OPENINGS:  The east coast blizzard seems to have had less effect on the weekend box office than one might have assumed, considering that all the newcomers went up from Friday to Saturday, even though they were in typically front-loaded genres.  Their studio estimates have them bunched within a narrow $825K range for the weekend, […]

Monday ratings last night, last year and last week: NBC debuted Million Second Quiz to a 1.7 adult 18-49 rating last night, close to what American Ninja Warrior had been doing in the hour the past few weeks.  The show declined slightly from a 1.7 in the 8:00 half hour to a 1.6 at 8:30.  […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Once again boosted by an NFL Playoffs lead-in, AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS rose 0.09 from its last new episode to 0.81.  AMERICAN IDOL jumped 0.13 to 0.92, and THE ROOKIE was up 0.12 to 0.49. CBS:  60 MINUTES dropped 0.07 to 0.50, NCIS: LA was at 0.39/0.42 compared to last week’s […]

>Based on Wednesday-Friday numbers, Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1 will hold on to the #1 spot this weekend despite an anticipated precipitous drop, followed in second place by The Muppets.  The other kid-friendly openers, Arthur Christmas and Hugo, are fighting over table scraps.  The weekend is now looking like it will be down 11% from […]

  NOTE:  ABC ratings will likely be adjusted in finals to reflect local preemptions for a high-rated MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL game. 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 skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) […]

Monday ratings last night, last year and last week:

  BROADCAST FINALS:  Note that in much of the country, the primetime schedules were interrupted by news reports of the Texas school massacre. ABC:  HOLEY MOLEY rose 0.11 to 0.47, and THE CHASE was up 0.05 to 0.32.  A rerun WHO DO YOU BELIEVE was at 0.23. CBS:  The network pulled the scheduled season finale […]

> BREAKING DAWN PART 1:  Running $8M below New Moon at the parallel place in their runs, but with a slower rate of decline (at least until New Year’s Eve opens next week).  New Moon earned another $41M after the post-Thanksgiving weekend to end up at $296M in the US; Breaking Dawn 1 could make […]