Posts Tagged ‘spotlight’
 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Murphy Brown”

  MURPHY BROWN:  Thursday 9:30PM on CBS MURPHY BROWN was Prestige TV comedy before that concept really existed.  When it went on the air 30 years ago, it was a year before the arrival of Seinfeld, and 5 years ahead of Fr...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Don’t Breathe” Inhales Audiences, “Mechanic” Breaks Down

  DON’T BREATHE (Screen Gems/Sony) is the 2d horror movie of the late summer, after Lights Out, to benefit from an effectively marketed premise (monsters in the dark and the quiet) and strong reviews.  According to ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s State of the Studio: Paramount

  Our summertime look at the health of Hollywood’s studios continues.  We’ve already examined Disney and Warner Bros, and today Paramount is in our viewfinder. Since getting out of both the Marvel and the Drea...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11.11.2014

  Another bad night for the AGENTS OF SHIELD. 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), audi...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.6.2017

        NETWORK FINALS:  HAWAII 5-0 and HELL’S KITCHEN gained 0.1 in final numbers, but THE EXORCIST lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   &nbs...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: WEDNESDAY Ratings

Wednesday preliminary broadcast ratings:
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Colony”

  COLONY:  Thursday 10PM on USA (pilot available via on-demand and streaming) – If Nothing Else Is On… USA’s new COLONY falls into the category of alien-invasion science fiction, but its pilot has more i...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED Network Scorecard – 10/30/13

  The other networks are glad to see the last of the World Series. FOX:  Per Mitch Metcalf:  with a 5.4 preliminary number, WORLD SERIES GAME 6 might end up around a 6.0 adult 18-49 rating in the official nationals, ju...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Made In Jersey”

A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and the production of episodes for the regular season: a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may have ha...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 11.12.2017

  OPENINGS:  In the US, DADDY’S HOME 2 (Paramount) eked out a victory among the newcomers at $30M, thanks to a 6% family audience bump on Saturday.  That’s still 22% below the opening for the first Daddy̵...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Campaign”

  THE CAMPAIGN:  Not At Any Price – Abstain THE CAMPAIGN, like many a politician before it, tries to be all things to all people, and winds up delivering almost nothing. There was reason to be hopeful about The Camp...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 3.28.2023

  OPENINGS:  JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 (Lionsgate) roared to a $73.5M start, more than 20% higher than its predecessor Parabellum‘s $56.8M.  If it holds at that pace–and it has no direct competition until Renfield...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDANCE REVIEW: “Happy Christmas”

  Joe Swanberg, the director, writer and co-star of HAPPY CHRISTMAS, which premiered at Sundance earlier this week, makes Woody Allen look lazy.  He’s had something like a dozen features to his credit since the sta...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.7.2019

  Note that MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL preemptions in Cleveland and San Francisco could lead to adjustments in finals. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 1.7.2015

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Everything remained as-is from the previously reported Wednesday numbers. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable tWednesday, ratings, spotlight, cable AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW (FX) ...
by Mitch Metcalf