Posts Tagged ‘Friday’
 

 

The Sked: FRIDAY RATINGS January 13

>ABC tied CBS for first place Friday night with a 1.6 rating from 8-11 pm, thanks to the series finale of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition from 8-10 pm (1.6 rating).  The finale started slowly at 8:00-8:30 with a second plac...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY JANUARY 13 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

> The second weekend of 2012 looks better than we forecast (Contraband and Beauty and the Beast 3D are ahead of the ShowBuzzDaily weekend predictions), but the weekend is still looking pretty soft.  The top 12 films should...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/6/12

> A night of virtually all-new programming brought in plenty of viewers. CBS:  Back with new episodes for the first time in over a month, the network was up across the board by 0.2-0.4.  On a night where football reig...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

FRIDAY JANUARY 6 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

> 2012 is off to a solid start with $135 million in business for the top 12 films — up 12% from a typical performance for the first weekend of the year but up sharply from the disaster that was 2011’s opening frame....
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/30/11

> People will watch anything over an episode of CHUCK. NBC:  Facing nothing but repeats, a new Chuck could do no better than 4th place in its hour with a sad 0.8.  The GRIMM repeat did half the rating of the CSI MIAMI...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

FRIDAY DECEMBER 30 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

> Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol remains at the top of the box office, and the other sequels (Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked) are just behind.  After that, the non-s...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

FRIDAY DECEMBER 23 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

> The 2011 box office slump continues in full force.  The top 12 films this Christmas weekend should total an anemic $112 million, down 15% from the comparable weekend last year and not even close to the previous three yea...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/16/11

> With reruns and holiday specials occupying most of the airwaves, NBC was able to grab a rare non-Sunday win. NBC:  The Peacock was the only network airing original scripted programming, and although CHUCK and GRIMM were ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/9/11

> No news was good news for NBC last night. NBC:  The network returned from several weeks of seasonal hiatus in pretty chipper shape.  CHUCK was up slightly from its last airing, but more importantly, GRIMM held stead...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

FRIDAY DECEMBER 9 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

> Well, another disaster weekend for the Hollywood studios.  $70 million in business for the top 12 films, down 17% from the same weekend last year (which was a fairly typical second weekend in December).  New Year...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/2/11

> It turns out that while Americans are football crazy, they’re not crazy. FOX:  The first-ever PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, in which UCLA was never close to nationally-ranked Oregon, could only manage a dismal 1.4 rati...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

FRIDAY DECEMBER 2 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

>This weekend is looking even weaker than expected.  The top 12 films should total only $73 million, down 7% from the same weekend last year. Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 remains in the top spot, a little better tha...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: FRIDAY RATINGS November 25

>A Friday night to forget last night to forget as the audience has better things to do (shop, see a movie, visit family, or basically anything else) than watch lame animated specials or Hollywood movies on television with more ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: FRIDAY RATINGS November 18 & Sweep Update

>Last night, three networks were up over the same night last year (with two networks up very significantly).  NBC was up 48% over last year, from a third-place tie 0.9 to a second-place tie 1.3 rating.  Chuck (0.9) wa...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/18/11

> Something unusual for NBC these days:  good news. NBC:  A 1.6 rating may not sound like anything to celebrate, but it’s a pretty good number for Friday night (only one show all evening did better last night).&...
by Mitch Salem