The Nielsens for September 6-12 are out and Clickbait holds Lucifer off the top spot, but it’s close We have the latest Nielsen data, and there’s a lot to talk about, Before we dive in, here’s what we predicted last week: We are very bullish (biased!) about Lucifer and expect season 6 to storm in at … >
Submarine based drama Vigil attracted a huge audience, making it the UK’s most watched new drama in three years The six-part submarine thriller’s first episode attracted an audience of 13.4 million viewers, making it the highest rated new drama launch across all UK channels since Bodyguard back in 2018. Vigil has been a hit with … >
It’s not yet released worldwide, but it seems the international James Bond box office takings are looking good for Daniel Craig’s final outing No Time To Die Several sources, including Variety, are reporting strong numbers for the latest James Bond. It seems the past four days have yielded $119 million across 54 market (we’d really like to … >
Clickbait dominates the latest Nielsens — but is that the only story? It’s another great week for Clickbait as it breaks through the billion minute barrier in the latest Nielsens, but are there any other stories lurking in the numbers? [If you can’t get your head behind one billion minutes, our guide will help] We dig deeper … >
The latest Nielsens are out and Clickbait is the new #1 — we dig deeper into the data We’ve been absorbing the Nielsen ratings for August 23-29 and Clickbait is the clear viewer’s choice (despite very mixed critical response), but as ever we’ve taken a deeper look into all the figures, then produced a narrative to … >
The Nielsens for August 16-22 are out and Outer Banks retains the #1 spot (just), Nine Perfect Strangers debuts and What If…? finally appears Outer Banks has held on to the top of the latest Nielsens, but not by much. There’s plenty more to cover, but first let’s remind ourselves of last week’s predictions: If Outer … >
Outer Banks holds the #1 in the Nielsens for the third week running, but we notice who isn’t there… We tried to come up with a clever reference to the Sherlock Holmes Dog in the Night, and failed. Instead we’ve just stuck to looking at the Nielsen data for the week Aug 9-15. First, let’s revisit … >
The Shang-Chi movie Legend of the Ten Rings launched this weekend and broke some box-office records in the US It’s widely reported (eg Entertainment Week) the new Marvel movie Shang-Chi Legend of the Ten Rings has had a good first weekend, exceeding expectations. While we’ve no official Disney statement (yet), the scale of the numbers is clear. At … >
Outer Banks owns the latest Nielsens as the top 10 looks fairly flat Last week’s Nielsens had Outer Banks charging straight in at #1, and for this week we predicted: Outer Banks looks good for the win, Virgin River should begin a downward drift, and we expect more churn, with Bosch in the firing line. General interest in … >
Outer Banks is a clear winner in the latest Nielsens, pushing recent champions Virgin River back into second place We have the Nielsen ratings for Jul 26 – Aug 1, and they have a few surprises. As a reminder, last week we predicted: Surely Virgin River has another week at the top, based on what we’ve seen, … >