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

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...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7/22/12

Apparently Sunday is a better night for romance. ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE benefited from having its season finale moved from Monday night to Sunday, scoring a 3.0 that was up from last year’s (Monday) finale by 0.3, and pr...
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THE SKED: NBC Summer

> NBC, for whom this season cannot end too soon, has added a few summer premiere dates to its schedule: Monday May 21 9PM:    AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR – reality competition series that will air both on NBC an...
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ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT: June 27 Update

>As Dandy Don Meredith used to sing on ABC’s Monday Night Football, “Turn out the lights, the party’s over.”  It’s looking grim for Team Metcalf as Team Salem’s lead remains a hefty $239...
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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY FIRST ANNUAL SUMMER MOVIE BLOCKBUSTER DRAFT!

> Here at ShowbuzzDaily, we like to think that we’re smarter than anyone else.  But more importantly, we like to think we’re smarter than each other.  So the two of us here (Mitch Metcalf and your humble n...
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THE BIJOU RETROSPECTIVE: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1)”

> When the announcement was made that Warner Bros would split HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS into 2 full-length movies, there was a certain amount of cynicism about studio greed–and, indeed, why not pick up an extra...
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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Horrible Bosses”

  HORRIBLE BOSSES – Watch It At Home:  Doesn’t Earn A Raise   A comedy can get away with not being very good as long as it’s funny, and HORRIBLE BOSSES delivers some laughs.  Most of those come fro...
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ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT August 10 Update

>With over $3 billion of summer box office through Wednesday, only $53 million separates Teams Metcalf and Salem.  Metcalf’s slate of movies leads with $1.59 billion versus $1.54 billion for Salem’s.  Only...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW: Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight”

  If THE DARK KNIGHT had no superhero or comic book trappings–if The Joker were scarred but not hideously made up, and Batman were a bit lower-tech and merely disguised rather than wearing a cowl and cape–Chris...
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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Avengers”



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Our Review 3 / 5 - Above Average
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THE SKED: Summer Broadcast Ratings Update

>The broadcast week just concluded (July 18-24) had virtual parity between the four major broadcast network.  A mere two-tenths of a rating point separated first from fourth place, continuing a trend we have seen all summe...
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The Sked: Olympic Ratings through Night 13 and Preview of “Go On”

A very good night on NBC last night for the final Wednesday from London, a preliminary 9.2 rating with Adults 18-49 in prime time.  The number will easily rise to a 9.5 in the official nationals, blowing away the previous high...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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The Sked: Olympics Ratings — Averages through Eight Nights

And so it begins.  As the competition turns away from the pool and the gymnastics arena to the track & field stadium, the nightly ratings begin to drift down.  Last night looks like an 8.1 rating with Adults 18-49 in the ...
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The Sked: Olympic Ratings — Night 14

On a night that featured gold medal victories for US women’s soccer, women’s water polo and men’s decathlon (none of which are particularly TV-friendly events), NBC Olympic coverage in prime time averaged a pr...
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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” – Toy Story 3





Our Review / 5 - Terrible
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