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COMING SOON to SHOWBUZZDAILY!

> Complete coverage of television’s biggest event: the new season’s Upfront presentations for advertisers! We’ll have complete night-by-night analysis of the fall schedules for each network, starting the week ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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“SUPER” 8?

> Amid multiplying online reports, spearheaded by New York Magazine’s Vulture site, that Paramount’s SUPER 8 is tracking for a very soft opening this weekend at the box-office, the studio has decided to launch a ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’S 2011/12 PRIMETIME SCHEDULES

> Here at ShowbuzzDaily, we’ve had the guts–or maybe the madness–to predict all the network schedules, and the ratings for every Fall show, before any of them are officially announced!  Start programming ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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MOVIE SCHEDULING: Method to the Madness

> So how do certain movies end up on certain weekends?  There is an art and a science to the scheduling of approximately 150 wide-releases each year.  This is the first in an occasional look at the scheduling of movie...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: FOX

> THOUGHTS ON THE FOX SCHEDULE (AND OUR PREDICTIONS) FOX COMEDIES FOX DRAMAS ABC ANALYSIS     CBS ANALYSIS     NBC ANALYSIS     FOX ANALYSIS     CW ANALYSIS
by Mitch Salem
 
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NOW PLAYING: SHOWBUZZDAILY

> Today is the first day of operations for ShowbuzzDaily, and we are its humble proprietors, Mitch Metcalf and Mitch Salem.  We’ve been in the entertainment business for a long time (you can find out more by clicking...
by Mitch Salem
 
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“THE SKED” RESTORED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’S 2011/12 PRIMETIME TELEVISION SCHEDULE

> AS WE WERE SAYING BEFORE OUR SITE’S HOST SO RUDELY INTERRUPTED US… NBC, FOX, ABC, CBS and The CW will present their new shows next Monday-Thursday at star-studded events in New York, but there’s no reason you sh...
by Mitch Salem
 
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BROADWAY JOURNAL: “The Book of Mormon” and “The Mother____ With the Hat”

> As you see elsewhere on this page, ShowbuzzDaily isn’t just about movies.  And since, as it happens, Your Faithful Correspondent is in New York for the week, we’ll have a few days of thoughts about some of th...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: INSIDE THE WAR ROOM – THE ROOM AND THE BOARD

>The place where the scheduling team meets is usually an executive conference room in the network’s NY headquarters.  If you’ve ever seen a movie about network TV, you’ll know the magnetic board on which&...
by Mitch Salem
 
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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS MAY 9-15: A Flat Week Overall Compared to Last Year

>Again this week, strong weekday business allowed for a flat week year to year (despite the weekend portion being off 5% versus last year).  The year-to-date total is now down 13% from last year (after being off as much as...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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FRIDAY BOX OFFICE RESULTS COMING

>The full Friday Box Office Results post is coming.  First a few headlines.  The Help remains at #1 with over $14 million (a scant 2% decline from last weekend).  The Debt does fairly well and looks like almost $...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY NY THEATRE JOURNAL: “Other Desert Cities”

> Buzz has it that Jon Robin Baitz’s play OTHER DESERT CITIES is one of the frontrunners for this year’s Best Play Tony Award, and it’s easy to see why. (Let’s leave aside the fact that so few new plays ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS JUNE 3-5: Slight Adjustment

>X-Men: First Class now has an accurate screen count and updated critical response.  The prequel has been adjusted downward a tick but will still lead the weekend, which will be up significantly over the same weekend last ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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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 ...
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THE SKED: “Game” Keeps The Throne

>The numbers are remaining very impressive for HBO’s smash hit GAME OF THRONES. Last night’s Episode 2 rating was only down 2-3% from the series-record season premiere the previous week. That’s better than the...
by Mitch Salem
 
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