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BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 3/31/13

  OPENINGS:  As usual with new arrivals, the eager studios behind GI JOE: RETALIATION (Paramount/MGM) have claimed a low Sunday decline (2d lowest in the Top 10), so the $41.2M weekend and $51.7M opening 4 days could slip...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2.14.2018

  Valentine’s Day was slow even for the WINTER OLYMPICS. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “The Walking Dead”

  Under showrunner Scott M. Gimple, this fifth season of THE WALKING DEAD became steadily better as drama than the series has ever been, drawing closer to deserving its phenomenal level of ratings as still (even after the ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/26/13

  There was no curtain call for Smash.   NBC:  SMASH‘s 2-hour exit was an ignominious one.  Although its 0.5 was up 0.1 from its last Saturday airing, it was very nearly the lowest-rated show on a low-rated holida...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK & OLYMPICS RATINGS SCORECARD – 2/6/14

  AFTERNOON UPDATE:  The WINTER OLYMPICS climbed 0.2 in final numbers, as did  THE BIG BANG THEORY.  AMERICAN IDOL and 2 1/2 MEN were both up 0.1, while THE MILLERS had the only drop, down 0.1. THURSDAY CABLE:  PAWN STARS ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

“MIDNIGHT IN PARIS” : Ah, Paree!

> Worth A Ticket; A tasty croissant from Woody Allen. Woody Allen interrupts the opening credits of his new comedy MIDNIGHT IN PARIS to insert a montage of lovely Paris locations.  I mention this because after more than 40...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Franklin & Bash”

  FRANKLIN & BASH:  Wednesday 9PM on TNT Wednesdays have become series reclamation night on cable.  Last week we had Necessary Roughness adding John Stamos for a new series setting and a bit of zing; now FRANKLIN &am...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 8.17.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Reruns at 0.36/0.29/0.29/0.30/0.30. CBS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.06 to 0.85, and THE CHALLENGE was steady at 0.42.  A SWAT rerun was at 0.20. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rose 0.07 to 0.61, a...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: Hobbits vs. Anchormen

  Early numbers at Deadline have ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES (Paramount) and THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (Warners/MGM) just about neck-and-neck at the Friday box office, both in the $8.5-9M neighborhood.  Ho...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Jack and Jill”





Our Review / 5 - Terrible
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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Parental Guidance”

  PARENTAL GUIDANCE – Not At Any Price – Stupefying “Family” Sitcom Too Little For the Big Screen This is said with all due respect to a pair of performers who have entertained millions for decades,...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: “3” Reaches Zero

  After just 2 episodes and less than a single week, CBS has yanked the disastrous dating show 3 from its schedule.  No one can blame it:  the show launched with a “special” airing on Thursday after Big Broth...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: CBS’s “Partners”

  PARTNERS: Monday 8:30PM on CBS – Worth A Look It’s impossible not to compare the new fall comedies PARTNERS on CBS and The New Normal on NBC.  Even though the CBS show is multi-camera and NBC’s is in s...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY EMMY AWARDS LIVE BLOG

7 Welcome to SHOWBUZZDAILY’s live coverage of the 2013 Emmy Awards!  Will this be the year Netflix storms the barricades with House of Cards?  Will the Academy decide it can love a sit-com as much as it does Modern Fami...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 1/8/17

  OPENINGS:  As we had forecast on Friday night, the margin of victory for the weekend box office was razor-thin, and we won’t really know who won until final numbers are released tomorrow.  For now, HIDDEN FIGURES...
by Mitch Salem