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SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2.22.2018

    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 an...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED SERIES PREMIERE REVIEW: “Orphan Black”

  ORPHAN BLACK:  Saturday 9PM on BBCAmerica – Potential DVR Alert BBCAmerica’s second foray into original scripted drama, ORPHAN BLACK, while less inherently prestigious than Copper–lacking as it does th...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Premiere Review: “Big Little Lies”

  BIG LITTLE LIES:  Sunday 9PM on HBO There are two notable additions to the second season of HBO’s BIG LITTLE LIES–one of whom has understandably been talked about much more than the other–as well as a ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: OFFICIAL NATIONAL RATINGS January 14-15

>The official ratings are in for Saturday and Sunday.  Key updates: FOX Sunday.  The NFL coverage of the end of the New York Giants-Green Bay Packers playoff game and postgame analysis went up to a 15.8 rating with Ad...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: Monday Ratings 9.26.2016

  All the non-Debate programming was quite steady. 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
 

 
 

A MIDSUMMER STUDIO’S REPORT CARD: Warner Bros

> With a summer movie season bracketed by the first weekend in May on one end, and Labor Day on the other, we’ve reached the midpoint of 2011’s array of blockbusters, and for the next week, here at SHOWBUZZDAILY, we...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Crazy Rich Asians” Cashes In, “Mile 22” Dim, “Alpha” Fails

  The gamble of CRAZY RICH ASIANS (Color Force/SK Global/Warners) is paying off with solid returns.  The film opened on Wednesday and earned $8.8M in its first two days, and preliminary numbers at Deadline have its Friday...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: “Walking Dead” Devours Ratings Records

> Frank Darabont who?  AMC returned THE WALKING DEAD to its schedule last night, and viewers were as ravenous for it as its monsters are for human flesh.  The show did an incredible 3.8 rating in 18-49s, outrating eve...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 1.14.2024

  OPENINGS:  The musical remake of MEAN GIRLS (Paramount) was within expectations at $28M for the 3-day weekend ($32M is anticipated with the inclusion of Monday’s MLK Day holiday).  The film, which was originally ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: PROMO WATCH

>The most recent Promo Watch numbers are based on prime time broadcast network programming between April 18 and April 24, with about 8 hours of programming sampled for each network over that period.  (Click “read mor...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere TV Review: “In the Dark”

  IN THE DARK:  Thursday 9PM on CW The protagonist of CW’s new drama IN THE DARK is blind, but the show wants it to be very clear that Murphy (Perry Mattfeld) isn’t TV’s typical high-functioning disabled...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Necessary Roughness”

  A very busy season of NECESSARY ROUGHNESS came to an end tonight with an unusually far-fetched hour.  The show isn’t exactly known for its hard-hitting realism, but this episode, written by series creators Liz Kru...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

UPDATED: THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/16/13

  Last night’s festival of season/series finales was also a riot of off-hour running times, and there will be more than the usual number of afternoon adjustments once final numbers are on.  The analysis below featur...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: Are You Ready For Some (Thursday) Football?

>   At this point, it would be fairly shocking if the NFL and its players didn’t settle their labor dispute in time to have a full pro football season.  (That sound is NBC falling to its knees in relief.)  ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.20.2020

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Monday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On AMC, the seaso...
by Mitch Salem