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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES January 27-29

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

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8.22.2016

  Back to post-Olympics reality. 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 (w...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 3.22.2015

  NETWORK UPDATE:  60 MINUTES adjusted down 0.2 once the NCAA TOURNAMENT overrun was taken into account.  The rest of the CBS line-up stayed where it was in preliminary results.  In addition, ONCE UPON A TIME gained 0.1...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES: September 2-4

>Based on Friday and Saturday box office (and estimated Sunday numbers), The Help continues at #1 yet again, down only 2% from last week.  This is really getting to be a tired headline, but with the feeble crop of recent r...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Studio Estimates MAY 16-18

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #20 of 2014 now looks like $171 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, somewhat less than the $177 million estimate yesterday but still up 17% from the norm for...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Update #2 with Broadcast: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.10.2020

        NETWORK FINALS:  The NFL opener adjusted to 6.7, down 0.4 from 2019’s final number.  In addition, BIG BROTHER and the HOLEY MOLEY season finale gained 0.1 in final numbers.       &...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 12.29.2019

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Here is an updated look at the 2019 film slates by studio. BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2019 is still -4% below last year’s comparable span and still +1% above this point...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Studio Estimates 3.20-22.2015

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #12 of 2015 looks like $123 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, a little better than it looked yesterday but still below the norms for this weekend.   Open...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3.15.2020

  People are still watching TV. 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), audi...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2.3.2021

  Broadcasters continued to trend downward. 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 ra...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 5.31.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A broadcast run of THE 1619 PROJECT was at 0.23. CBS:  Reruns at 0.30/0.20. NBC:  Reruns at 0.23/0.23/0.20/0.20. FOX:  MASTERCHEF rose 0.07 to 0.40, and FOOD STARS was up 0.02 to 0.29. CW:  Th...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.4.2016

      NETWORK FINALS:  We didn’t have text for this morning’s preliminary numbers, so here’s a bit more detail than the afternoon usual. For all but CW, the night was mostly devoted to the VICE...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.20.2017

        NETWORK FINALS:  After football adjustment, both KEVIN CAN WAIT and MAN WITH A PLAN dropped 0.2, and both DANCING WITH THE STARS and THE GOOD DOCTOR lost 0.1.           Broadca...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.5.2016

        NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for NFL preemptions, ABC’s GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT and CONVICTION each fell 0.2. In addition, THE VOICE and 2 BROKE GIRLS gained 0.1 in final numbers. &nb...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.7.2016

    NETWORK UPDATE:  SUPER BOWL 50 adjusted to 37.7 in final numbers, a gigantic number but not the equal of last year’s 39.1.  LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT ended up at 7.7 for a show that began at 10:54PM E...
by Mitch Metcalf