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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE October 17-23

>Final box office grosses for the weekend came in late, and the top three movies were somewhat lower than projected on Sunday.  For example, the Paranormal Activity 3 opening weekend was projected to gross $54.0 million on...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.16.2018

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s MLB game gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun of TRUTH & LIES lost the same.  The CBS line-up shifted from 0.2/0.3/0.4 to 0.4/0.2/0.3.       ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Ratings Delays Caused by Thanksgiving

The Thanksgiving holiday weekend will cause delays for daily national ratings (live+same day cable and broadcast) for several days.  This is how the ratings should roll out the next week or so. (All times Pacific.) Wednesday...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Broadcast News & Late Night Series 4.19-4.25.2021

Broadcast news and late night series ratings available below for this week and the same week last year. You can also search for other available weeks with the link at the bottom of this post. Week 17: April 19-25, 2021 Broadcas...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Winter Olympic Ratings Update

Last night’s Winter Olympic coverage on NBC in primetime averaged a 4.9 adult 18-49 rating from 8:00-11:00 pm, but that rating increases to a 5.2 if the 8:00-8:30 half hour is excluded for being free of national commercia...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 8.30.2015

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.     YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2015 to date is still +6% above last year and still +2% above the average for this point the past four years ($6.833 bi...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.30.2020

        NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for local coverage, the FOX MLB games were at 0.4/0.3.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As e...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: WEDNESDAY RATINGS December 28

>Last night CBS was the only network to top a 2 rating with Adults 18-49, showing substantial growth from the same night last year.  The other networks were closer to a 1 rating on the final Wednesday of 2011.  Comple...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.15.2016

      NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.3 for NBC, down 1.3 from last week’s game.  In addition, THE BIG BANG THEORY and LIFE IN PIECES rose 0.1 in final numbers, but THE GREAT INDOOR...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS MAY 23-29

> The past week (seven days ending Sunday) came in up 48% versus last year’s comparable week.  Year-to-date box office is now down 9% versus last year (an improvement of three percentage points from last week).  ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7.29.2015

  LAST COMIC STANDING wasn’t quite as funny this week. 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...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7.4.2016

  The only fireworks that interested viewers on July 4th were the literal kind. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: Saturday Network Scorecard 2.15.2020

NOTE: Both NBC and FOX sports programming last night were broadcast live in the Pacific Time Zone. That western viewing is not reflected in the fast nationals below and will be added to the official nationals for Saturday next ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 2.19.2017

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Here is our first look at the 2017 film slates by studio. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2017 to date is now +1% above last year and now +10% above the average fo...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Friday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 3.20.2015

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There was no adjustment for the GLEE finale, and in fact the only change was a 0.1 dip for the rerun of IZOMBIE’s pilot. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few ot...
by Mitch Metcalf