‘Operation Finale’ Tops Studios’ TV Ad Spending

In this week’s edition Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer claims the top spot in spending with “Operation Finale.”


Ads placed for the drama had an estimated media value of $4.04 million through Sunday for 968 national ad airings on 29 networks. (Spend figures are based on estimates generated from Aug. 20-26. Estimates may be updated after the chart is posted as new information becomes available.) MGM prioritized spend across networks such as TNT, CBS and ABC, and during shows including NFL Football, Big Brother and The $100,000 Pyramid.


Just behind “Operation Finale” in second place: Twentieth Century Fox’s “The Predator,” which saw 806 national ad airings across 30 networks, with an estimated media value of $2.97 million.


TV ad placements for Columbia Pictures’ “White Boy Rick” (EMV: $2.85 million), Lionsgate’s “Kin” ($2.66 million) and Warner Bros.’ “The Nun” ($2.55 million) round out the chart.


Notably, “The Predator” has the best iSpot Attention Index (135) in the ranking, getting 35% fewer interruptions than the average movie ad (interruptions include changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV).


Top Movie Commercials by Weekly TV Spend


Data provided by iSpot.tv


$4.04M – Operation Finale

Impressions: 362,330,234
Attention Score: 89.31
Attention Index: 62
National Airings: 968
Networks: 29
Most Spend On: TNT, CBS
Creative Versions: 17
Est. Lifetime TV Spend: $11.79M
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Started Airing: 07/26/18


$2.97M – The Predator

Impressions: 177,360,027
Attention Score: 95.68
Attention Index: 135
National Airings: 806
Networks: 30
Most Spend On: Adult Swim, TNT
Creative Versions: 4
Est. Lifetime TV Spend: $4.92M
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox
Started Airing: 06/08/18


$2.85M – White Boy Rick

Impressions: 142,890,080
Attention Score: 93.21
Attention Index: 98
National Airings: 294
Networks: 33
Most Spend On: CBS, NBC
Creative Versions: 4
Est. Lifetime TV Spend: $4.57M
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Started Airing: 06/06/18


$2.66M – Kin

Impressions: 177,834,322
Attention Score: 92.61
Attention Index: 90
National Airings: 456
Networks: 21
Most Spend On: Comedy Central, Univision
Creative Versions: 9
Est. Lifetime TV Spend: $3.67M
Studio: Lionsgate
Started Airing: 08/11/18


$2.55M – The Nun

Impressions: 238,742,972
Attention Score: 94.13
Attention Index: 112
National Airings: 678
Networks: 46
Most Spend On: NBC, CBS
Creative Versions: 12
Est. Lifetime TV Spend: $5.51M
Studio: Warner Bros.

Started Airing: 08/06/18


¹ Movie titles with a minimum spend of $100,000 for airings detected between 08/20/2018 and 08/26/2018.


* TV Impressions – Total TV ad impressions delivered for the brand or spot.


* Attention Score – Measures the propensity of consumers to interrupt an ad play on TV. The higher the score, the more complete views. Actions that interrupt an ad play include changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV.


* Attention Index – Represents the Attention of a specific creative or program placement vs the average. The average is represented by a score of 100, and the total index range is from 0 through 200. For example, an attention index of 125 means that there are 25% fewer interrupted ad plays compared to the average.