Posts Tagged ‘spotlight’
 

 

The Sked: SATURDAY Ratings 12.20.2014

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 Amy Adams

  Amy Adams was the host of 2014’s final new SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, but although she performed enthusiastsically, the show was dominated by surprise guests and by the pre-tape team, which contributed a couple of gems t...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

FRIDAY 12.19.2014 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #51 of 2014 looks like $126 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, up 4% from the norm for this weekend ($121 million) but down -8% from the same weekend last year.   Continuing at...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12.19.2014

  Nothing on network television last night was able to do better than a 1.3 rating. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Hobbit” Leaps; “Annie” and “Museum” OK; “Inherent Vice” Stalls

  After a sub-par Thursday, preliminary numbers at Deadline have THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES (New Line/MGM/Warners) surging to $16.1M on Friday.  If that number holds, it will be a tremendous 62% jump from T...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 12.18.2014

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only football-related changes in final numbers were 0.1 decreases to ELEMENTARY and the 8PM rerun of BONES.  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rat...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Finale Review: “White Collar”

  WHITE COLLAR didn’t do anything very remarkable with its final season.  Only 6 episodes were ordered, and the season was almost entirely serialized, although it did find time for one tangential hour that allowed ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THURSDAY BOX OFFICE: “Hobbit” Armies Take Casualties On Day 2

  The answer to yesterday’s box office question–would THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES (New Line/MGM/Warners) look more like The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King or Twilight: Eclipse along the co...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12.18.2014

  TV is beginning its holiday hibernation. 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), audienc...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “Covert Affairs”

  In a way, COVERT AFFAIRS typifies the uncertain place where USA Network finds itself these days.  The series began in 2010 as one of USA’s mostly light-hearted “blue-sky” procedurals.  It centered aro...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 12.17.2014

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The overrun past 10PM didn’t affect the SURVIVOR finale’s rating in final numbers, but SURVIVOR REUNION fell 0.1.  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few o...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Wednesday Box Office: “Hobbit” Opens Big, But…

  THE HOBBIT:  THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES (New Line/MGM/Warners) opened on Wednesday to $24.5M, which is both the 12th-highest opening Wednesday ever (and 3rd-highest in December) and the lowest opening day for a Peter...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12.17.2014

  It was SURVIVOR’s turn for a cycle finale win. 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
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 12.16.2014

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE VOICE finale gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did NCIS and A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy program...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

TUESDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: The Final “Hobbit” Starts Big

  THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES (New Line/MGM/Warners) had a royal start with $11.2M in shows that began at 7PM on Tuesday night.  This is the first Hobbit movie to open midweek, but the Tuesday number is bett...
by Mitch Salem