.  �...
by Mitch Metcalf