Posts Tagged ‘spotlight’
 

 

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Lucy” Holds Its Lead Over “Hercules”

  Allaying concerns about word of mouth, LUCY (Universal) held quite well in its 2d day of release, down 10% from Friday to $15M+ (better than some of the summer’s blockbusters, which fell 15% or more), according to ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio 4.10.2016

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Updated look at 2016 by studio.   YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2016 to date is now +3% above last year and now +8% above the average for this point the past f...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Suburgatory”

  When SUBURGATORY went on the air last season, it had a clear vision:  as the title suggests, it was a light but acerbic satire about the perils of living a few too many miles from New York City, reflected through the ga...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Winter Olympic Ratings Update

Last night’s final night of coverage from Sochi on NBC was in three parts.  Sochi Gold from 7:00-8:30 pm (mostly an excellent documentary on the still fascinating Nancy Kerrigan-Tonya Harding controversy in 1994) averag...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11.10.2015

  WICKED CITY became too bad to live. 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 ske...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11.25.2016

Only one show crossed the 1.0 threshold on a night of reruns and newsmagazines. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 1...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Fearless Fall Ratings Predictions – Tuesday

  We’re continuing with our 18-49 ratings predictions for the fall 2014 TV season.  As before, these predictions cover September 22 (the official start of the new season ) through December 7, and our views on the ne...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: Thor’s Mighty Hammer

  It was foretold by the gods of Marvel that THOR: THE DARK WORLD (Disney) would rule this weekend, and preliminary numbers at Deadline confirm that it will, with a $31M Friday (including $7.1M from Thursday night).  That...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/20/14

  Anybody want to debate the importance of a lead-in from The Voice? NBC:  For the second consecutive week, THE BLACKLIST had a reduced, non-Voice lead-in (this week it was the season premiere of HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT, its...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8/25/13

  The regular season hasn’t started yet, but the NFL is already in charge. NBC:  Per Mitch Metcalf, although preliminary numbers have the Sunday night NFL PRESEASON FOOTBALL game at a 2.1, we anticipate that final n...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 2.5.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  The network’s afternoon coverage of the PRO BOWL was at 0.89 (simulcast with ESPN).  Reruns at 0.51/0.44/0.23/0.19. CBS:  After 60 MINUTES at 0.55, the GRAMMY AWARDS were at 2.88, signific...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Update: 11.27.2015

    NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no adjustments from the preliminary Friday numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s primetime Baylor vs. TCU COLLEGE FOOTB...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Holiday Box Office Volume: through January 2

The 2014 holiday box office has pulled even with 2013 and remains somewhat above the average for the last decade or so. The top 10 films on Friday January 2, 2015 totaled a solid $51.9 million, somewhat above the average $48.7 ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “American Gods”

  It’s been fascinating to watch AMERICAN GODS play out side-by-side with David Lynch’s rebooted Twin Peaks on the past several Sunday nights, because Bryan Fuller (who created the TV version of Gods with Micha...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “The Good Place”

  To be sure, NBC’s THE GOOD PLACE hasn’t had much competition in the category of Most Imaginative Broadcast Sitcom this season.  (Really, there’s just The Last Man On Earth, which has been having a mono...
by Mitch Salem