Posts Tagged ‘spotlight’
 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Friday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 6.26.2015

  NETWORK UPDATE:  20/20 lost 0.1 and the rerun of HAWAII 5-0 gained the same in final numbers. CABLE RATINGS:  It was a tremendous day and night for Disney Channel, which had 4 of Friday’s top cable shows.  TE...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6.28.2015

  CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD faced some competition. 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), au...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 6.27-28.2015

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday June 27 and Sunday June 28, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Finale Review: “Nurse Jackie”

  “That’s not moving on, that’s moving in a circle,” said returning Dr. O’Hara (Eve Best) in tonight’s finale of NURSE JACKIE, and of course the statement applied to most of the 7 season...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “Happyish”

  It’s not as though HAPPYISH creator Shalom Auslander is unaware that many would consider his protagonists Thom and Lee Payne (Steve Coogan and Kathryn Hahn) to be whiny, tiresome, self-important narcissists–h...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Humans”

  HUMANS:  Sunday 9PM on AMC – If Nothing Else Is On… The sentient robot story gets another workout in HUMANS, AMC’s first import series.  It’s set in a barely futuristic England where “synt...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Premiere Review: “Falling Skies”

  FALLING SKIES:  Sunday 10PM on TNT FALLING SKIES had a premise that seemed like it should be able to run indefinitely:  a war against alien invaders fought mostly on the ground, as an allegory of the US Revolutionary W...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 6/28/15

  OPENINGS:  TED 2 (MRC/Universal) suffered a 16% Friday-to-Saturday drop, and is currently projected by its studio to have a $33M weekend, down 40% from the $54.4M start for the original Ted 3 years ago.  Overseas, Ted ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 6.28.2015

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Universal is the big gainer again this week, partly because of the forecast domestic total for Ted 2 added to the chart but mostly because of almost $300 million in overseas box office added to J...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekend Studio Estimates 6.26-28.2015

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #26 of 2015 now looks like $175 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, better than it looked yesterday and closer to hitting the norms for this weekend.  Jura...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: Saturday Ratings 6.27.2015

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+ s...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

FRIDAY 6.26.2015 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #26 of 2015 looks like $168 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, down slightly from the norm for this weekend.   Opening at 3,442 theaters Friday, Ted 2 from Universal is on...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6.26.2015

  Only the WOMENS WORLD CUP livened up a dull night. 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...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Ted 2″” Loses Some Stuffing, “Inside Out” and “Jurassic World” Duel For #1

  Seth MacFarlane’s moment, it seems, has passed.  The three years that followed the triumphant opening of the original Ted included his missteps as Oscars host and as live action star of A Million Ways to Die In th...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 6.25.2015

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only change from this morning’s numbers was a 0.1 bump for BIG BROTHER. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN dominated with its coverage of the NBA DRAFT, scoring 1.53 for the draft telecast itself (all...
by Mitch Metcalf