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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Elementary”

A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and the production of episodes for the regular season: a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may have ha...
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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Lorax”



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Our Review / 5 - Terrible
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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.5.2021

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for 20/20 and BLUE BLOODS.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGH...
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The Sked

The Sked: PROMO WATCH — through Sunday October 23

>NBC has given Grimm 205 promo seconds over the last week, a level that will be maintained or even increased throughout this week, leading up to the Friday launch.  NBC has to be encouraged by the 3.9 rating for the premie...
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Behind the US/Worldwide Box Office – 12.18.22

  OPENINGS:  This was the weekend of AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER (20th/Disney), and the epic’s launch was softer than widely expected at $134M in the US and $301M in all major overseas markets including China.  Box of...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Midseason Finale

THE SKED Fall Finale Review: “Once Upon A Time”

  It seems that for many viewers, ONCE UPON A TIME has become too conceptual for its own good.  The ratings, so robust just 2 seasons ago, have continued to sink (down another full ratings point this season), and while On...
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THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “The Marked Ones” Kicks Off 2014

  The franchise spin-off PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE MARKED ONES (Paramount) pulled in $1.2M at 10PM shows last night.  That was far below the $4.5M that Paranormal Activity 4 made on its Thursday in October 2012, but it was...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Reviews

THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Gossip Girl”

  GOSSIP GIRL:  Monday 9PM on CW WHERE WE WERE:  Blair (Leighton Meester) with Chuck (Ed Westwick), and then not.  Serena (Blake Lively) with Dan (Penn Badgley), and then not.  Mix, then repeat.  Other things happened...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/10/13

  Last night was Battle of the Canceled Shows. CBS:  Even though UNDERCOVER BOSS was up a robust 0.4 to 1.6 as a lead-in, the last episode of VEGAS only managed to hold even at 0.9.  The season finale of BLUE BLOODS was ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.4.2018

  A fairly stable night. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience sk...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED REVIEW: “Saturday Night Live” with Christoph Waltz

  You would have thought that if there was one SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE host who’d escape the cliche of a musical monologue, it would be Christoph Waltz, but you’d be wrong.  “Smile, Damn It, Smile” was...
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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Project Nim” – Planet of the Humans





Our Review / 5 - Terrible
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STATUETTE STAKES: The Oscar Race That Wasn’t

> This year’s Academy Awards have so far engendered the kind of enthusiasm and excitement usually associated with a suburban DMV office on a Tuesday afternoon.  People seem to be sullenly resigned to the inevitabilit...
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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 9.23.2016

  People missed MACGYVER. 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 skews (women 18...
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Articles

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/29/14

  AFTERNOON UPDATE:  Both CW shows edged up 0.1 in final numbers, giving ARROW a 1.1 and THE TOMORROW PEOPLE a healthy (for it) 0.7.  SVU also climbed 0.1 to 2.0, the first time it’s hit that mark in a while. WEDNESDAY...
by Mitch Salem
 
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