Posts Tagged ‘spotlight’
 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 6.6.2015

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Game 2 of the STANLEY CUP FINALS adjusted up by 0.2 to 1.9 in final numbers.  FOX’s MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL coverage remained at 0.5. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports was at the top of Saturday cable, w...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 2.23.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals (Updated)

  BROADCAST FINALS:  Note that in some time zones, the 10PM shows were interrupted by coverage of the war in Ukraine. ABC:  The sitcoms aired for the first time since February 2, with THE GOLDBERGS down a tenth to 0.56, ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 11/13/16

  OPENINGS:  The box office was boosted in general by Veterans Day, which gave many Americans a 3-day weekend, but ARRIVAL (FilmNation/Sony/Paramount) was still notably impressive with a $24M weekend at a mid-wide 2317 th...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 5.30.2015

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NBC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 1.5, and FOX’s regional MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL coverage adjusted to 0.4 nationwide. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Lifetime’s MARILYN: THE SECRET LIFE OF MARILY...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Update: 11.25.2015

    NETWORK UPDATE:  Nielsen has roused from its holiday slumbers, so we’re beginning to catch up with last week’s fast national ratings.  CODE BLACK and the BLACK-ISH rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers, wh...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Film Review: “The Book Thief”

  THE BOOK THIEF:  Watch It At Home – A Nazi Germany Fairy Tale THE BOOK THIEF is about as heartwarming and easygoing as any story could be that’s narrated by Death and touched by the Holocaust.  That’s...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7.27.2016

  Night 3 of the DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION dipped, resulting in a 0.7 tie between NBC and ABC, with CBS still trailing at 0.4. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below display...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

OSCARLAND: The National Society of Film Critics Dances To Its Own Beat

  The National Society of Film Critics is the only major group that withholds its honors until after year-end, and for the most part its choices today were as idiosyncratic as its scheduling.  With the exception of Best A...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Abby’s”

  ABBY’S:  Thursday 9:30PM on NBC Unless the general public cares about a multi-camera sitcom being shot outdoors, NBC’s new ABBY’S may face a tough road.  Aside from that technological distinction (han...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 11.19.2017

  OPENINGS:  Could JUSTICE LEAGUE (RatPac/DC/Warners) actually lose money?  That possibility exists after a worldwide opening (except Japan, not a huge superhero market) that hit only $281.5M, a number that sounds big on...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.5.2019

        NETWORK FINALS:  20/20, the 8:30PM MASTERS OF ILLUSION rerun and the 9PM THE BIG STAGE rerun all lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings C...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Box Office Predictions JUNE 20-22

Weekend #25 of 2014 is looking like a limp $146 million for the top 12 films this weekend, 10% below the norm for this weekend and 37% below the same weekend last year, which featured two strong openers (Monsters University a...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/12/13

  No good news for the shows that most needed it. ABC:  The second week of HAPPY ENDINGS‘ Big Friday Dump was even worse than the first, its two half-hours scoring 0.8/0.6, down from last week’s 1.1/1.0.  Cre...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

Top Cable and Broadcast Shows of the Week (through Wednesday)

A&E’s Duck Dynasty is in a good position to win another week on all of television.  The second episode of this season is down only half a rating point from last week’s premiere to a 4.5 rating with adults 18-49.
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.1.2017

      NETWORK FINALS:  BLUE BLOODS and THE EXORCIST lost 0.1 in final numbers, pushing the latter to a pitiful 0.3.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE ...
by Mitch Metcalf