Showbuzz Daily


 
Posts Tagged ‘spotlight’
Recent
Most Commented
Random
 

 
Articles

FRIDAY MAY 2 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #18 of 2014 looks like $144 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down 25% from the norm for this weekend.   Opening at 4,324 theaters, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 from Sony gross...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
Full Story »

 
 
Articles

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.16.2021

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show:...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
Full Story »

 

 
Film Festival

SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: “Frances Ha” & “Imogene”

  One of the things that happens at film festivals is that as you see many films in back-to-back proximity, mini-trends start to emerge, at least in the mind, and pictures that were made entirely separately, and which may ...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 
 
Midseason Premiere

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere + 1 Review: “Heartbeat”

  HEARTBEAT:  Wednesday 8PM on NBC – Change the Channel NBC’s HEARTBEAT differs from most of the post-ER, post-Grey’s Anatomy medical shows that have come down the pike in that it’s an unabashed st...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 

 
2014-15 TV Season

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: ABC Picks Up “Secrets & Lies,” Negotiates on “Nashville”

  One more drama for ABC:  the murder-driven soap SECRETS & LIES, which had a high-profile deal that would have required the network to pay a large penalty if it hadn’t ordered the series (it has a 10-episode or...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 
 
Film Festival

SHOWBUZZDAILY Toronto Film Festival Reviews: “The Worst Person In The World,” “Encounter” & “Compartment No. 6”

  THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD (Neon – TBD):  The Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier, despite being a subject of critical raves over the years, hasn’t penetrated the space where arthouse favorites become known...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 

 
Reviews

THE SKED SERIES FINALE REVIEW: “Damages”

  After 5 seasons, 2 of them exclusively on DirecTV, DAMAGES and its saga of dueling attorneys Patty Hewes (Glenn Close) and Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne) came to its close this week, mostly with a whimper.  There were no la...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 
 
2014-15 TV Season

NIELSENWAR 2014-15 Trailer Review: FOX’s “Gotham”

  GOTHAM:  Monday 8PM on FOX THE FACTS:  The hero of this Batman prequel is the pre-Commissioner Detective Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie), who with his partner (Donal Logue) will attempt to clean Gotham City of a mob boss (Ja...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 

 
Articles

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Saturday 10.2.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS:  The primetime leader was ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game at 0.85, although it was outrated by the late-night season premiere of NBC’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE at 0.92.  Back in primetime, FOX̵...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 
 
Articles

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 9/19/12

CBS had an exit and an entrance last night, neither of them very impressive. CBS:  SURVIVOR: PHILIPPINES  debuted with 3.1, down 0.3 from last fall’s premiere (although that faced weaker competition).  That was followe...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 

 
2014-15 TV Season

NIELSENWAR 2014-15 Trailer Review: CBS’s “Stalker”

  STALKER:  Wednesday 10PM on CBS THE FACTS:  From the grisly mind of The Following‘s Kevin Williamson, a procedural about an LAPD squad that specializes in tracking down dangerous stalkers.  Maggie Q runs the uni...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 
 
Articles

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 10.25.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  DANCING WITH THE STARS dropped 0.06 to 0.71, and THE GOOD DOCTOR returned from a week off up 0.02 to 0.41. CBS:  Reruns at 0.48/0.38/0.29/0.26. NBC:  THE VOICE rose 0.09 to 0.85, but ORDINARY JO...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
Full Story »

 

 
Articles

THE SKED’S NIELSENWAR CHRONICLES: Wednesday

  Our saga of the hour-by-hour battle for territory on the broadcast network landscape continues.  Today, the motley group of series that make up Wednesdays–although due to scheduling strategies and the first Presid...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 
 
Articles

The Sked: Saturday Ratings 4.23.2016

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
 
Full Story »

 

 
2014-15 TV Season

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Fearless Fall Ratings Predictions – Monday

  Last week, the glamorous part of the network “Upfronts” took place, largely for viewer and media purposes:  hordes of new shows were announced, stars were trotted out, executives madly spun this past season&...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 

 
 

 

Search

 

 

Archive

 

 

Newsletter Sign-up