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The Sked: SATURDAY Ratings 3.7.2015

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 skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ s...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7.10.2018

  Last week’s holiday eve was heavy on reruns, so comparisons are to 2 weeks ago unless otherwise noted. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key adv...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 12.3.2017

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Here is an updated look at the 2017 film slates by studio. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2017 to date is now down -1% from last year and now +2% above the aver...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Declining Network Ratings — How Bad Are They?

>For the past several weeks, “season low” and “down sharply from last year” have been repeated phrases in our daily ratings posts, mostly for broadcast network programs but also for cable programs, as we...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY NETWORK SCORECARD – 9.26.2014

  CBS:  Not a successful night.  THE AMAZING RACE kicked off its move to Fridays at 1.1, slightly over half of last fall’s Sunday premiere, and 0.4 below the start of the spring 2014 arc.  HAWAII 5-0, at 1.3, was ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6.7.2016

  Two of summer’s strongest veterans squared off. 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 rati...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 2.26-28.2016

Weekend #9 of 2016 is looking like $98 million for the top 12 films this weekend, somewhat below the norm for this weekend (see comparisons below). NEW FILMS THIS WEEKEND February 26-28, 2016 Critics Positive ($ millions) Op...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES March 2-4

>The weekend studio estimates (based on Friday and Saturday actuals and projections for Sunday) are coming in slightly stronger than the weekend numbers posted yesterday (based on Friday actuals only).  The box office volu...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.30.2018

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE FLASH gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tue...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Update: 12.16.2015

    NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no adjustments for the SURVIVOR finale or anything else from this morning’s numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5.7.2021

  A bad return for DYNASTY. 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...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Friday Nov 2 — NBC Does Some Good But ABC Has a Winning Night Going

ABC finally premiered its entire Friday night lineup, and it won the night, won each half hour, and averaged a 2.0 rating (an extremely difficult feat on a Friday night with a regular schedule).  Last Man Standing starring Ti...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.14.2016

      NETWORK FINALS:  LAST MAN STANDING and SHARK TANK each gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did BLUE BLOODS.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLI...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 5.7.2015

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.2 in adjusted numbers, although at 3.7, that still left it far behind last year’s 4.9 season finale.  Elsewhere, GREY’S ANATOMY lost 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Wi...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.7.2017

        NETWORK FINALS:  It was a veritable bonanza of extra tenths, as THIS IS US, THE MIDDLE, NEW GIRL, THE MICK and THE WALL all gained 0.1 in final numbers         Broadcast Official...
by Mitch Metcalf