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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.19.2016

Posted August 22, 2016 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  OLYMPICS coverage jumped 0.8 to 5.5 in finals, but the special post-games SUPERSTORE fell 0.3 to 3.0, and by its final 15 minutes, it was down to 2.6.  That’s still a good number for SUPERSTORE, but it’s unlikely to get near that in its regular timeslot. Elsewhere, as expected, […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD 4.12.2015

Posted April 13, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

  AD held up fairly well without an Easter Sunday boost. 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). Ratings […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD 5/27/12

Posted May 27, 2012 by Mitch Salem

    Don’t hold your breath for Men In Black 4.   OPENINGS:  The US 3-day weekend numbers on MEN IN BLACK 3 (Sony) are in accord with last night’s lackluster preliminary estimate of $55M.  Sony is predicting $70M for the full holiday weekend, which may be a stretch, as it would allow for only […]

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BIJOU BOXOFFICE: Early Friday Report 12/16/11

Posted December 17, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> Uh oh. Deadline has what are admittedly very preliminary numbers for Friday’s boxoffice.  But if they hold, this holiday season may not be a festive one for Hollywood.  SHERLOCK HOLMES:  GAME OF SHADOWS appears to be headed for a $16M Friday (including a little over $1M from midnight screenings), which would likely mean around […]

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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES July 20-22: Dark Knight Rises Update

Posted July 22, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

The Dark Knight Rises cooled to $45.6 million Saturday, down 39% from $75.1 million late-Thursday/Friday.  (In 2008, The Dark Knight dropped 29% on Saturday from Thursday/Friday, $47.7 million from $67.2 million.)  The opening weekend is now looking like an unofficial $161 million.  This would be the #3 opening all-time (behind #1 Marvel’s The Avengers at […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD 9.4.2017

Posted September 5, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

  A drop for ABC. 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). Ratings analysis and comparisons follow the chart. […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.18.2020

Posted November 19, 2020 by Mitch Salem

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were 0.1 bumps in final numbers for THE GOLDBERGS, both hours of THE AMAZING RACE, CHICAGO FIRE, and THE MASKED SINGER.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN listed its NBA DRAFT ratings in segments at 1.10/0.67/0.39.  Cable news was […]

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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.18.2017

Posted October 19, 2017 by Mitch Metcalf

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE GOLDBERGS, SURVIVOR and SEAL TEAM gained 0.1 in final numbers, but CRIMINAL MINDS lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Wednesday cable was once again all about sports, with the MLB PLAYOFFS on top, TBS’s NLCS game at […]

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