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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS and YEAR TO DATE June 13-19

> The past week (seven days ending Sunday) came in down 8% versus last year’s comparable week.  Year-to-date box office is still down 7% versus last year.    The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK TUESDAY SCORECARD – 8/5/14

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL gained 0.1 in final numbers.  The ARROW rerun on CW lost 0.1. TUESDAY CABLE:  THE DEADLIEST CATCH (Discovery) was cable-watchers’ choice last night at a steady 0.99.  PRE...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.17.2020

        NETWORK FINALS:  MATCH GAME dropped 0.2 in final numbers, while LOVE ISLAND and HOLEY MOLEY each lost 0.1.  The 9PM TRANSPLANT rerun gained 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 4.24.2016

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Updated look at 2016 by studio.   YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2016 to date is now +6% above last year and still +9% above the average for this point the pas...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS MAY 15: Fast Five Slides into #1

>Fast Five passes Rio to become the worldwide #1 film released in the January-April period.    The table below shows the domestic and international grosses for the Top 25 films (out of the 47 movies released between J...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.26.2018

        NETWORK REPORT:  Although broadcast/cable coverage of the NFL DRAFT is being given blame for some of Thursday’s low ratings, that wasn’t particularly true last year, and the addition of FOX ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 3.8.2020

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Here is an updated look at the 2020 film slates by studios (films entering wide release in the 2020 calendar year). BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2020 is now -2% below last year...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Year to date, Warner Brothers remains head and shoulders above the other studios, while Sony and Universal form a second tier with about $500 million worldwide each for 2014 to date.  Lionsgate/Su...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 11.9.2014

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Both THE SIMPSONS and BROOKLYN NINE-NINE gained 0.1 in final numbers.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up 0.3 to 6.5. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.1.2017

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of MASTERS OF ILLUSION lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports took ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.24.2019

        NETWORK FINALS:  As we noted late yesterday, THE OSCARS adjusted to 7.7, up 0.9 from last year’s finals, and in addition, LIVE FROM THE RED CARPET adjusted to 2.6.  Elsewhere, the rerun of FBI lo...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Friday 11.5.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK gained 0.03 to 0.60, but 20/20 fell 0.18 to 0.31. CBS:  Back from a rerun week,  SWAT rose 0.03 to 0.49, MAGNUM PI held at 0.43, and BLUE BLOODS was steady at 0.46. NBC:  HOME SWEET ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.8.2017

        NETWORK FINALS:  Note that SUPER SCHOOL LIVE, which aired on all the networks except CW in the 8PM hour, wasn’t rated by Nielsen in nationals because it aired without commercials.  Elsewhere, 20/...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5.10.2020

  The DISNEY FAMILY SINGALONG lost some of its melody. 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 a...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Studio Estimates 7.17-19.2015

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #29 of 2015 looks like $185 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, a touch above the norm for this weekend and way above last year’s weak weekend. Open...
by Mitch Metcalf