Posts Tagged ‘spotlight’
 

 

THE SKED Review: “Saturday Night Live” with Andy Samberg

  It was inevitable that with Andy Samberg returning to SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE as host, tonight’s season finale would have the feel of an SNL class reunion.  The cameo guests were indeed plentiful:  Bill Hader, Kriste...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1.13.2021

  A number of networks returned to their regular line-ups. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “The Blacklist: Redemption”

  THE BLACKLIST: REDEMPTION:  Thursday 10PM on NBC – Change the Channel THE BLACKLIST: REDEMPTION is for all those who longed to see what The Blacklist would look like without James Spader, a group that could probab...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 9.2.2018

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Here is an updated look at the 2018 film slates by studio. The studio totals also include 2018 dollars for films released in late 2017. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box offic...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Broadcast News & Late Night Series 11.22-11.28.2021

Broadcast news and late night series ratings available below for this week and the same week last year. You can also search for other available weeks with the link at the bottom of this post. Week 48: November 22-28, 2021 Broad...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

ShowBuzzDaily’s Top 25 Monday Cable Originals: 9.8.2014

Ratings for the Top 25 original cable telecasts Monday (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs):  
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 6.23.2015

  NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did 48 HOURS.  The IZOMBIE rerun lost 0.1. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s THE DEADLIEST CATCH gained 0.11 from last week and held the T...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEDNESDAY BOX OFFICE: “Smurfs 2” Starts With $5.2M

  There haven’t been a lot of Wednesday openings this summer, and even fewer that are relevant to the start of THE SMURFS 2 (Sony), which began with $5.2M yesterday.  This Is The End ($7.8M) was aimed at a completel...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 4.3.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Returning from Oscar break, AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS jumped 0.18 to 0.49, and AMERICAN IDOL held at 0.65, while THE ROOKIE (back after 2 weeks) was down 0.03 to 0.35. CBS:  After 60 M...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Thursday Cable Originals: 9.18.2014

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 4.5, the night’s easy winner but nowhere near last week’s 7.5.  (It also scored 1.15 in its NFL Network simulcast.) THURSDAY CABLE:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBAL...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED: CW Kicks Off Renewal Season

  It’s always an advantage for shows to know they’re being renewed as quickly as possible.  With that security in hand, they can shore up their writing staffs before newly-ordered series begin making their pic...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’s Fall TV Ratings Predictions – Tuesday

  Our soothsaying group of former NBC head of Scheduling Mitch Metcalf, longtime head of NBC Current Programming Ted Frank and myself is continuing to set out instant, perhaps foolhardy predictions of what next fall’...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

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

  SCORPION:  Monday 9PM on CBS THE FACTS:  A group of nerdy genius goofballs works with the government to solve high-tech emergencies–based on a true story.  Elyes Gabel is Walter O’Brien, the leader of the ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.4.2021

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for BIG SKY and FBI.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Behind the US/Worldwide Box Office – 5.12.2024

  OPENINGS:  After last week’s Fall Guy stumble, KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (20th/Disney) arrived at the high end of projections with $56.5M.   That was roughly on par with the starts for 2011’s Rise ...
by Mitch Salem