Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #21 of 2015 now looks like $143 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, significantly below the norm for this weekend.  A definite clunker Memorial Day Weekend at the box office. Opening at 3,972 theaters Friday, Tomorrowland from Disney is on track for a $32.2 million opening three-day weekend (better than it looked yesterday […]

> America knows what it wants this holiday season:  a flying middle-aged reindeer and lots of lingerie models! CBS:  RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER first aired (on NBC) in 1964, and 47 years later, it’s still going strong.  Its 4 rating easily won the 8PM time period.  (Here’s a fun fact about Rudolph, courtesy of Wikipedia:  […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE was at 0.71, and CLAIM TO FAME was at 0.36. CBS:  Reruns at 0.29/0.27/0.27. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT ticked down to 0.73, followed by a PASSWORD rerun at 0.31. FOX:  TMZ INVESTIGATES was at 0.31. CW:  LEONARDO held at 0.07, and DEVILS ticked down to 0.03. TELEMUNDO:  TOP CHEF […]

> With reruns and holiday specials occupying most of the airwaves, NBC was able to grab a rare non-Sunday win. NBC:  The Peacock was the only network airing original scripted programming, and although CHUCK and GRIMM were each a bit down (to 0.9 and 1.5, respectively), that was enough, combined with DATELINE‘s 1.3, to take […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK dropped 0.06 to 0.42, and 20/20 ticked down to 0.31. CBS:  After a special THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT at 0.32, reruns were at 0.21/0.24. NBC:  COLLEGE BOWL gained 0.03 to 0.25, and DATELINE was up 0.02 to 0.35. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN fell 0.09 to 0.54. CW:  Reruns […]

DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2). ###

> Disclaimer:  Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall.  Pilots are often reedited and rescored, and in some cases even recast or reshot.  So these critiques shouldn’t be taken as full TV pilot reviews, but rather as a guide to the general style and content […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC: THE CONNERS gained 0.05 to 0.56, THE GOLDBERGS edged up 0.02 to 0.41, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY rose 0.07 to 0.55, HOME ECONOMICS was up 0.03 to 0.39, and BIG SKY climbed 0.08 to 0.31. CBS:  SURVIVOR surged 0.09 to 0.76, THE REAL LOVE BOAT fell 0.07 to 0.19, and THE AMAZING RACE […]