Posts Tagged ‘spotlight’
 

 

EARLY SUNDAY CABLE RATINGS: Strong Start For “Last Week Tonight”

  You know all those people who were so angry about That Thing That Happened on last week’s GAME OF THRONES that they swore up and down the internet they were done with the show forever?  Apparently they didn’...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5.10.2019

  An early summer premiere and more finales. 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 r...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1.22.2016

  Ratings on all five broadcast networks are subject to downward revision in the nationals on Monday due to local weather report pre-emptions in the Mid-Atlantic states. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Ender’s Game”

  ENDER’S GAME:  Watch It At Home – Breaks The Rules, But Doesn’t Win the Game You don’t often see a $110M (plus marketing) YA adventure, intended to kick off a new movie franchise, as resolutely o...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

Holiday Movie Season: Daily Box Office Track

Ten days into the three-week holiday movie season, 2012 is now 9% behind the average 10-day total over the last several years ($264 million this year for the first ten days versus $290 million on average 2004-2011).  However, ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “Captain America” To the Rescue

  The US box office has started humming for CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (Disney), which brought in $10.2M in shows that began at 8PM last night.  That’s considerably better than the $7.1M that Thor: The Dark...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “Scandal”

  SCANDAL:  Thursday 10PM on ABC Sex is both currency and kryptonite on SCANDAL, a tool and a compulsion.  Shonda Rhimes’s series is coming off a genuinely phenomenal second season, one which saw its ratings rise b...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK WEDNESDAY SCORECARD – 7/16/14

  NETWORK UPDATE:  BIG BROTHER and MOTIVE each gained 0.1 in final numbers. WEDNESDAY CABLE:  WE’s entry into original scripted programming wasn’t very auspicious, with a 0.07 rating for the debut of THE DIVI...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 7.8.2018

  OPENINGS:  ANT-MAN & THE WASP (Marvel/Disney) turned out to be rather front-loaded, with a 30% Saturday drop (compared to 14% for the 2nd day of Ant-Man).  That pushed the studio weekend estimate down to $76M, whic...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12.7.2018

  Several shows returned from a multi-week absence. 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 ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.13.2014

  JANE THE VIRGIN had a fair start. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment) Monday, the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audienc...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SORECARD – 1.31.2021

  A flood of reruns helped ABC. 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), audi...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.22.2015

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NOTE–due to the night’s PRESEASON FOOTBALL preemptions, comparisons are to last Saturday’s final ratings rather than the Sunday morning fast nationals.  NBC:  AQUARIUS ended its sea...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 3.8.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE CONNERS gained 0.03 to 0.42, THE GOLDBERGS lost 0.04 to 0.30, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY ticked up to 0.43, and NOT DEAD YET was down 0.04 to 0.25.  A MILLION LITTLE THINGS ticked down to 0.19. CBS: ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED MIDSEASON TRAILER REVIEW: FOX’s The Goodwin Games

    THE GOODWIN GAMES:  Tuesday 9:30PM on FOX   WHAT IT’S SAYING:  From the guys who gave you How I Met Your Mother, another unexpected spin on sitcom convention:  this time, the Sibling Rivalry comedy. ...
by Mitch Salem