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THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: ABC Trailer – “Betrayal”
Posted May 14, 2013 by Mitch Salem
BETRAYAL will be the latest inhabitant of ABC’s Sunday 10PM soap hour, trying to outdo such recent occupants as GCB, Red Widow, 666 Park Avenue and Pan Am. It stars Hannah Ware as the wife of a prosecutor who discovers too late that the man she’s having an affair with is the defense attorney […]
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THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: ABC Trailer – “Trophy Wife”
Posted May 14, 2013 by Mitch Salem
ABC has started putting up its Upfront trailers for the network’s new series, so we’re going to chime in with some instant impressions. As always, remember that a trailer isn’t necessarily a real sign of what a TV series will be (sometimes it’s not even a sign of what the pilot is). It’s the […]
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THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/13/13
Posted May 14, 2013 by Mitch Salem
Everyone wanted to see the Mother. CBS: The hugely-hyped season finale of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, which included the show’s biggest reveal, flew up 0.8 from last week to a 3.4. That was still below last season’s finale, but it was far higher than the show has done in recent weeks. The 2 […]
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UPDATED: THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: The New ABC Schedule – Grid & Instant Analysis
Posted May 14, 2013 by Mitch Salem
ABC needs to dig its way out of 4th place next season, and no one can say they’re not putting in the effort. Every night of the week in the fall will have be changed except Mondays, and the network is introducing a whopping 8 new series, which will definitely put a strain on […]
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Weekly Cable and Broadcast Rankings
Posted May 14, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf
Updated broadcast and cable programs for the week ending Sunday (and the previous week for comparison).
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The Sked: MONDAY Ratings Charts
Posted May 14, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf
Monday ratings. Original episode track
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Box Office Year to Date and Studio Scorecards
Posted May 13, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf
Looking at wide-release films in North America (those that play on at least 400 screens at some point), 2013 now totals just over $2.9 billion, down 13% from 2012 and down 6% from the prior four-year average 2009-2012. Each year-to-date period below is defined as the first Monday after New Year’s Day through the most […]
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THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: FOX Trailer – “Us & Them”
Posted May 13, 2013 by Mitch Salem
Currently TBD on the FOX schedule is US & THEM, an adaptation of the well-liked British comedy Gavin & Stacey. It stars the also well-liked Jason Ritter and Alexis Bledel as co-workers from different branches of the same company who finally meet and have to overcome the challenge of their wildly eccentric parents and […]