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FRIDAY 9.25.2015 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #39 of 2015 looks like $124 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, significantly above the norm for the weekend (see track below). Opening at 3,754 theaters Friday, Hotel Transylv...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Year to Date Box Office & Studio Scorecard

STUDIO SCORECARD. Another very strong week for Universal (primarily overseas grosses for Despicable Me 2 which were understated in last week’s chart), enough to pass Warner Brothers and move into the #2 spot in terms of ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.1.2019

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s NFL HALL OF FAME GAME adjusted up 0.1 to 1.5 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4.24.2020

  Another big night for the NFL DRAFT. 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 25-54 ratings...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED NETWORK SCORECARD – 10/29/13

  An atypical night yielded some unusual results. NBC:  Adding a second hour of THE VOICE inevitably boosted the night for NBC, which took Tuesday by half a rating point, a wider margin than last week.  But that Voice episod...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/15/13

It was another dim night for most of network TV. FOX:  AMERICAN IDOL tied its Wednesday series low 2.9 for the third week in a row.  That was down 2 full ratings points from last year’s parallel night.  Last night, ins...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Toronto Film Festival Review: “Trumbo”

  It’s an unfortunate irony that TRUMBO, the story of one of Hollywood’s great blacklisted screenwriters, is undermined by an inadequate script.  It’s written by John McNamara, also the man behind NBC...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.4.2019

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY and YOUNG SHELDON gamed 0.1 in final numbers, while FOR THE PEOPLE lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Ch...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.7.2019

        NETWORK FINALS:  TO TELL THE TRUTH lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s BIG LITTLE LIES was...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Kung Fu Panda 3″” Easily Tops “Finest Hours,” “50 Shades of Black”

  As will be noted endlessly by the studio and its mouthpieces all weekend, KUNG FU PANDA 3 (DreamWorks Animation/20th) is the first in the series to open in January, after June and May openings for the previous chapters.�...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

Broadcast Network Rankings through Jan 13

THE WEEK.  For the recently completed week ending Sunday (January 7-13, 2013), CBS pulled into first place with a preliminary 3.18 adult 18-49 rating, doubling last week’s 1.58 rating.  Two hours this week were unusua...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “How I Met Your Mother”

  So the rumors were true, and the title of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER‘s Season 8 finale, “Something New,” meant what it sounded like it might mean, and the CBS promos weren’t lying or misleading:  in ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 5.22.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  JEOPARDY MASTERS dropped 0.12 to 0.54, followed by a 20/20 special at 0.25. CBS:  The season finale of THE NEIGHBORHOOD was at 0.48, down 0.05 from last week and down 0.08 from last season’...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

2013: THE MOVIE YEAR TO COME (July-Sept)

  We continue our survey of the current schedule for Hollywood releases this year.  We’ve already looked at January-March and April-June; today we’ll see what late summer and early fall have in store.  (Octob...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZ OSCAR WATCH: Producer and Art Director Guilds Weigh In

  Two of the Guilds whose memberships overlap with the Motion Picture Academy issued their nominations yesterday.  The first and by far more important (and most eager–they accelerated their announcement by 24 hours,...
by Mitch Salem