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BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 6/30/13

  OPENINGS:  The $40M weekend estimate for THE HEAT (20th) makes more sense than it did last night, now that the movie’s Saturday is being reported as a 6% increase rather than a 5% drop.  (But always be suspicious...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Devious Maids”

  DEVIOUS MAIDS:  Sunday 10PM on Lifetime Previously… on DEVIOUS MAIDS:  A quintet of maids toil for the vapid, selfish, and sometimes downright evil well-to-do of Beverly Hills.  Carmen (Roselyn Sanchez) hopes co...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Dexter”

  DEXTER:  Sunday 9PM on Showtime Here we are, once again at the outset of the declared final season for a long-lived, successfully distinctive TV series.  The conclusion of DEXTER won’t compare to the upcoming end...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6/30/13

  A definition of pathetic:  the combined rating for the four broadcast networks last night sunk below a 4 rating with adults 18-49, down 33% from the same night last year. CBS:  For what it’s worth, a 1.1 average ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: Early Weekend Cable Ratings – “Dexter,” “Ray Donovan,” “Anna Nicole” All Score

  Fans are already starting to miss their favorite serial killer, as DEXTER had the best launch of its run with last night’s Season 8 premiere.  The show had 2.5M viewers, up 100,000 from Season 7’s premiere.�...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Pilot Reports

THE SKED SERIES PREMIERE REVIEW: “Siberia”

  SIBERIA:  Monday 10PM on NBC-Worth A Look SIBERIA holds onto its conceit for a very long time.  Until the closing minutes of tonight’s series premiere, the show presents itself as being what it’s pretending...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED SERIES FINALE REVIEW: “The Goodwin Games”

  THE GOODWIN GAMES probably should have been a movie.  Its extremely high-concept premise–three estranged siblings come back to their hometown after their father’s death, forced to solve a series of posthumou...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Pilot + 1

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Under the Dome”

  UNDER THE DOME:  Monday 10PM on CBS Previously… on UNDER THE DOME:  Well, there’s a giant freaking dome.  One peaceful Sunday afternoon, it suddenly came down over Chester’s Mill, Maine, enveloping t...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7/1/13

  The place to be last night was again Under the Dome. CBS:  UNDER THE DOME was by far the night’s biggest show, although it fell half a point from last week’s giant premiere to 2.8.  The Stephen King series ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY FILM REVIEW: “The Lone Ranger”

  THE LONE RANGER:  Not Even For Free – The Silver Bullet Is Self-Inflicted Disney’s reluctance to produce THE LONE RANGER is well-documented; the studio even shut down the production shortly before shooting w...
by Mitch Salem
 
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TUESDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: Hi-Yo, “Despicable”! But No Fireworks For “Lone Ranger”

  The 4th of July extended “weekend” box office got underway last night at 7PM with screenings of DESPICABLE ME 2 (Universal) and THE LONE RANGER (Disney).  (Note:  there were also 10PM screenings of the Kevi...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7/2/13

  As people began to find other ways to spend their holiday week, it was a lousy night for network television. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT was the highest-rated show of the night with a 2.3 and gave NBC the win, but ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Current Release

SHOWBUZZDAILY FILM REVIEW: “Despicable Me 2”

  DESPICABLE ME 2:  Watch It At Home – Good-Hearted If Unexciting Sequel For the Kids Despicable Me was far from the most ambitious or striking animated feature of the last few years, but it was definitely cute.  I...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED FRI-TUES CABLE RATINGS SCORECARD: 6/28 – 7/2

  FRIDAY STARZ:  MAGIC CITY regained some older viewers, rising back to 450K in total, but it continues to barely register with 18-49 year-olds, with only about 25% of its audience in that age group, giving the show an 0....
by Mitch Salem
 
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UPDATED WEDNESDAY BOX OFFICE

  Note:  Updated With Official Wednesday Studio Estimates It’s going to be a sensational holiday for DESPICABLE ME 2 (Universal).  he sequel had the third-best opening day for any animated movie ever with $34.3M on...
by Mitch Salem
 
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