Showbuzz Daily


 
Author Archive
Recent
Most Commented
Random
 

 
Reviews

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “Westworld”

  For all that HBO’s WESTWORLD is deliberately obscure and oblique, one thing has become increasingly clear through the course of its second season:  series creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy expect viewers to dec...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 
 
Articles

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.14.2020

      NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Festivities began fo...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 

 
Articles

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Ghostbusters” No Scare For “Pets”

  The $17.1M opening day (including $3.4M from Thursday night) for GHOSTBUSTERS (Columbia/Sony) reported in preliminary numbers at Deadline would be fine if the movie were at the same budget level as previous Paul Feig/Mel...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 
 
Articles

SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8.11.2019

  The TEEN CHOICE AWARDS continued to sink. 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 Salem
 
Full Story »

 

 
Articles

SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5.16.2019

  Nothing was going to touch the finale of THE BIG BANG THEORY. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 
 
Pilot Reports

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Supergirl”

  SUPERGIRL:  Monday 8PM on CBS (premiere at 8:30PM tonight) – In the Queue SUPERGIRL is more thrilling as an experiment in network scheduling than as a TV show.  There’s nothing terribly wrong with the ser...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 

 
Reviews

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Hell On Wheels”

  The 2nd season of HELL ON WHEELS was different, and perhaps somewhat better, than its first.  (Behind the scenes, experienced producer John Shiban was brought on to showrun with series creators Joe and Tony Gayton.)  I...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 
 
Articles

SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2.8.2016

  THE X-FILES and LUCIFER were on a downward slope. 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)...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 

 
Reviews

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Finale Review: “The Astronaut Wives Club”

  THE ASTRONAUT WIVES CLUB never achieved much in the way of lift-off, and although ABC knew it was coming–there was a reason it was pushed to a summer run as the lead-in to Mistresses–the show’s flat qua...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 
 
Articles

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4.11.2018

  A down night for some veterans. 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 (...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 

 
Articles

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11.7.2018

  Most shows bounced back from last week’s Halloween blues. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult 18-...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 
 
Articles

SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11.6.2018

  Election coverage, by its nature, is live programming, and thus subject to adjustment in final numbers.  Currently NBC leads the night at 1.4, with ABC at 1.3 and CBS at 0.9.  In addition, while FOX and CW aired script...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 

 
Articles

SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.29.2018

  NOTE:  ABC’s preliminary ratings are probably inflated by local preemptions for MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+s...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 
 
Articles

SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.11.2018

  A GREY’S ANATOMY crossover helped out its spin-off. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 

 
Pilot Reports

PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED’S PILOT REPORT – “Zero Hour”

  ZERO HOUR:  Thursday 8PM on ABC – Potential DVR Alert ZERO HOUR‘s pilot is an engaging piece of nonsense, but whether it can work as a continuing TV series is another question.  The premise is a DaVinci Cod...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 

 
 

 

Search

 

 

Archive

 

 

Newsletter Sign-up