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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 6.5.2022

  OPENINGS:  David Cronenberg is a venerated filmmaker, but not a source of many box office hits:  in a career that spans more than 4 decades, his highest-grossing film in the US is still 1986’s The Fly at $40.5M (...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Friday 6.3.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A SHARK TANK rerun at 0.38 was followed by 20/20, up 0.18 to 0.46. CBS:  COME DANCE WITH ME fell 0.07 to 0.18, followed by reruns at 0.17/0.21. NBC:  A rerun AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR at 0.21 was f...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 6.5.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Game 2 of the NBA FINALS was at 3.71, roughly the same as Game 1.  CBS:  Reruns at 0.38/0.22/0.21/0.22. NBC:  Reruns at 0.12/0.25 were followed by a JURASSIC WORLD tie-in special at 0.28. FOX:�...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 6.7.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  HOLEY MOLEY held at 0.37, THE CHASE gained 0.02 to 0.32, and WHO DO YOU BELIEVE was up 0.04 to 0.22. CBS:  Reruns at 0.30/0.34/0.30. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT ticked up to 0.77, and DANC...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 6.9.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  1/6 Committee coverage at 0.66 was followed by the special PRIDE TO BE SEEN at 0.25. CBS:  Committee coverage at 0.38 was followed by a BULL rerun at 0.23. NBC:  Committee coverage at 0.48 was f...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 6.12.2022

  OPENINGS:  Although JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION (Universal) is being billed as the “conclusion of the trilogy,” the studio certainly won’t be abandoning the franchise, as Dominion opened to $143.4M, almos...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Saturday 6.11.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS:  FOX’s MLB game was at 0.37.  CW’s originals were at 0.04/0.02.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 6.13.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Game 5 of the NBA FINALS was a bit higher than previous games at 3.99. CBS:  Reruns at 0.32/0.27/0.23/0.24. NBC:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR fell 0.13 to 0.34, and WEAKEST LINK was down 0.05 to 0.30...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 6.15.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Game 1 of the STANLEY CUP FINALS was at 1.33.  (Last year’s Game 1 aired on NBC Sports Net at 0.48.) CBS:  Reruns at 0.44/0.28. NBC:  Reruns at 0.31/0.29/0.27. FOX:  MASTERCHEF dipped 0....
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 6.20.2022

  OPENINGS:  LIGHTYEAR (Pixar/Disney) was a tricky attempt to extend the hugely lucrative Toy Story franchise, both a prequel and a spinoff that featured a different version of the titular character than the one audiences...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Friday 6.17.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC;  A SOUND OF FREEDOM special was at 0.24, followed by 20/20 at 0.32. CBS:  COME DANCE WITH ME slipped 0.02 to 0.18, followed by a WATERGATE: HIGH CRIMES IN THE WHITE HOUSE special at 0.14. NBC:  D...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 6.19.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.45/0.36/0.43/0.34. CBS:  Reruns at 0.39/0.36/0.25/0.20. NBC:  Reruns at 0.37/0.26/0.26. FOX:  Following reruns at 0.15/0.15/0.15, a new DUNCANVILLE was at 0.14 compared to last week...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 6.21.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  HOLEY MOLEY dropped 0.05 to 0.36, THE CHASE was down 0.05 to 0.30, and the special EXCLUSIVELY ELVIS was at 0.24. CBS:  Reruns at 0.33/0.25/0.27. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT fell 0.11 to 0....
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 6.23.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The broadcast portion of the NBA DRAFT was at 0.39, up 0.02 from last year’s event. CBS:  Reruns at 0.31/0.25/0.25/0.21. NBC:  Reruns at 0.22/0.25/0.24. FOX:  MASTERCHEF JR was at 0.30/0....
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 6.26.2022

  OPENINGS:  ELVIS (Warners) opened at the higher end of low expectations with $30.5M.  That technically put it into a dead heat with Top Gun: Maverick for the weekend crown, although that’s misleading because like...
by Mitch Salem