Posts Tagged ‘spotlight’
 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.5.2021

      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
 

 
 

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/18/13

  AFTERNOON UPDATE:  The BARBARA WALTERS 10 MOST FASCINATING PEOPLE special gained 0.1, going out on a high note with 2.2.  In addition, the Celine Dion HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS special picked up 0.1, bringing it to a still-low...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/1/13

NBC hopes last night’s Revolution rating was an April Fool’s joke. Last night’s ratings compared to the comparable night last year, in this case March 26 instead of April 2 because the NCAA Champsionship was p...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED PILOT REVIEW: “The Newsroom”

THE NEWSROOM:  Sundays 10PM on HBO – DVR Alert We live in an era of TV auteurs.  Although there will always be networks and studios writing the checks–just ask Dan Harmon–it’s arguably the case that wr...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

WORLD CUP SKEDBALL: Quarterfinals Ratings (part 1)

Demographic ratings for the Quarterfinals of the 2014 World Cup are starting to roll in.  The two matches on Friday July 4 were a mixed bag.  The 11:30 am match on ESPN2 (Germany vs France) averaged 4.2 million viewers of any...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK WEDNESDAY SCORECARD – 6/11/14

  WORLD CUP NOTE:  Starting tomorrow, SHOWBUZZDAILY will be posting regular updates on WORLD CUP ratings on ABC and cable as they become available, with analysis of this year’s ratings vs. 2010’s and demographic a...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.16.2018

        NETWORK FINALS:  60 MINUTES gained 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.4, down half a point from last week’s game.          Broadcast Offi...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Sundance Film Festival Review: “I Think We’re Alone Now”

  I THINK WE’RE ALONE NOW (no distrib):  Pop culture seems to have an endless fascination with the post-apocalypse, and I Think We’re Alone Now has plenty of pedigree, hailing from Handmaid’s Tale pilot ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3.1.2018

  The ShondaLand crossover was a glass half-empty, half-full situation. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-4...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: Demand For “Insurgent” Not So Urgent

  Despite the addition of 3D and IMAX screens with their increased ticket prices, the opening day result for INSURGENT (Summit/Lionsgate) was below the start for last year’s Divergent, according to preliminary number...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “True Detective”

  The idea of applying a deep coat of existential angst to thriller conventions isn’t new–every Sundance Film Festival has at least a couple of examples of the sub-genre, and there are even sub-sub-genres of th...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 5.3.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A night of season premieres:  HOLEY MOLEY at 0.43 (down a tenth from last year’s premiere), THE CHASE at 0.29 (down a huge 0.66 from the January 2021 premiere, when it had a big lead-in fro...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.26.2017

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.0, down a point from last week’s game.  On CBS, where football slid the schedule, 60 MINUTES gained 0.04 to 1.9, NCIS: LA rose 0.1 to 0.9,...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.26.2021

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no significant adjustments to the preliminary Friday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESP...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12.29.2019

  FLIRTY DANCING didn’t dazzle. 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