Posts Tagged ‘spotlight’
 

 

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK MONDAY SCORECARD – 7/28/14

  NETWORK UPDATE:  There were lots of 0.1 moves in the final numbers, with THE BACHELORETTE, MOTEL HELL and MASTERCHEF up, and AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR and THE YOUNG HOLLYWOOD AWARDS down. MONDAY CABLE:  A slightly subdued...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SUNDAY SCORECARD – 7/27/14

  NETWORK UPDATE:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers. SUNDAY CA BLE:  Historical dramas usually skew old, and that was certainly the case with WGN America’s new MANHATTAN, which debuted with a mere 0.18 in 1...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK FRIDAY SCORECARD – 7/25/14

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Both DATELINE and CROSSBONES lost 0.1 in final numbers.  The ABC shows swapped 0.1s, with WHAT WOULD YOU DO down and 20/20 up.  On CW, the COLIN & BRAD rerun special lost 0.1. FRIDAY CABLE:  WWE ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: A Note About Cable Ratings

  There was some byplay on Twitter today about the way we and other TV ratings sites report cable ratings, and it seems worthwhile to share a few guidelines. Part of the confusion may have been caused by the way that the e...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday July 26 and Sunday July 27, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED Series Premiere Review: “Manhattan”

  MANHATTAN:  Sunday 10PM on WGN America – Potential DVR Alert If Salem was WGN America’s Hemlock Grove, the new MANHATTAN is the network’s bid for a House of Cards, a serious, classy drama that takes on...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 7/27/14

  OPENINGS:  LUCY (Universal) is claiming the lowest Sunday drop in the Top 10, so the studio’s $44M weekend estimate may come down a bit tomorrow, but it’s still a very solid hit for all concerned.  ThatR...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Lucy” Holds Its Lead Over “Hercules”

  Allaying concerns about word of mouth, LUCY (Universal) held quite well in its 2d day of release, down 10% from Friday to $15M+ (better than some of the summer’s blockbusters, which fell 15% or more), according to ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

Behind the Friday Box Office – 7/25/14

  OPENINGS:  Despite all the testosterone flowing through the Avengers-verse, the biggest star to emerge from the mega-franchise is turning out to be Scarlett Johansson, the latest warrior woman at the front of the box of...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

FRIDAY JULY 25 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #30 of 2014 looks like $137 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, better than our forecast earlier this week ($128 million) but still -8% below the norm for this weekend. Opening a...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Lucy” Knocks Out “Hercules” For Weekend Title

  The remarkably nutty LUCY (Universal)–more Transcendence than La Femme Nikita–connected with audiences in a big way on Friday, with $16-17M (including $2.75M from Thursday night) according to preliminary numb...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “Satisfaction”

  SATISFACTION:  Thursday 10PM on USA Previously… on SATISFACTION:  The Trumans, Neil (Matt Passmore) and Grace (Stephanie Szostak) have comfortable suburban lives that are breaking apart.  Neil, an investment man...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK THURSDAY SCORECARD – 7/24/14

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NY MED gained 0.1 in final numbers, while GANG RELATED dropped by the same amount. THURSDAY CABLE:  Viewers didn’t seem to like what they saw in FX’s MARRIED or YOU’RE THE WORST last ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK WEDNESDAY SCORECARD – 7/23/14

  NETWORK UPDATE:  NBC’s numbers were slightly shuffled in final numbers, with AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gaining 0.1 at the expense of TAXI BROOKLYN.  The MODERN FAMILY rerun gained 0.1, but the ARROW rerun lost t...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

Weekend Box Office Predictions JULY 25-27

Weekend #30 of 2014 is looking like $128 million for the top 12 films this weekend, -13% below the norm for this weekend.  Not a disaster like the previous three weekends (-27% to -34%), but the sixth down weekend in a row.  ...
by Mitch Metcalf