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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 9/20/12

For NBC, the preseason was nice while it lasted. NBC:  The network launched its Thursday line-up last night against little or no competition from 2 of the other networks…. and fell off a cliff.  THE OFFICE, the last rem...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Behind the US/Worldwide Box Office – 6/19/16

  OPENINGS:  FINDING DORY (Pixar/Disney) had a 17% Saturday drop, which is on the high side for an animated blockbuster (Inside Out fell 10% on its 2d day, Monsters University was down 6%, and Minions 16%).  That suggest...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: New Fall Show On-Air Promotion — Update through Sep 11

>With network on-air promotion activity tracked in hit summer shows (those near or above a 2.0 Adult 18-49 rating) for about seven weeks since mid-July, the networks’ promotional priorities are summarized below....
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/15/12

>REVENGE… not so sweet.ABC: It was finally time for Revenge to wind itself back around and reach the flashforward that started the pilot, climaxing the series’ initial plotline, but viewers weren’t all that in...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Midseason Premiere

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Recovery Road”

  RECOVERY ROAD:  Monday 9PM on Freeform (Episodes 1-3 available via VOD/streaming) – If Nothing Else Is On… If the idea of rebranding ABCFamily as Freeform was to escape the network’s flavor of earnest ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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2014-15 TV Season

NIELSENWAR 2014-15 Trailer Review: ABC’s “Cristela”

  CRISTELA:  Friday 8:30PM on ABC THE FACTS:  The Hollywood American Dream:  Cristela Alonzo is a Latina comic who wrote (with Kevin Hench) a family comedy pilot script loosely inspired by her own life, about a young wo...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: Night Falls Swiftly For “Monday Mornings”

  Cable didn’t prove the cure for David E. Kelley’s recent ratings ills.  The debut of MONDAY MORNINGS only managed an anemic 1.34M viewers last night, about 40% of what the premiere for FX’s The America...
by Mitch Salem
 
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BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 5/12/13

  Mothers Day made for a happy holiday at the multiplex. OPENINGS:  The Marketing department did its job extremely well, and THE GREAT GATSBY (Warners) overperformed to the tune of $51.1M for the weekend.  However, the 9...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6/13/13

  Nothing last night came close to basketball. ABC:  Per Mitch Metcalf:  NBA FINALS GAME 3 came to life last night with a 5.8 unadjusted fast national rating with adults 18-49.  We are estimating that rating will go up to ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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BIJOU BOXOFFICE: “Breaking Dawn” Breaks From the Gate – 11/18/11

> The Hollywood Reporter has preliminary Friday numbers suggesting that BREAKING DAWN PART 1 will gross $65-75M for the day, including $30.3M in Thursday midnight showings.  Even at the high-end, that would make Breaking D...
by Mitch Salem
 
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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Maze Runner” Races Past “Tombstones,” “Leave You”

  It’s looking like another dim weekend at the box office.  According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, THE MAZE RUNNER (20th) will easily race past its weak competition.  With $11M on Friday (that includes $1.1...
by Mitch Salem
 
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The Sked

The Sked: PROMO WATCH — Update through Wednesday October 12

>ShowBuzzDaily’s PROMO WATCH shows ABC is shifting into heavy support mode for Man Up!, which premieres next Tuesday.  The new comedy (which follows Tim Allen’s Last Man Standing) received multiple hits in the&...
by Mitch Salem
 
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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Shazam” Solid, “Pet Sematary” OK, “Best of Enemies” Soft, “Dumbo” Crashes

  By superhero movie standards, SHAZAM (DC/New Line/Warners) was moderately priced, with around $225M in production/marketing costs.  Preliminary numbers at Deadline put its opening day at $20M (including $5.9M from Thurs...
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Reviews

THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “Mad Men”

  MAD MEN:  Sunday 10PM on AMC Fresh episodes of MAD MEN will likely still be airing more than a year from now, so all the obituaries for the series that have been appearing lately run the risk of sounding like “Gen...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Friday 9.9.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE CON was at 0.28, followed by 20/20 at 0.32. CBS:  SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION rose 0.07 to 0.25, followed by reruns at 0.18/0.18. NBC:  COLLEGE BOWL was at 0.24/0.25, followed by a DATELINE ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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