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THE SKED: Premiering Tonight

Posted June 24, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> Click below for reviews of tonight’s premieres: SUITS (USA) review WILFRED (FX) review

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THE SKED: 9021–Out

Posted February 28, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  CW has clarified that the May 13 episode of its rebooted 90210 will be its series finale, not just the end of its 5th season.  Although CW likes to give its veteran shows a farewell lap on the way out (as Gossip Girl had earlier this season), 90210 earned its abrupt exit with ratings […]

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“Transformers” Boxoffice Update

Posted July 1, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> Early numbers for Thursday have TRANSFORMERS:  DARK OF THE MOON adding $21.5M to its boxoffice, making a total of $64.7M since Tuesday evening.  Comparing the Transformers movies isn’t apples to apples, because the first played a full day on its opening Tuesday, and the second didn’t begin until 12:01AM on Wednesday.  As of now, […]

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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 6.13-14.2015

Posted June 15, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday June 13 and Sunday June 14, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Click here for a look at sports ratings from the same weekend last year. NBA Playoffs […]

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THE SKED @ PALEYFEST 2013: “Nashville”

Posted March 9, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  Whether because of deliberate stonewalling by NASHVILLE producers and cast, or because, as series creator Callie Khouri suggested, the scripts are so far behind that they don’t know themselves how the season will end–or a mixture of both–there were no disclosures at all at today’s PaleyFest session for the show about what will happen […]

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Box Office Footnotes – 7/8/11

Posted July 9, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> Full weekend drops can be expected to hit a little harder than usual this week, because last week’s holiday weekend boosted Sunday receipts. TRANSFORMERS 3 had a second Friday about midway between those of its two predecessors ($14.9M compared to $10.8M and $18M, respectively), with a decline that was slightly worse than, but in […]

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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 6.27-28.2015

Posted June 29, 2015 by Mitch Metcalf

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday June 27 and Sunday June 28, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. Click here for a look at sports ratings from the same weekend last year. Golf PGA: […]

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Box Office Year to Date: 2013 Remains On Its Sluggish Track

Posted March 18, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Ten weeks into 2013, the North American box office continues to track as a B-level year (nearly identical to 2008 and 2011), well below recent A-level years (2009, 2010 and 2012).  To date, 2013 totals $1.528 billion for wide-release films, while 2008 was $1.519 billion at this point and 2011 was $1.482 billion. The stronger […]

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