Posts Tagged ‘spotlight’
 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekly Sports TV Ratings 3.23-3.29.2020

Here are the full week sports ratings (such as they are) for Monday March 23 through Sunday March 29, 2020.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+ live+same...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/12/14

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Both DANCING WITH THE STARS and the CASTLE season finale were up 0.1 in final numbers.  The same was true for FRIENDS WITH BETTER LIVES and BONES.  But 24: LIVE ANOTHER DAY and THE BLACKLIST stayed pu...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.22.2019

        NETWORK FINALS:  Note that the FOX line-up was incorrect, and that the 8PM hour consisted of LAST MAN STANDING at 1.0 (originally listed as an hour at 0.9) followed by THE COOL KIDS at 0.7.   &nbs...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Backstrom”

  BACKSTROM:  Thursday 9PM on FOX – Change the Channel BACKSTROM is literally FOX’s try at being CBS:  the project, based on a series of Swedish mystery novels, was originally developed for the silver-haired...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

Weekly & Season to Date Network Ratings: NBC News Puts NBC Into Contention for the Week

Projected weekly network ratings in prime time (based on four days of official nationals and three days of fast nationals).  NBC moved into a virtual first-place tie with FOX this past week, thanks to NBC News coverage of the ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Pilot + 1 Review: “The Flash”

  THE FLASH:  Tuesday 8PM on CW Previously… on THE FLASH:  Mild-mannered civilian police investigator Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) comes out of an encounter with a particle accelerator and a freak storm, and finds hi...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 10/6/12

  The Saturday boxoffice news was better for some titles than others.  According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, TAKEN 2 (20th) held about even on Saturday, which is reasonable for an action-movie sequel.  Recent com...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE – 10/13/13

  Sunday numbers will likely be a bit stronger than usual this week due to the Columbus Day holiday tomorrow. OPENINGS:  CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (Sony) didn’t even come close to taking the weekend, but its $26M is quite st...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

Ratings Delays Due to Thanksgiving

The Thanksgiving holiday weekend will cause delays for daily national ratings (cable and broadcast finals) for several days.  This is how the ratings should roll out throughout the week.  We will update these times if anythi...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals &Network Finals: 3.19.2020

        NETWORK FINALS:  LAST MAN STANDING and the BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the 8:30PM YOUNG SHELDON rerun and the MOM rerun lost the same.          Broa...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED Pilot Review – CBS’s “We Are Men”

  Read All Our Fall Pilot Reports here and Midseason Pilot Reports here. WE ARE MEN:  Monday 8:30PM on CBS – Change the Channel It hasn’t been a great fall for new sitcoms.  On CBS, WE ARE MEN (which could ha...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8/13/12

The party’s over…. NBC:  Quotes from a commercial that doesn’t exist– “NBC, you’ve just had 17 days of fantastic, record-breaking Olympics ratings, and spent every day promoting your new sho...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Godzilla” Stomps on Expectations

  The moviegoer love affair with CG spectacles continues in full force, as GODZILLA (Warners/Legendary) appears, on the basis of preliminary numbers at Deadline and elsewhere, to be headed for a $36M Friday (including $9.3...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports Ratings Bowl

SUNDAY SPORTS.  The second game of an NBA doubleheader on ABC drew decent ratings Sunday (Lakers at Heat), hitting a 5.0 household rating and 10 share in the 54 markets which were able to be measured over the weekend.  (The b...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Ratings Delays Due to Presidents Day Holiday

The Presidents Day holiday will cause delays for national television ratings (live+same day cable and broadcast) for several days.  As a rule of thumb, national holidays that close banks, stock markets or post offices also imp...
by Mitch Metcalf