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BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE – 7/14/13

  OPENINGS:  Despite the strong weekend, it’s a bit troubling that GROWN UPS 2 (Sony) fell 11% on Saturday (the original Grown Ups rose 2% on its 2d day), suggesting frontloading and less than great word of mouth. ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.18.2021

      BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS: ABC:  The line-up was down:  PRESS YOUR LUCK by 0.05 to 0.42, THE $100,000 PYRAMID by a tick to 0.50, and SUPERSTAR by 0.05 to 0.30. CBS:  BIG BROTHER dropped 0.04 to 0.90  HOUSE C...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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The Oscar Nominations

  In any given year, there are perhaps 15 movies that can even be seriously entertained in a Best Picture conversation, so with the combination of a potential 10 Oscar nominees under the new rules and the weeks of prelimin...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3.8.2017

  None of the night’s returns livened things up. 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 ratin...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 3.29.2015

  NETWORK UPDATE:  After adjustment for the NCAA TOURNAMENT runover, 60 MINUTES fell by 0.5 to 2.3, MADAM SECRETARY by 0.3 to 1.4, and THE GOOD WIFE by 0.1 to 1.0.  The other networks were unchanged from preliminary numb...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY Toronto Film Festival Reviews: “Molly’s Game” & “I Love You, Daddy”

  MOLLY’S GAME (STX):  Aaron Sorkin is a celebrated (or notorious, depending on your point of view) control freak, so it’s surprising that it’s taken him this long to decide to direct his own work.  His...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 11.24.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS:  Most of the broadcast networks aired reruns on Thanksgiving.  NBC of course had the primetime NFL game, which at 7.08 was 1.42 higher than last year’s game.  FOX, though, took the honors with ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6/23/13

It’s not that no one was watching television last night:  Discovery’s SKYWIRE LIVE WITH NIK WALLENDA delivered 13M viewers during his actual Grand Canyon walk.  What viewers weren’t watching was broadcast TV...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 9.6.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE was at 0.71, and CLAIM TO FAME was at 0.36. CBS:  Reruns at 0.29/0.27/0.27. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT ticked down to 0.73, followed by a PASSWORD rerun at 0.31. FOX:  TM...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD -12.29.2015

  On another torpid holiday night, only one rerun made it past a 1.0 rating. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34,...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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WEEKLY BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE August 13-19

The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing between August 13 and August 19 grossed a decent $196 million, up 7% from the four-year average for the comparable week and up 3% from the same week in 20...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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The Sked: Wednesday Network Scorecard 5.2.2018

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...
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THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: “Late Night” To Be With Seth Meyers

  Perhaps the worst-kept secret in recent network history is one no longer, as NBC officially announced today that it will be fellow former Saturday Night Live Weekend Update host Seth Meyers who will take over from Jimmy ...
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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 5.31.2015

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.     YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2015 to date is now +2% above last year and +3% above the average for this point the past four years ($3.737 billion). �...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Girls”

  GIRLS:  Sunday 9PM on HBO The newly Golden Globe-winning GIRLS has returned, despite all its intervening success and attention, with its messiness intact.  “Messy” is a relative term in the world of Girls,...
by Mitch Salem
 
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