Posts Tagged ‘spotlight’
 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.5.2021

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show:...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: “Argo”

At this point, with 3 first-rate films to his name, it’s time to stop remarking on how surprising it is that Ben Affleck is a major American filmmaker and just accept that he is one.  His latest, ARGO, is his best yet, ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: March Madness 2016 through Thursday 3.24

Updated March Madness through the first night of the Sweet 16 round and with the CBS afternoon games from last Thursday-Sunday.  Both CBS and TBS now down a few percentage point from the last few years in total viewers, with T...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED: Larry Wilmore and “The Minority Report” Will Take the “Colbert Report” Slot

  With the need to replace The Colbert Report now that its host will be leaving for network pastures when his contract expires at the end of 2014, and knowing that since that show is built entirely around Stephen Colbert&#...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Toronto Film Festival Reviews: “The Guilty,” “Lakewood” & “The Starling”

  THE GUILTY (Netflix – Oct. 1):  One way to cope with the challenges and costs of movie production during Covid is to limit the number of actors who have to be in front of the camera.  That’s tough for a thr...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14 BOX OFFICE RESULTS

The 37th weekend of 2012 is looking like $71 million for the Top 12 films Friday-Sunday, a rebound from last week’s near record low but still around 17% below comparable weekends in the past.  Resident Evil: Retribution ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 4.3.2016

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Updated look at 2016 by studio.   YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2016 to date is now +7% above last year and now +10% above the average for this point the past ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

NIELSENWAR 2014-15 Trailer Review: FOX’s “Hieroglyph”

  HIEROGLYPH:  Midseason TBD on FOX THE FACTS:  Ancient Egyptian fantasy-adventure, given a direct-to-series order by FOX.  The series creator is Travis Beacham, a screenwriter of Pacific Rim and the remake of Clash of ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 10.5.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS: ABC:  The season finale of BACHELOR IN PARADISE was at 0.76, down a tick from last Tuesday and down from 1.3 for its previous finale in 2019. CBS:  FBI dropped 0.09 to 0.59, FBI: INTERNATIONAL ticked ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Up All Night”

  UP ALL NIGHT:  Thursday 8:30PM on NBC WHERE WE WERE:  Watching a show about Reagan Brinkley (Christina Applegate), who struggled to produce her best friend Ava’s (Maya Rudolph) afternoon TV talk show while adjust...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 10.28.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC:  A run of TOY STORY OF TERROR at 0.41 was followed by the movie TOY STORY 4 at 0.35, and a rerun WONDER YEARS at 0.17. CBS:  All the sitcoms were up:  YOUNG SHELDON by 0.08 to 0.71, UNITED STA...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Animal Practice”

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
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 4.23-24.2016

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday April 23 and Sunday April 24, 2016. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: MONDAY Ratings

Monday preliminary broadcast ratings:
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekly Sports TV Ratings 11.15-11.21.2021

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday November 15 through Sunday November 21, 2021. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 200K Persons 2+ live+same day). Pro...
by Mitch Metcalf