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THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/14/12

>Viewers didn’t spend their Valentine’s Day evening watching network TV. ABC: The network pretty much left COUGAR TOWN to fend for itself in its season premiere, and it sank rather than swam. The only thing one can ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: “Walking Dead” Devours Ratings Records

> Whatever one’s reservations about the entertainment value of AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD, there’s no question that it’s a blockbuster.  Even airing against the highest-rated Grammy Awards in more than ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: ‘Luck”

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season:  a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may hav...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Oscar Nominations

>We'll have some analysis later (good news: Extremely Loud! Margin Call for Screenplay! Bad news: no Michael Fassbender? No David Fincher?), but for now, here's a link to the full list of Oscar nominees: http://oscar.go...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY @ SUNDANCE REVIEW: “Hello I Must Be Going”

> Sundance changed the way it kicks things off this year. Instead of a single high-profile Opening Night Film (which has almost always turned out to be a disappointment), the festival screened several smaller films. For those o...
by Mitch Salem
 
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The Sked: WEDNESDAY RATINGS January 18

>Complete ratings tracks will be updated later than usual.  But first, the main headlines.  American Idol returned from 8-10 pm with a preliminary 7.2 rating with Adults 18-49, down from a 9.7 on the same night last y...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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MLK Weekend Box Office — No Record

>There was some confusion about the total box office this weekend, as other sites (including deadline.com and thewrap.com) initially reported this MLK weekend was looking like it was on a record-setting pace.  ShowBuzzDail...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/15/12

> Football is like crack for TV networks. FOX:  The NY Giants/Green Bay playoff game was massive, and since it ran until 8:12PM on the east coast, the giant SIMPSONS number, currently a 6.8, will end up adjusted.  Giv...
by Mitch Salem
 
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HOLIDAY BOXOFFICE: EARLY MONDAY NUMBERS – 12/26/11

>Preliminary numbers from Dec. 26 suggest that while business, as expected, was higher than Christmas Day, momentum may have slowed a bit. Some highlights: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL (Paramount): The Monday bump...
by Mitch Salem
 
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HOLIDAY BOXOFFICE: SUNDAY STUDIO SCORECARD – 12/25/11

>It was an even merrier Christmas than the studios were anticipating, as most of the holiday openings zoomed up more than 100% from their Saturday grosses, with even more of an increase expected on Monday. MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE &...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/25/11

>Not surprisingly, on Christmas night America just wanted its football (and a little basketball). NBC: The network had a solid game with 2 marquee teams (Green Bay vs. Chicago) and zero new competition, and the result was its b...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/23/11

> Merry Christmas, CHUCK. NBC:  With the only original scripted hour of television on the networks last night, and facing nothing but repeats in its timeslot, Chuck‘s present was a 0.1 rise from last week, and the ne...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/20/11

> Ah, if only NBC didn’t have to program against those darn competitors all the time… NBC:  With repeats on every other network, the Peacock was able to garner a narrow win under its tree, even though its own r...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/19/11

> Limited competition did TERRA NOVA a limited amount of good. FOX:  The 2-hour season finale of TERRA NOVA, facing no original scripted competition on the night, will end up (depending on final rounding) matching or very ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/27/11

> With Thanksgiving over, we’re in the mix of original episodes, specials and reruns that mark December. ABC: ONCE UPON A TIME weathered its first preemption last week pretty well, falling a bit but still very comfortable...
by Mitch Salem
 
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