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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 9.3.2017

  OPENINGS:  Hollywood’s barely-breathing Labor Day weekend didn’t get any healthier on Saturday.  The CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (Columbia/Sony) re-release had a 35% Saturday bump, and like everythin...
by Mitch Salem
 
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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: The End of Summer

  All this summer’s box office needed for burial was a shovel, and Hollywood provided that with a Labor Day line-up devoid of any genuinely wide new releases.  The result is going to be ugly, except for a few hardy ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8.31.2017

NOTE: We’ll be holding our analysis of Thursday night network ratings until final numbers this afternoon, because ratings for each network were inflated as listed below by local major-market pre-emptions for a full slate ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Pilot Review: “Inhumans”

  INHUMANS:  Friday 9PM on ABC (starting Sept 29) – Change the Channel In this world of Peak TV, it’s harder for a new series to break through the clutter than it’s ever been, and that thicket will be a ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8.29.2017

  Most original network content headed upwards. 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), au...
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SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “Animal Kingdom”

  The second season of TNT’s ANIMAL KINGDOM concluded on a fitting note of dissolution and violence.  It was a well-told season, shepherded by series creator Jonathan Lisco and uber-showrunner John Wells, who’...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8.28.2017

  It was a strong night for network TV, rebounding from last Monday (which was interrupted by a Presidential speech). DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8.27.2017

NOTE: Local pre-emptions for breaking news coverage of Hurricane Harvey flooding in Houston (#8 television market in the US, with 2.2% of the population) and surrounding markets will distort the numbers below. The official broa...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “Game of Thrones”

  The seventh season of HBO’s blockbuster GAME OF THRONES, its most watched and in some ways most confounding, was shaped by two outside factors, and possibly a third.  Series creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 8.27.2017

  OPENINGS:  LEAP (Weinstein) was the weekend’s tallest dwarf, claiming to have cleared $5M for the weekend, but that number will require an extremely strong Sunday hold.  Even if it’s sustained in tomorrow&#...
by Mitch Salem
 
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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Hitman’s Bodyguard” Wipes Out “Leap” & “Birth Of The Dragon” On Zombie Weekend

  The major studios are barely participating in late August distribution, and it was clear the box office would be dreadful this weekend even before calculating the effects of Hurricane Harvey and the expected massive pay-...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8.24.2017

Note: CBS, NBC and CW numbers below inflated by local pre-emptions for NFL Preseason games: CBS (in Miami and Jacksonville), NBC (in Philadelphia) and The CW (in Charlotte).  As we’ve been doing on other NFL Preseason Th...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8.23.2017

  MARLON continued to hold well behind AMERICA’S GOT TALENT. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8.21.2017

  There were a multitude of disruptions to preliminary ratings last night, including NFL preemptions on ABC in NY and NBC in Cleveland, as well as a Presidential address.  Given all the expected adjustments, we’ll h...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8.20.2017

  NOTE: ABC numbers below inflated by NFL Preseason pre-emption in Los Angeles (mostly in the early part of the evening). FOX’s 7-10 pm numbers inflated by NFL Preseason pre-emption in New Orleans.   DEMOGRAPHIC...
by Mitch Salem
 
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