Posts Tagged ‘spotlight’
 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 10.18.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE was steady at 0.55, and THE ROOKIE: FEDS was up 0.06 to 0.29. CBS:  FBI slipped 0.02 to 0.53, FBI: INTERNATIONAL rose 0.08 to 0.48, and FBI: MOST WANTED was up a tenth to 0.4...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Friday September 28 Ratings

The first Friday of the new season was down 17% in the fast nationals from last year (4.9 rating with Adults 18-49 TOTAL for the four broadcast network versus 5.9 the same night in 2011). CBS and ABC tied for first place last n...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

HOLIDAY WEDNESDAY BOX OFFICE: “Transformers” Overwhelms “Tammy” & the Rest

  The long holiday movie weekend began without much interest from audiences. OPENINGS:  TAMMY (Warners) got underway with a so-so $6.2M, which includes $1.3M from Tuesday night shows.  That suggests $32-35M for the 5-day...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

“Breaking Dawn 2” At Midnight: A Record… Sort Of

  The final chapter in the TWILIGHT saga, BREAKING DAWN PART 2, began its swoop through the boxoffice last night, and earned $30.4M.  This is, unquestionably, a ton of money, and technically–very narrowly–a re...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: Monday Week 7

Another winning Monday night for NBC, although the 4.0 adult 18-49 rating in the preliminary fast nationals is actually at the low end for this season.  CBS, ABC and FOX are back to where they were three weeks ago, before the ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED: “American Horror Story” Draws Shrieks of Ratings Delight

  AMERICAN HORROR STORY returned last night with a different storyline, setting and cast, and also brought along some new viewers to scare.  Last night’s Season 2 debut had what should end up as a 2.0 18-49 rating, ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “Hell On Wheels”

  HELL ON WHEELS:  Saturday 9PM on AMC HELL ON WHEELS has found a cozy spot for itself on Saturday nights, where the older audience available for TV-watching has given it comfortable total viewer numbers, if less impressi...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: FOX Backs Up the Pick-Up Truck

  FOX opted for stability today and renewed NEW GIRL, THE FOLLOWING, THE MINDY PROJECT and RAISING HOPE for next season.  The first two were no-brainers.  Even though New Girl isn’t the breakout smash the network h...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED’S PILOT REPORT: “Family Tools”

  FAMILY TOOLS –  Wednesday 8:30PM on ABC – Change the Channel   J.K. Simmons is one of our national character actor treasures, but he tests the bounds of our willingness to follow him anywhere with FAMIL...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “Unforgettable”

  UNFORGETTABLE:  Sunday 9PM on CBS – If Nothing Else Is On… You may already have forgotten UNFORGETTABLE.  It debuted in fall 2011 as one of CBS’s seemingly inexhaustible supply of procedurals, its par...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Covert Affairs”

  COVERT AFFAIRS:  Tuesday 10PM on USA   WHERE WE WERE:  At the CIA, where Annie Walker (Piper Perabo), the young, beautiful languages expert who supposedly works for the Smithsonian, is actually an agent.  (She me...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “The Crazy Ones”

  THE CRAZY ONES:  Thursday 9PM on CBS Previously… on THE CRAZY ONES:  Simon Roberts (Robin Williams), a genuine mad man and an advertising legend, and his more practical daughter Sydney (Sarah Michelle Gellar), ru...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

FRIDAY MAY 17 BOX OFFICE REPORT

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #20 of 2013 looks like $145 million for the top 12 films, somewhat above the same weekend last year but slightly below the four-year average for the weekend.  Star Trek Into Darkness op...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 4.25.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE ROOKIE slipped 0.02 to 0.37, THE ROOKIE: FEDS lost 0.03 to 0.24, and WILL TRENT was down 0.05 to 0.20. CBS:  The FBI franchise included the mothership up 0.02 to 0.43, FBI: INTERNATIONAL up a...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7/1/12

With 3 weeks to go until the London Olympics, NBC is already reaping some of the benefits of its coverage. NBC:  Nothing on the other networks could do more than tie the lowest-rated hour of last night’s US OLYMPIC TRIAL...
by Mitch Salem