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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.13.2018

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.0, up 1.9 from last week’s game.  There were no other changes from this morning’s preliminary numbers.        ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “Pacific Rim” and “Grown Ups 2” Start Well and Updated Thursday Box Office Chart

  Given the overwhelming fanboy appeal of PACIFIC RIM (Warners/Legendary), it’s not exactly a shock that the movie started strong with shows that started at 7PM Thursday night, earning $3.6M.  It’s probably in...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: The Clock Runs Down for “Zero Hour”

  It looks like we’ll never find out what that creepy Damien-like kid was doing with the genetically mutated assassin (or who Amy Irving was supposed to be), let alone what Albert Einstein’s translated final eq...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.23.2020

        NETWORK FINALS:  9-1-1 gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MANIFEST and THE GOOD DOCTOR lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHL...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: CW Kicks Off Renewal Season

  The Upfronts are still 3 months away, but CW has charged ahead and issued renewals for–mostly–its hit series, with new seasons ordered for THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, THE ORIGINALS, SUPERNATURAL, ARROW and REIGN.  ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 7.21.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS:  The  JANUARY 6 HEARINGS occupied primetime on the Big 3 networks, with ratings of 0.44 on ABC, 0.26 on CBS, and 0.41 on NBC.  On the other networks: FOX:  Reruns at 0.16/0.12/0.11. CW:  Reruns at ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 6/16/13

  OPENINGS:  In some ways, the most important number of the weekend was the $71.6M that MAN OF STEEL (Warners) earned outside the US and Canada.  Although it’s lower than the $113.1M domestic weekend ($125.1 with T...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/12/13

  A tough start to Upfronts week for the networks. ABC:  The season finale of ONCE UPON A TIME was down an ugly 1.1 from last year’s finale, leaving it with a 2.2 that was flat with last week.  Even worse was the 2...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’S FALL 2011/12 MONDAY TV SCHEDULE

> Welcome to ShowbuzzDaily’s coverage of the upcoming TV schedules for the 2011/12 TV season!  Above you see our guide to what to expect on Monday nights this Fall:  the numbers are our projected Adults 18-49 ra...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “Murder In the First”

  In its second season, Stephen Bochco and Eric Lodal’s MURDER IN THE FIRST altered its format, only to find new ways to fail.  Season 1 had told a single convoluted story, a murder mystery loaded with so many red h...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Friday 1.13.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK gained 0.02 to 0.55, and 20/20 was down 0.04 to 0.49. CBS:  SWAT dropped 0.06 to 0.46, FIRE COUNTRY lost 0.08 to 0.48, and BLUE BLOODS ticked down to 0.41. NBC:  LOPEZ VS LOPEZ ticked...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

Toronto Film Festival Reviews: “The Wonder” & “What’s Love Got To Do With It?”

  THE WONDER (Netflix – November 16):  In the time of Ireland’s Great Famine, 11-year-old Anna (Kila Lord Cassidy) claims to have survived for 4 months without eating even one bite of food.  Is she a miracle,...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: Midseason Moves For CBS

  CBS has announced what’s expected to be its last round of midseason schedule changes, affecting Thursdays and Fridays.  Starting February 27, 2 1/2 MEN and THE CRAZY ONES will switch slots, with Crazy Ones moving ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Win Win”

  Worth a ticket.   Tom McCarthy has been carving a modest but very impressive niche for himself in the indie film universe. His films The Station Agent and The Visitor were both superbly written and performed, and he tak...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE BIJOU BOX OFFICE: International Bullet Points

> Click below for a quick summary of some notable numbers from this past weekend overseas: THE SMURFS reached $141M overseas with the help of a tremendous $60M weekend.  Like other recent 3D animated films, it has a good c...
by Mitch Salem