Posts Tagged ‘spotlight’
 

 

FRIDAY AUGUST 17 BOX OFFICE REPORT

The 33rd weekend of 2012 is looking like $129 million for the Top 12 films Friday-Sunday, not as strong as we forecast Wednesday (because Expendables 2 is not as big as we forecast) but still up well over 20% from comparable we...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Toronto Film Festival 2024 Reviews: “The Substance” & “Nutcrackers”

THE SUBSTANCE (MUBI – Sept. 20):  It’s quite a feat to take the body horror crown at a film festival that also features a contribution from David Cronenberg, but Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance uses its revo...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 3.8.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS:  Note that due to last week’s State Of the Union address, comparisons are to 2 weeks ago unless otherwise noted. ABC:  THE BACHELOR aired a Tuesday edition at 0.76, down a tenth from Monday.  T...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “The Mob Doctor”

A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and the production of episodes for the regular season: a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may have ha...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.8.2020

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.0, up 0.1 from last week’s final.  In addition, after football adjustment, 60 MINUTES fell 0.8 to 2.0, and the season premiere of NCIS: LA dro...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Friday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 5.15.2015

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The season finale of THE AMAZING RACE gained an extra 0.1 in final numbers, but the already-canceled THE MESSENGERS fell 0.1 to a tiny 0.2. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS doubleheader rul...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8.7.2015

  NBC:  DATELINE was the highest rated show of the night, steady at 1.1. ABC:  WHAT WOULD YOU DO gained 0.2 to 1.0, and 20/20 was up 0.1 to 0.9, both in line with the 0.9 SHARK TANK rerun that began the night. CW:  MAST...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED Season Finale Review: “Low Winter Sun”

  LOW WINTER SUN just kept going around in circles.  The most characteristic hour of its season may have been its penultimate one, which aired as the first half of a 2-hour season (very possibly series) finale.  (Hour 1 ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 11.27.2014

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The Thanksgiving edition of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 7.4 in final numbers.  However, what the NFL giveth, it taketh away, and with the football overrun removed, FOX’s CAUSE FOR PAWS...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Saturday 1.14.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS:  The NFL PLAYOFFS were of course dominant, with FOX’s afternoon game at 6.96 and NBC’s primetime game at 5.53.  CW aired a new WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS at 0.07.   Broadcast Offi...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11.27.2019

  Lots of reruns. 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), audience skews (wo...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Summer Olympics Ratings Forecast

Tonight the Summer Olympics from London kicks off with the Opening Ceremony on NBC at 7:30 pm ET and PT.  The first night is generally one of the higher-rated nights of the entire Olympics and sets the tone for the 17-night sp...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4.2.2021

  A gain for the venerable BLUE BLOODS. 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 rating...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.14.2016

      NETWORK FINALS:  Note that because the ABC town hall special THE PRESIDENT AND THE PEOPLE ran without commercials, it wasn’t counted in Nielsen’s final numbers for Thursday. Elsewhere, BONES an...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: Thursday Ratings 9.29.2016

  Declines were mostly soft for the evening. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audie...
by Mitch Salem