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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.29.2021

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s coverage of the NFL DRAFT adjusted to 1.05, which compared to a final 1.4 for the broadcast portion in 2020.  In addition, there were significant adjustments (to the next t...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED Series Premiere Review: “Sirens”

  SIRENS:  Thursday 10PM on USA – Change the Channel Even though it’s based on a 2011 British format, SIRENS is exactly what you would expect from the union of USA Network and Denis Leary.  Based on the first...
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THE SKED Season Finale Review: “American Horror Story: Coven”

  This year’s COVEN season of AMERICAN HORROR STORY was as cohesive as the proudly bizarre  series is ever likely to get.  That entailed a slight shortage of the WTF variety moments that have made the two previous ...
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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 7/31/16

  OPENINGS:  JASON BOURNE (Perfect World/Universal) is claiming a $60M US start, although as is par for the course, that number includes an aggressive Sunday estimate and could come down a bit on Monday.  In any case, it...
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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.9.2016

        NETWORK FINALS:  BLACK-ISH lost 0.1 in final numbers.  (Both EMPIRE and CRIMINAL MINDS stayed at this morning’s series lows.)         Broadcast Official Nationals Program ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 28 BOX OFFICE RESULTS — Sony Saves the Day

After three tough weekends with 20-25% declines versus prior years, the 39th weekend of 2012 is looking like $101 million for the Top 12 films Friday-Sunday, up 13% from the same weekend last year.  Sony opened two films to tw...
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Sundance 2024 Film Reviews: “Presence” & “I Saw the TV Glow”

  PRESENCE (Neon – TBD):  Steven Soderbergh has always appreciated, and often demanded, a challenge, and in Presence he and screenwriter David Koepp have taken an original approach to the haunted house genre.  The ...
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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4.13.2016

  Sometimes even a VOICE lead-in doesn’t help. 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...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW: “12 Years A Slave”

  Steve McQueen (the filmmaker) doesn’t take it easy on audiences.  His first feature Hunger provided an excruciatingly detailed look at the fatal hunger strike of the Irish convict Bobby Sands, and he followed it w...
by Mitch Salem
 
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UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK TUESDAY SCORECARD – 6/17/14

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE NIGHT SHIFT fell even lower in final numbers, down 0.1 to a 1.3 that represented just half of its AMERICA’S GOT TALENT lead-in.  The NCIS LA nudged up 0.1, while the FAMILY GUY rerun nudged down....
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Weekend Box Office Predictions July 5-7

The 27th weekend of the year is looking like an excellent $218 million for the top 12 films, up 20-35% from the comparable weekend the last few years. Opening at around 3,900 theaters Wednesday (well above the top 10% thea...
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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.2.2021

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for 20/20, MACGYVER, THE BLACKLIST and WWE SMACKDOWN.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Cha...
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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 4.2-3.2016

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday April 2 and Sunday April 3, 2016. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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FRIDAY JULY 6 BOX OFFICE RESULTS: Spider-Man Paces Very Solid Weekend

In line with our Tuesday forecast, the 27th weekend of 2012 is looking like $189 million for the Top 12 films Friday-Sunday, up 29% from this weekend last year and up 24% from the multi-year average for this weekend.       �...
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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2.16.2018

  Another low night for the WINTER OLYMPICS. 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), audie...
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