Posts Tagged ‘spotlight’
 

 

Weekend Studio Estimates MAY 16-18

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #20 of 2014 now looks like $171 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, somewhat less than the $177 million estimate yesterday but still up 17% from the norm for...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 5.4.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Returning from an off-week, STATION 19 ticked up to 0.51, and GREY’S ANATOMY was up 0.02 to 0.45.  20/20 was at 0.23.  CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON gained 0.03 to 0.55, GHOSTS ticked up to 0.50, S...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.22.2020

        NETWORK FINALS:  The 9PM ALMOST FAMILY lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NAACP IMAGE AWARDS ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES August 3-5

The weekend is looking almost exactly like it appeared yesterday with Total Recall and especially Diary of Wimpy Kid 3 struggling to make an impact, while The Dark Knight Rises holds on at #1.   The ShowbuzzDaily Domesti...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOXOFFICE: 4/26/13

  OPENINGS:  PAIN & GAIN (Paramount) is a “relationship” movie, not in the sense of the relationships between the movie’s characters (oh God, no), but the relationship between the studio and its dire...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 9/18/12

NBC’s preseason continues to play out well. NBC:  GO ON has yet to face any real competition, but it held well with a 3.3 last night, and the episode was better structured than last week’s, with one central Matthew...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday September 14 and Sunday September 15, 2013. (The 56 markets out of 210 total cover about 70% of the US television ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Blade Runner 2049″” Slow, “My Little Pony” & “Mountain Between Us” Moderate

  BLADE RUNNER 2049 (Alcon/Sony/Warners) was a high-risk bet, with roughly $300M in production and worldwide marketing wagered on an extremely serious 164-minute sequel to a 35-year old film that only became legendary afte...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED REVIEW: “Saturday Night Live” with Louis CK

  Louis CK’s last visit to host SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE in 2012 was one of the show’s best recent episodes, and now that his signature Louie is resuming (finally!) on FX in May, he came back tonight for a return en...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 7.29-30.2017

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday July 29-30, 2017.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport and r...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 3.10.2019

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Here is an updated look at the 2019 film slates by studio. BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2019 is still -24% below last year’s comparable span and now -17% below the avera...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED Season Finale Review: “Sirens”

  A return visit to SIRENS after having seen its initial episodes revealed that the series, produced and co-created (with Bob Fisher) for US television by Denis Leary, had become even more like Rescue Me without fires, now...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

AUDIENCE MAP: CW Primetime

The AUDIENCE MAP series continues with a look at the detailed demographics for The CW’s primetime schedule for this season to date.  As a reminder, the audience shares for 30 distinct gender-age groups are displayed for ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “42”

  42:  Watch It At Home – The Hallmark Baseball Hall of Fame It may well be that 42 is the Jackie Robinson movie audiences want.  It’s a straightforward, handsomely-produced, inspirational telling of a genuin...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/1/13

  The nasty parade of season and series lows continued last night. FOX:  AMERICAN IDOL crossed 2 ugly milestones last night.   Its 2.8 rating (down half a point from last week), apart from being an all-time Wednesday lo...
by Mitch Salem