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HOLIDAY BOX OFFICE RECOVERS AFTER EARLY STUMBLE
January 1, 2023 by Mitch Metcalf After a very sluggish pre-Christmas start (down -36% from last year), this year’s key holiday period...


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Winter Woes at the Movies: A Look at Holiday Box Office Performance
December 23, 2023 by Mitch Metcalf The end of the year is normally a very busy time at cinemas, although this holiday season is starting...


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Streaming Giants Weigh Costs of Big Licensed TV and Movie Libraries
December 18, 2023 By Rick Porter Publication: The Hollywood Reporter Across the broader streaming landscape, that number is even...


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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM MEI
December 13, 2023 As we celebrate the holiday season, our team at Metcalf Entertainment Intelligence is delighted to share a special...


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BARBENHEIMER REVISITED: MOVIE PREFERENCES AROUND THE WORLD
December 11, 2023 by Mitch Metcalf Today’s Golden Globes nominations recalls the summer’s massive Barbenheimer phenomenon. Three of...


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FOOTBALL’S MASSIVE FOOTPRINT IN THE FALL
November 30, 2023 by Mitch Metcalf As NCAA College Football heads into its weekend of Conference Championships, let’s take stock of how...


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THANKSGIVING: STILL THE BROADCAST NETWORKS’ FAVORITE DAY
November 28, 2023 by Mitch Metcalf Thanksgiving Day remains a rare bright spot for broadcasting in America, with families and friends...


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PROGRAM GENRES – THE FOOD PYRAMID OF PROGRAMMING
November 20, 2023 by Mitch Metcalf PROGRAM GENRES. The chart below shows how the Combined National Viewing Index (871.4 million hours...


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U.S. TOTAL VIEWING INDEX: Streaming & Linear TV
November 16, 2023 by Mitch Metcalf Last week we introduced our very broad measure of television viewing behavior in the U.S. We started...


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DID YOU KNOW?
November 10, 2023 by Mitch Metcalf Keep coming back to this space for coverage of these exciting times in our business. If you find this...


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WORLD SERIES RATINGS VS CHAMPIONSHIP RATINGS FOR OTHER TEAM SPORTS
November 02, 2023 by Mitch Metcalf Game 5 of the 2023 World Series peaked at 14.3 million viewers last night around 10:45pm ET when the...


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MLB World Series Ratings Through Game 2: Not a Pretty Picture
October 31, 2023 by Mitch Metcalf The 2023 World Series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Texas Rangers is underway, and the...


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2023 World Series Ratings Preview: Analyzing the Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Texas Rangers Matchup
October 26, 2023 by Mitch Metcalf MLB’s World Series starts Friday on FOX with the Arizona Diamondbacks at Texas Rangers. While we don’t...


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Who Is Streaming Your Show?
October 20, 2023 - by Mitch Metcalf If you or your client has a show currently streaming, good luck relying on your streamer to...

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This Week's TV Ratings and Where We Go From Here
Classic TV Brands Stand the Test of Time: SNL, Survivor, 60 Minutes & NFL Sunday October 18th, 2023 - by Mitch Metcalf This week,...


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TV Industry Shock: Main Publisher of Daily Ratings Shutting Down as Networks Refuse to Share Numbers
June 27, 2023 By Roger Friedman Publication: Showbiz411 I have to thank the Mitch’s, who I’ve never met, for the yeoman service....


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It’s Oscar Weekend Once Again. But Does Anyone Really Care?
March 26, 2022 By Lisette Voytko Publication: Forbes “There’s going to be a lot of people holding their breath at ABC Monday morning,”...


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Why Actor And Filmmaker Edward Norton Wants To Be TV’s Data Oracle
May 20, 2022 By Marty Swant Publication: Forbes Better tech doesn’t necessarily mean a better understanding of audiences overall,...


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2021 NFL Draft first round averages 12.52 million viewers across ESPN/ABC/NFL Network, the second-hi
April 30, 2021 By Andrew Bucholtz Publication: Awful Announcing As per Mitch Metcalf at ShowBuzz Daily, ESPN’s draft coverage...


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Yankees-Red Sox sets new AL Wild Card Game viewership record, is most-watched MLB game on ESPN since
October 06, 2021 By Andrew Bucholtz Publication: Awful Announcing As per Mitch Metcalf at ShowBuzz Daily, the main ESPN TV broadcast...