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The Sked: THURSDAY RATINGS October 27 — November Sweep Begins

>The November Sweep began last night, and FOX is off to a rousing start.  One night into the 28-night “sweep” period (in which each of the 210 TV markets are measured demographically in addition to the normal n...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 12.21.2014

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  A huge weekend for Warner Brothers, pushes the studio back into a secure second place among the Hollywood studios. Scroll down for domestic and overseas grosses for each film individually so far in...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.10.2017

    NETWORK FINALS:  Adjustments pushed THIS IS US up 0.4 to a new series high 3.0, but that’s a bit misleading, because the episode aired twice on the West Coast, at 9PM and again at 10PM, and the final rating...
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
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.17.2020

        NETWORK FINALS:  The BOB’S BURGERS rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  There were very dif...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 1.20-21.2018

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday January 20-21, 2018.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport an...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 9.16.2020

  A big drop for the ACM AWARDS. 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), aud...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 11.4.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A QUEEN FAMILY SINGALONG special was at 0.48, followed by QUEENS reruns at 0.25/0.22. CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON dropped 0.05 to 0.66, UNITED STATES OF AL was steady at 0.45, GHOSTS lost 0.04 to 0.53, a...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8.7.2020

  A historically low premiere. 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), audie...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions: 3.25-27.2016

Weekend #13 of 2016 forecasts for films opening wide and major returning films: NEW FILMS THIS WEEKEND March 25-27, 2016 Critics Positive ($ millions) Opening Weekend Forecast Domestic Total Projection Overseas Total Projection...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Saturday 3.18.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS:  The highest-rated broadcasts of the day were CBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT Round 2 games at 1.26/2.36/2.48/1.71.  ABC’s NHL game was at 0.20.  FOX’s WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC coverage was at ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Studio Estimates JULY 26-28

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #30 of 2013 looks like a decent $158 million for the top 12 films, nearly identical to yesterday’s initial estimate and still comfortably above the same weekend the last few years...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.9.2020

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary morning ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Note that at...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Weekly Sports TV Ratings 5.4-5.10.2020

Here are the full week sports ratings (such as they are) for Monday May 4 through Sunday May 10, 2020.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+ live+same day). ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

New Year’s Eve Ratings — ABC Thumps Everyone Else

ABC dominated New Year’s Eve, as usual.  In prime time, ABC averaged a 3.1 rating with adults 18-49 in the fast nationals.  The evening started with a tribute to Dick Clark (a 2.6 rating from 8-10 pm) and built to a 4.1...
by Mitch Metcalf