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SHOWBUZZDAILY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.5.2014

  Another new sitcom went nowhere last night. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment) Sunday, the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “The Strain”

  There’s a reason why B-movies aren’t 13 hours long, and that was demonstrated by THE STRAIN, a well-crafted horror thriller that nevertheless succumbed to monotony before its first season (it’s already ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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PREMIERING TONIGHT: SHOWBUZZDAILY Pilot Review – “Mulaney”

  MULANEY:  Sunday 9:30PM on FOX – Change the Channel MULANEY arrives with a fair amount of goodwill.  It’s a multicamera sitcom modeled after Seinfeld, and produced by Lorne Michaels.  Its creator/star, Joh...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 10/5/14

  It was a strong multiplex weekend all over the world this week, which was good news for Hollywood and its overseas equivalents. OPENINGS:  Although David Fincher is considered one of cinema’s heavy hitters, heR...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 10.5.2014

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Fox had a great week worldwide last week ($167 million worldwide), partly from the domestic release of Gone Girl this weekend but also from strong overseas returns for The Maze Runner.  Fox is ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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Weekend Studio Estimates 10.3-5.2014

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #40 of 2014 looks like $142 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, even better than yesterday’s estimate ($129 million) and now 37% above the norm for thi...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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The Sked: SATURDAY Ratings 10.4.2014

DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment) Saturday, the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adu...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Gone Girl” and “Annabelle” Race To the Wire

  Strong Saturdays for both GONE GIRL (20th) and ANNABELLE (New Line/Warners) suggest that no matter who claims victory on Sunday morning, we may not really know who’s won the weekend until final numbers are availabl...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY TV Review: “Saturday Night Live” with Sarah Silverman

  Two weeks is too soon to be a trend, but it’s been heartening to see the 40th season of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE rely more on original sketch ideas than franchise characters.  Of course, when building a weekly 90 minut...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Survivor’s Remorse”

  SURVIVOR’S REMORSE:  Saturday 9PM on Starz Because Starz only airs one scripted show at a given time, its identity tends to shift with whatever that series happens to be.  Recently it’s been fluctuating in ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Behind the Friday Box Office – 10/4/14

  On what’s shaping up to be a very good weekend for Hollywood, the two leaders showcase different kinds of hits. OPENINGS:  ANNABELLE (New Line/Warners) took Friday with $15.5M ($2.1M from Thursday night), which is...
by Mitch Salem
 
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FRIDAY 10.3.2014 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #40 of 2014 looks like $129 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, 25% above the norm for this weekend ($104 million).  A great start for the fall movie season. Opening at 3,014 th...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.3.2014

  Friday nights continue to be a dead zone for network TV. ABC:  SHARK TANK dominated the night at 1.8, down 0.1 from last week.  The season premiere of LAST MAN STANDING, though, was at 1.2, down 0.3 from last fall, and...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 10.2.2014

  NETWORK UPDATE:  ABC got its afternoon gift from Nielsen, as once again, every one of its shows gained in adjusted numbers, this time by 0.1 across the board.  The only other change was THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL settling...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.2.2014

  The night’s newcomers showed few signs of life. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment) Thursday, the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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