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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.3.2018

        NETWORK FINALS:  RISE fell 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The Season 2 premiere of FX’s LEGION w...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS: Improvement in Year-to-Date Picture Continues

>The past week is up an amazing 57% from last year, and the year-to-date tally is now down 15% from last year (improving from down 17% last week).  This is very positive news for the industry, and especially Universal with...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

ShowBuzzDaily’s Top 25 Friday Cable Originals: 9.5.2014

Ratings for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Friday:
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard

STUDIO SCORECARD. In the worldwide studio rankings for 2013 to date, the weekly changes look much higher than normal.  Most of those increases are a function of some September films not being fully counted in the yearly totals...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.29.2017

      NETWORK FINALS:  NCIS: LA and the 8PM TO TELL THE TRUTH gained 0.1 in final numbers, while DATELINE lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     &...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Friday 10.1.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  A MOST MAGICAL STORY special was at 0.61, then 20/20 ticked down to 0.34. CBS:  SWAT moved from Wednesdays, and its season premiere was at 0.42, just about the same as last year’s 0.4 prem...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekly Sports TV Ratings 12.13-12.19.2021

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday December 13 through Sunday December 19, 2021. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 200K Persons 2+ live+same day). Pro...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Wednesday Cable Ratings Delay (Updated with Broadcast Nationals)

Cable nationals for Wednesday 4.15.2015 are delayed by Nielsen.  They should be available early Friday morning, probably by 6:30 am PT / 9:30 am ET. UPDATE: Wednesday 4.15.2015 cable nationals are now posted. Meantime, here ar...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 23 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

> With early studio projections all over the map, it looks like it could be a long weekend of jockeying for the top spot.  Right now, it looks like Lion King in 3D will be number #1 with over $23 million.  Moneyball, ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.23.2016

  Aside from NBC’s primetime game, both CBS and FOX had afternoon NFL overruns that slid their schedules in part of the country, so many of the numbers below will be adjusted tomorrow. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each b...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.5.2018

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Year to Date Box Office & Studio Scorecard

STUDIO SCORECARD. Disney solidified its grip on first place in worldwide box office (thanks to Monsters University), while Paramount jumped ahead of 20th Century Fox courtesy of World War Z. TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN BOX OFFICE. Loo...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions AUGUST 2-4

The 31st weekend of the year is looking like $141 million for the top 12 films, not bad for the first weekend of August. Opening at around 2,800 theaters Friday (near the 2,886 average theater count for opening weekends the la...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6.16.2019

  An easy win for golf. 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), audience ske...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY JULY 27 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

The 30th weekend of 2012 is looking like a weak $119 million for the Top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down 30% from the same weekend last year.  The Dark Knight Rises continues to fall significantly off the pace of 2008’s The...
by Mitch Metcalf