Posts Tagged ‘tracking’
 

 

The Sked: Cable Ratings May 8-14

The NBA Playoffs are taking off for TNT, with Game 1 of the Western Conference semi-finals averaging a 3.1 rating with Adults 18-49 at 9:43 pm Monday (the Los Angeles Lakers getting pounded by the Oklahoma City Thunder).  Thre...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: PROMO WATCH — Update through March 26 & Why So Few Promos on CBS?

>The most recent Promo Watch numbers are based on prime time broadcast network programming between March 20 and March 26, with about 8 hours of programming sampled for each network over that period.  (Click “read mor...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

HUNGER GAMES/MAD MEN POP CULTURE APOCALYPSE MINUS 12 – “Hunger Games” Tracking

> Normally the universe of pop culture only allows for one giant event at a time, and not accidentally–they stay out of each other’s way.  You won’t find any major movies opening the same day as The Aveng...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE NUMBERS through March 4

>Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax joins the worldwide box office chart this week, already ranked #7 out of 45 films released the last three months, but that ranking is based on a current zero tally of overseas receipts.   Based ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: PROMO WATCH — through Wednesday October 26

>Grimm is now up to 240 promo seconds over the last week, and the return of Chuck has worked its way up to 75 seconds.  Now, NBC has to hold its breath that Texas wins tonight and ends the World Series.  Otherwise, th...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: PROMO WATCH — through Monday October 24

>Grimm is now up to 220 promo seconds over the last week.  The good news is that the network is standing behind the show and giving it all it has to give.  The bad news is that all that time is in little-watched progr...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: PROMO WATCH — through Sunday October 23

>NBC has given Grimm 205 promo seconds over the last week, a level that will be maintained or even increased throughout this week, leading up to the Friday launch.  NBC has to be encouraged by the 3.9 rating for the premie...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: PROMO WATCH — through Thursday October 20

> With its schedule in the #1 position and no new shows to launch, CBS had plenty of time to maintain its current schedule and celebrate the 60th anniversary of the CBS Eye logo throughout the night with brief montages of The E...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: PROMO WATCH — Through Wednesday October 19

>NBC is really turning on the heat to launch Grimm in its tough Friday night time period next week.  Over the last week, NBC has given 170 promo seconds to Grimm in our sampled shows, including a robust 55 seconds in ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: PROMO WATCH — Through Tuesday October 18

>On NBC, Grimm is now the network’s #1 promo priority, based on our sampling of programming over the past week.  Up All Night, which received almost a full minute of promo time in Parenthood last night, mov...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: PROMO WATCH — Through Monday October 17

>On ABC, Man Up!, Revenge and Once Upon a Time are now the top three on-air promotion priorities over the past week.  Of course, Man Up! and Once Upon premiere this week, and ABC is clearly standing behind Revenge, which h...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: PROMO WATCH — Update through Sunday October 16

>CBS promoted an incredible 18 different programs inside 60 Minutes Sunday night, with an average 15 seconds per promo.  With Andy Rooney out of the program, the network has more promo time in the hour until they reformat ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: PROMO WATCH — Update through Thursday October 13

>ABC’s Sunday dramas were the priority in last night’s Private Practice, although Pan Am remains in the middle of the pack of the ranking, looking at the entire week.  This would have to be considered a “...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: PROMO WATCH — Update through Wednesday October 12

>ShowBuzzDaily’s PROMO WATCH shows ABC is shifting into heavy support mode for Man Up!, which premieres next Tuesday.  The new comedy (which follows Tim Allen’s Last Man Standing) received multiple hits in the&...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: PROMO WATCH — Tuesday October 11 Update

>ShowBuzzDaily’s PROMO WATCH shows that FOX really has to suffer through the Postseason.  Last night FOX had to air two 30-second generic promos for the Postseason itself (no days and times mentioned, just FOX and TB...
by Mitch Salem