Posts Tagged ‘spotlight’
 

 

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 4/12/15

OPENINGS:  THE LONGEST RIDE (20th) tried to counterprogram Furious 7 with a Nicholas Sparks romance, but didn’t even muss the blockbuster’s hair with a $13.5M opening.  That’s better than the lousy $10M star...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 4.12.2015

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.   YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2015 to date is now +6% above last year and +10% above the average for this point the past four years ($2.333 billion).  Over t...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Studio Estimates 4.10-12.2015

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #15 of 2015 now looks like $129 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, only $1 million lower than yesterday’s estimate and still above the norm for this ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: SATURDAY Ratings 4.11.2015

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
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Review: “Saturday Night Live” with Taraji P. Henson

  Often the SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE cast needs to prop up its weekly hosts, who are frequently performers unversed in live comedy (or comedy at all, or even performing at all), but that was hardly the case tonight, as Taraji P...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

FRIDAY 4.10.2015 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #15 of 2015 looks like $130 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, above the norm for this weekend but a touch below the same weekend last year. Opening at 3,366 theaters Friday, ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4.10.2015

Even by the subdued standards of Friday network TV, this was a dull night. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update & CHART NOW ADDED): 4.9.2015

NETWORK UPDATE:  THE BIG BANG THEORY and BONES gained 0.1 in final numbers, while DATELINE and the rerun of SVU lost the same amount.  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4.9.2015

  GREY’S ANATOMY still has some life. 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), audien...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Premiere Review: “Louie”

  LOUIE:  Thursday 10:30PM on FX We’ve learned over time that it’s impossible to take the measure of a season of LOUIE until we see what its auteur has in store for us.  Last year’s Season 4 was extraor...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “The Comedians”

  THE COMEDIANS:  Thursday 10PM on FX – If Nothing Else Is On… THE COMEDIANS is another trip down meta-comedy lane, with comic actors playing twisted versions of “themselves,” meaning more for Larr...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 4.8.2015

  NETWORK UPDATE:  CBS benefited from afternoon adjustments, as SURVIVOR climbed 0.2 to 2.5, and both CRIMINAL MINDS and CSI: CYBER rose 0.1.  In addition, there were 0.1 bumps for THE MIDDLE and THE GOLDBERGS, as well a...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4.8.2015

  In a 3-way battle of marquee unscripted shows, the senior member of the club took the win. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographi...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 4.7.2015

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only change from this morning’s numbers was a 0.1 bump for NCIS: NEW ORLEANS. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions 4.10-12.2015

Weekend #15 of 2015 is looking like $130 million for the top 12 films this weekend, somewhat above the norm for this weekend but a touch below the same weekend last year. Opening at around 3,300 theaters Friday (above the 2,8...
by Mitch Metcalf