Posts Tagged ‘spotlight’
 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “Westworld”

  “Interactive TV” is a phrase that’s been used many times in many contexts over the years, and HBO’s WESTWORLD provided a new way to look at the concept.  The first season of Westworld was–m...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Interstellar” Takes Friday, Battles “Big Hero 6″” For Weekend

  Hollywood bounced back swiftly from last weekend’s Halloween doldrums, thanks to a pair of A-level openings.  INTERSTELLAR (Par/Warners) is in line for a win on Friday, according to preliminary numbers at Deadline...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Friday 3.17.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK ticked up to 0.39, and 20/20 was up 0.05 to 0.32. CBS:  Night 2 of the NCAA TOURNAMENT featured primetime broadcast games at 0.82/0.71. NBC:  LOPEZ VS LOPEZ dipped 0.03 to 0.23, GRAND...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11.17.2014

  STATE OF AFFAIRS passed its first test last night, if not with flying colors. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-3...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 4.10.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICAN IDOL gained 0.03 to 0.56, and THE GOOD DOCTOR was up 0.06 to 0.35. CBS:  Back from a 2-week break, THE NEIGHBORHOOD fell 0.08 to 0.46, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA ticked down to 0.37, NCIS grew ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/27/13

Even without The Voice as an excuse, most networks headed downward. FOX:  AMERICAN IDOL continued to plunge, down half a ratings point to 3.1, which happens to be just 0.1 ahead of X Factor’s average last fall. ABC:...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

CHRISTMAS EVE BOX OFFICE UPDATE

: Because Christmas Day falls on a Sunday, box office figures are incomplete this morning.  As is usually the case with Christmas Eve, business was down across the board yesterday, and if we look to 2011 as a guide, the Sunday...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 5.3.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  ABC:  On a finale night, the season finale of THE CONNERS was at 0.45 (up 0.05 from last week and up 0.03 from last year’s finale), the series finale of THE GOLDBERGS was steady with last week at 0.30, the season ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: It’s Official – Leno Hands Over the “Tonight Show” Pink Slip to Jimmy Fallon

  Well, as TONIGHT SHOW transitions go, this one was relatively painless (so far).  NBC announced today what’s been an open secret for weeks:  in Spring 2014 (specific date TBD), after what’s sure to be an ex...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Weekly Sports TV Ratings 7.15-7.22.2019

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday July 15 through Sunday July 21, 2019.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+ live+same day).  Programs are...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: College Football Playoffs Survive the NYE Challenge

The College Football Playoff Semifinal games on New Year’s Eve provided some welcome news for ESPN and Disney, with both games up versus last year’s low levels (especially the afternoon window which was up +23% from last y...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Behind the US/Worldwide Box Office – 5.21.2023

  OPENINGS:  FAST X (Universal) arrived with $67.5M.  In the US, that was slightly below the $70M for F9, one of the first big-ticket movies to brave a wide pandemic-era release in May 2021.  In terms of the franchise a...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S SUNDAY/MONDAY CABLE RATINGS SCORECARD – 4/7-8/13

  SUNDAY HBO:  Westeros ruled the night, as GAME OF THRONES took the Sunday lead now that The Walking Dead and The Bible are done, down just a tick from last week’s premiere to 2.3, plus another 0.6 for the 10PM re-...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Exodus” Doesn’t Reach the Promised Land

  The holiday movie season is getting off to a very slow start this weekend–and since this is the same time last year when the 2d Hobbit opened to $73.6M, the early December date can’t be blamed for it.  (This...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekly Sports TV Ratings 6.12-6.18.2023

Here are the full week sports ratings for Monday June 12 through Sunday June 18, 2023. Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 200K Persons 2+ live+same day). Programs ar...
by Mitch Metcalf