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The Sked: WEDNESDAY RATINGS May 23 — The End of the May Sweep and the Broadcast Season

American Idol ended its season down a third from last year’s finale, but still over a 6 rating — enough to win the night handily and put the May Sweep away.  Look for a Sweep ratings update posting soon.   FO...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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The Sked: MAY SWEEP — (ALMOST) FINAL RESULTS

The May Sweep is almost in the books (official ratings for April 26-May 22 and fast national ratings for May 23), and FOX will finish #1 with the 2.4 rating we expected.  ABC closed well in the final few nights as CBS was in f...
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The Sked: FALL RATINGS PREDICTIONS — THURSDAY Night

There’s a new sheriff in town on Thursday nights this fall: CBS is poised to take command of the night.  CBS has been building toward this achievement for years, and this season all the pieces are in place: two solid com...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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The Sked: Cable Ratings May 15-22

The NBA Playoffs continue to gain momentum: three games on TNT scored over a 3 rating with Adults 18-49, with Monday’s 9:43 pm contest hitting a 3.7 rating and over 8 million viewers 2+.  The bad news for NBA broadcast p...
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The Sked: TUESDAY RATINGS May 22

The rank order of the broadcast networks last night was exactly the same as last year: FOX (with the penultimate American Idol on a special night), ABC (with the finale of Dancing with the Stars), NBC (with more auditions for A...
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The Sked: FALL RATINGS PREDICTIONS — WEDNESDAY Night

Wednesday nights this fall will look a lot like last year, with most of the returning programs performing at similar levels and no network making a big move (up or down) on the night.  FOX should win Wednesday again with The ...
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS May 25-27

Weekend #21 of 2012 (the traditional Friday-Sunday portion of this Memorial Day weekend) looks like it will total about $153 million for the top 12 films, down 29% from last year’s comparable weekend and down 11% from the...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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The Sked: MONDAY RATINGS May 21

With its comedies in repeats, CBS moved into fourth pace last night, creating a tight race between the other three networks.  NBC premiered American Ninja Warrior, which started decently in the first half hour but declined st...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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The Sked: FALL RATINGS PREDICTIONS — TUESDAY Night

Tuesdays this fall look like another win for CBS.  Last fall, FOX battled CBS to a draw on Tuesdays, partly because New Girl started at a smash-hit pace, then CBS moved ahead in the spring.  But with Glee moving off the n...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE May 14-20

Now 20 full weeks into 2012, year-to-date domestic box office is running 19% ahead of last year’s pace and 15% ahead of the comparable period’s average for the last several years.   Marvel’s The Avenger...
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The Sked: SUNDAY RATINGS May 20

ABC won the final Sunday of the May Sweep with the Billboard Music Awards and very little competition from the other networks.  The FOX animated comedies ended their seasons at or near their respective lows, while NBC’...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT Update

The second annual ShowBuzzDaily Summer Movie Draft still looks like a runaway for Team Metcalf ($518.9 million total through Sunday versus about $25 million each for Teams Salem and Weil), but the early lead is really a functio...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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The Sked: FALL RATINGS PREDICTIONS — MONDAY Night

The new fall schedules have been announced by the broadcast networks and the new series have been picked up, so it’s time to reveal the SHOWBUZZDAILY FALL RATINGS ESTIMATES for the upcoming television season.  Today we...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS May 18-20

Marvel’s The Avengers (distributed by Disney) increased again to $723 million to date overseas (up from $629 million last week), although the growth rate is starting to slow.  United Kingdom continues to lead the way o...
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The Sked: FALL RATINGS PREDICTIONS

Now that the fall schedules have been announced by the broadcast networks, want to know who’s going to win the fall?  Which networks will gain ground?  Which nights will change hands?  What new shows will make it and w...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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