Posts Tagged ‘spotlight’
 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.27.2017

          NETWORK FINALS:  There were quite a few 0.1 adjustments in final numbers:  up for THE GREAT INDOORS, THE VOICE and the BIG BANG THEORY rerun, down for QUANTICO, TAKEN, JANE THE VIRGIN and th...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Pilot + 1 Review: “The Royals”

  THE ROYALS:  Sunday 10PM on E! Previously… on THE ROYALS:  The (fictional) British monarchy is a mess.  The Prince of Wales has died in mysterious circumstances, and the next in line to the crown is now his brot...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Beautiful Creatures”

  BEAUTIFUL CREATURES:  Watch It At Home – Many Witches, Little Magic BEAUTIFUL CREATURES can’t be dismissed as merely an overlong TV episode meant for the CW, but it never really comes together, either.  Ric...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 10.8.2017

  OPENINGS:  Coming into this weekend, the discussion about BLADE RUNNER 2049 (Alcon/Sony/Warners) was mostly about whether with its critical raves it could exceed expectations by 20% or so and become October’s #1 o...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.1.2018

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY and THE FOUR gained 0.1 in final numbers, while AP BIO and MOM lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   &...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED Series Premiere Review: “Witches Of East End”

  WITCHES OF EAST END:  Sunday 10PM on Lifetime – Potential DVR Alert The supernatural serial isn’t exactly a neglected genre on TV–this week alone brings the season debuts of American Horror Story and T...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED REVIEW: SNL With Christina Applegate

  There were a few moments in this week’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE where you could actually have mistaken it for a place that offers trenchant political satire.  That’s hasn’t been SNL‘s mode since Tina...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.2.2015

  NOTE TO READERS:  For the next several days, our afternoon cable posts will likely be in preliminary form first, updated with fully formated charts later.  There may also be some delays. UPDATE: Charts updated, now in...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Winter Olympic Ratings Update

Last night’s Winter Olympic coverage from Sochi on NBC averaged a preliminary 6.4 adult 18-49 rating from 8-11 pm. Events last night included: Women’s Super Combined, Men’s Moguls, and Men’s 1500m Short...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Friday Cable Originals – 8/15/14

  In addition to the shows below, note that the 2d episode of THE KNICK (Cinemax) didn’t make the chart (it was #43 of the night’s cable originals) with a 0.13 rating in 18-49s and 419K total viewers.  That ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.28.2020

        NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of NCIS: LA gained 0.1 in final numbers, and 48 HOURS lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHT...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Behind the Weekend US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 10/12/14

  Despite the new competition flooding in from all sides, GONE GIRL held on beautifully for its second consecutive weekend win. OPENINGS:  DRACULA UNTOLD (Legendary/Universal) earned $23.5M in the US, a fair result.  Dra...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 9.13.2020

  As was the case on Thursday, SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL returned big but not as big as it’s been. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11.8.2018

  A mixed bag of a night. 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 s...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

OSCARLAND: We Are Here

  Like presidential politics, the Oscar race doesn’t really stop anymore; one campaign gets underway before the last has even ended.  Argo had yet to collect its statuettes in February before we were already hearing...
by Mitch Salem