Posts Tagged ‘spotlight’
 

 

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
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2.17.2019

  A particularly bleak night for network TV.  (Note: the current high number for the 7PM rerun of THE SIMPSONS is actually the overrun for FOX’s afternoon DAYTONA 500 coverage. Program titles and start and end times...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

NIELSENWAR Week 4: Sweeps Decision Time

  As a rule, broadcast network schedules are released to the media about two weeks in advance, so as the fall season moves toward the beginning of November sweeps on Halloween night (ooooh, scary!), any  network that want...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.26.2021

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for TO TELL THE TRUTH, NCIS, FBI: MOST WANTED and the rerun of THIS IS US.         Broadcast Official National...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12.1.2020

  The lead was shared by a 56-year old special. 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 25-5...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Big Apology without Remorse Fails to Jump Start OWN

Lance Armstrong (as calculating, cautious and conniving as ever) appeared with Oprah Winfrey Thursday night on the struggling OWN network in a much-hyped and relatively little-watched interview. The 90-minute part one of Lance ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.15.2021

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for STATION 19, UNITED STATES OF AL, SVU, LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME and HELL’S KITCHEN.         B...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1.3.2017

  THE MICK dipped. 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), audience skews (women 18-49, me...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: WEDNESDAY RATINGS June 27: AGT Shows SYTYCD Who’s the Boss

NBC gave FOX some rare competition on Wednesday night, winning the night and knocking down So You Think You Can Dance, which usually enjoys a competition-free existence. NBC continued live coverage of the U.S. Olympic Trials (...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.18.2018

      NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and CASTAWAYS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the PALEY CENTER SALUTES THIS IS US special and the NCIS: NEW ORLEANS rerun lost the same.  In addition, both C...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Film Review: “Transformers: Age of Extinction”

  TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION:  Not Even For Free – Hollywood’s Blockbuster Mentality To the Max Here are just a few of the epic movies with running times shorter than the 165 minutes of TRANSFORMERS: AGE ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: March Madness TV Ratings through Second Friday

Updated ratings for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament through the second Friday of March Madness (the second and final night of the Regional Semifinals). Two games have been added to the CBS averages, and two games ha...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 12.1.2024

  OPENINGS:  It was the Thanksgiving holiday of Hollywood’s dreams, spearheaded by the record-breaking performance of MOANA 2 (Disney), which shoveled in $221M during the Wed-Sun period and $135.5M for the weekend i...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SUMMER BOXOFFICE BEGINS: “Iron Man 3” Starts Its Foreign Campaign

  You might think we’re still a week away from the beginning of the summer movie season, but if you were overseas, you’d be wrong.  IRON MAN 3 (Disney) has already started its run in a dozen foreign territorie...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4.30.2015

  McDreamy mourners may have been angry, but they showed up. 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...
by Mitch Metcalf