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UPDATED 4TH OF JULY BOX OFFICE: “Despicable Me 2” Drops, “Lone Ranger” Holds Steady (and Low)

NOTE: This Post Has Been Updated With Actual Studio Estimates Typically Independence Day itself is a relatively quiet day for moviegoing, because audiences have other things to do, and DESPICABLE ME 2 (Universal) fell ...

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BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: 7/5/13

It’s a best of times, worst of times kind of weekend for the newcomers. OPENINGS: DESPICABLE ME 2 (Universal) is everything its makers could have wanted at the box office. With a $30.2M Friday, it should have $...

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BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: 7/6/13

OPENINGS: DESPICABLE ME 2 (Universal) had an even better weekend overseas than it did in the US, with $88.8M (in 45 markets, with plenty more major ones to come) vs $82.5M. (Of course, in the US it also had the benef...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s State of the Studio: Disney

The calendar may have us at barely mid-July, but for the major movie studios, the summer season has already peaked. The would-be, sometimes-are blockbusters have been arriving since the first weekend in May, and althou...

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THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7/7/13

Another ugly Sunday for the networks. Collectively, the not-so-big 4 were down 5% from the same night last year. CBS: Proving again that there’s no such thing as bad publicity, BIG BROTHER has gotten extra atte...

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THE SKED FALL PILOT REPORT: CBS’s “The Crazy Ones”

THE CRAZY ONES: Thursday 9PM on CBS starting Sept. 26 – Worth A Look Well, we know David E. Kelley has been watching Mad Men. A key scene in the pilot for his new comedy THE CRAZY ONES, which is set at an ad ag...

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THE SKED: A Good Night For Showtime as “Dexter” & “Ray Donovan” Rise

It’s encouraging when the ratings for a new series rise off a much-hyped premiere, and RAY DONOVAN managed that last night (in total viewers, at least–we don’t yet have any demo information), up from 1....

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s State of the Studio: Warner Bros.

We’re continuing our midsummer look at how Hollywood’s studios are faring in 2013. Yesterday we scrutinized Disney, and today our gaze is fixed on Warner Bros. It’s been a tumultuous summer at Warners...

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THE SKED PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Siberia”

SIBERIA: Monday 10PM on NBC Previously… on SIBERIA: What’s worse than being on yet another reality TV competition show? Being on one where unknown creatures are trying to kill you. The contestants on ...

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THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7/8/13

Under the Dome is still the place to be on Mondays. CBS: UNDER THE DOME slipped again, down 0.2 from last week, but it remains one of the biggest hits of the summer with a 2.7 rating. That more than doubled the line-up&#...

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What Are Legendary, Dune and RatPac and Why Should We Care?

There is tumult in the movie business, we’re told. Reports warn that several studios as we know them are about to undergo seismic change for years to come. And why? Because Legendary Entertainment may shift i...

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THE SKED: “Ray Donovan” Fixes Itself A 2d Season

Showtime’s RAY DONOVAN survived Sunday’s arrival of The Newsroom on HBO with minimal damage (down by 0.1 in 18-49s to 0.5, and by 100,000 total viewers to 1.45M), and the network rewarded the Liev Schreiber d...

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PREMIERING TONIGHT – THE SKED SERIES PREMIERE REVIEW: CW’s “Reign”

Read All Our Fall Pilot Reports here. REIGN: Thursday 9PM on CW – Potential DVR Alert The CW is often–and rightly–considered a network of very limited ambitions, with just two modes of operation: ro...

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THE SKED NETWORK SCORECARD – 10/16/13

The night’s new shows still aren’t catching on. ABC: BACK TO THE GAME was given a particularly strong lead-in with a TOY STORY OF TERROR special that had a 3.0, up 0.8 from last week’s The Middle. Still...

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THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7/9/13

Last night’s numbers were generally slightly up from last Tuesday, but still minimal. NBC: AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rose 0.1 to 2.5, enough to win the night. Similarly, a new episode of OFF THEIR ROCKERS was ...

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UPDATED 4TH OF JULY BOX OFFICE: “Despicable Me 2” Drops, “Lone Ranger” Holds Steady (and Low)

BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: 7/5/13

BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: 7/6/13

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s State of the Studio: Disney

THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7/7/13

THE SKED FALL PILOT REPORT: CBS’s “The Crazy Ones”

THE SKED: A Good Night For Showtime as “Dexter” & “Ray Donovan” Rise

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s State of the Studio: Warner Bros.

THE SKED PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Siberia”

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7/8/13

What Are Legendary, Dune and RatPac and Why Should We Care?

THE SKED: “Ray Donovan” Fixes Itself A 2d Season

PREMIERING TONIGHT – THE SKED SERIES PREMIERE REVIEW: CW’s “Reign”

THE SKED NETWORK SCORECARD – 10/16/13

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7/9/13

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