Posts Tagged ‘spotlight’
 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Saturday 5.6.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was at 2.54.  NBC’s USFL game was at 0.37.  FOX’s MLB game was at 0.37.  On CW, MASTERS OF ILLUSION ticked down to 0.03, and TOTALLY WEIRD & FUNNY was ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Finale Review: “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart”

  Losing both David Letterman and Jon Stewart in a single TV year is more than a viewing public should have to endure, but tonight it was Stewart’s turn to walk through the exit door of THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWAR...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: FRIDAY RATINGS June 22 — A Portrait of Two News Divisions

An abysmal night of television Friday night for the most part, with the top-rated broadcast network (ABC) averaging a 1.1 preliminary Adult 18-49 rating.  NBC was a close second at a 1.0 rating from 8-11 pm, but NBC News disti...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday November 2 and Sunday November 3, 2013. (The 56 markets out of 210 total cover about 70% of the US television populat...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 11.6-8.2015

Weekend #45 of 2015 is looking like a solid $165 million for the top 12 films this weekend, up somewhat from the norm for this weekend (see comparisons below). Spectre from Sony should open with a $85.5 million weekend. T...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere + 1 Review: “The Young Pope”

  THE YOUNG POPE:  Sunday/Monday 9PM on HBO – DVR Alert The cinema-tization of television continues with HBO’s THE YOUNG POPE.  It’s been created and directed by the filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino, who made...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Oscars Live-Blog

  We’re live-blogging the Oscars tonight, for what may be a historic night for La La Land–or not  The red carpet arrivals were notable for their lack of political commentary, and we’ll see how long that ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: Friday Ratings 9.9.2016

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, men 18-49 and adults 50+ s...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Guardians” Make “If I Stay” Leave, While “Sin City” Burns

  There were no miracle turnarounds for any of the weekend’s dim new arrivals on Saturday.  Instead, according to preliminary numbers at Deadline, the expected occurred and GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (Marvel/Disney) ju...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12.15.2020

  A diminished finale for THE VOICE. 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
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1.3.2016

  Viewers didn’t wish the networks a Happy New Year. 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 r...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 1.19.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATE #3

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE GOLDBERGS dropped 0.09 to 0.58, THE WONDER YEARS fell a tenth to 0.40, THE CONNERS lost 0.08 to 0.48, and HOME ECONOMICS was down 0.03 to 0.35.  THE CHASE completed the down night by slipping...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11.18.2015

  Network Wednesdays seem to have settled in. 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
 

 
 

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Golden Boy”

  GOLDEN BOY:  Fridays 9PM on CBS 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,...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED Season Finale Review: “Boardwalk Empire”

  It’s a continuing paradox that a show could have as many colorful characters, so terrific a cast, as much plot and incident and history (not to mention sex and violence) and visual style as BOARDWALK EMPIRE does an...
by Mitch Salem