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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
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.10.2018

  ALL AMERICAN didn’t make the team. 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 rat...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “All American”

  ALL AMERICAN:  Wednesday 9PM on CW The ALL AMERICAN of CW’s pilot may or may not be fully representative of the series going forward, since creator and original showrunner April Blair is no longer involved with th...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.9.2018

  The CW sesaon was slow out of the gate. 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 rati...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.8.2018

  NOTE:  Local MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL preemptions may affect ABC/NBC ratings in finals. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser d...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “Better Call Saul”

  BETTER CALL SAUL reached a milestone in the final scene of its fourth season, as Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) formally assumed the mantle of Saul Goodman, the character he’ll be in Breaking Bad.  As the prequel ser...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Premiere Review: “The Walking Dead”

  THE WALKING DEAD:  Sunday 9PM on AMC THE WALKING DEAD has never been prized for its subtlety, and it didn’t attempt any with the title of its crossroads Season 9 premiere:  “A New Beginning.”  Which ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 10.7.2018

  VENOM (Tencent/Columbia/Sony) easily set a new October opening record with a studio-reported $80M weekend, far ahead of Gravity‘s $55.8M.  However, Venom dropped 19% on Saturday, worse than Thor: The Dark World (1...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Venom” & “A Star Is Born” Big, “The Hate U Give” Starts OK

  VENOM (Tencent/Columbia/Sony) is the first big-budget action movie to open since The Meg in mid-August, and that (plus a huge marketing campaign) seems to have gotten it past murderous reviews for an enormous start, the ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.4.2018

  A fairly stable night. 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), audience sk...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.3.2018

  Declines and disappointments. 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 Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.2.2018

  Both of the night’s newcomers held well. 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-...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.1.2018

  OK results for CBS’s new sitcoms. 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 rati...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Happy Together”

  HAPPY TOGETHER:  Monday 8:30PM on CBS Even though CBS’s HAPPY TOGETHER is inspired by a period in Executive Producer Harry Styles’s actual life, it’s one of those sitcoms where no one in front of or be...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “The Neighborhood”

  THE NEIGHBORHOOD:  Monday 8PM on CBS The opening half of CBS’s doubleheader of new Monday sitcoms has one joke to tell in its pilot, and it spends half an hour telling it over and over.  THE NEIGHBORHOOD is almos...
by Mitch Salem