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NIELSENWAR: A Tale of Two Wins for NBC and ABC

  Note:  all ratings below are Live + Same Day 18-49 numbers , the ratings which experience has shown to be closest to the averages for viewers who watch within 3 days and DO NOT skip through commercials, the “C3...
by Mitch Salem
 
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UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK THURSDAY SCORECARD – 5/20/14

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The only change from this morning was a 0.1 increase for the 8PM DANCING WITH THE STARS clip show. TUESDAY CABLE:  The Miami/Indiana NBA PLAYOFFS game on ESPN came within an inch (at 3.2) of matching THE V...
by Mitch Salem
 
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2014-15 TV Season

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: SHOWBUZZDAILY’S Fearless Fall Ratings Predictions – Wednesday

  SHOWBUZZDAILY has taken a look at Monday and Tuesday, and now we’ll pay an early visit to next fall’s network TV Wednesdays and stick out our necks with some early ratings predictions.  As we’ve noted,...
by Mitch Salem
 
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UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SUNDAY SCORECARD – 5/18/14

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Merely 0.1 additions for the season finale of THE AMAZING RACE and AMERICAN DREAM BUILDERS. SATURDAY CABLE:  ORPHAN BLACK (BBCAmerica) remained at 0.2, although just thousandths of a ratings point from bei...
by Mitch Salem
 
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UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK MONDAY SCORECARD – 5/19/14

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE MAYA RUDOLPH SHOW didn’t start until 10:01PM, so it went down 0.1 while THE VOICE gained that much.  In terms of the future viability of a regular Maya Rudolph series (the special was more or...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED Season Finale Review: “Bones”

  Like a middle schooler suddenly realizing that final exams are around the corner, the mostly tired 9th season of BONES went into overdrive tonight to deliver a super-dramatic season finale. The season had inherited a bum...
by Mitch Salem
 
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2014-15 TV Season

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Fearless Fall Ratings Predictions – Tuesday

  We’re continuing with our 18-49 ratings predictions for the fall 2014 TV season.  As before, these predictions cover September 22 (the official start of the new season ) through December 7, and our views on the ne...
by Mitch Salem
 
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UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/16/14

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The SHARK TANK season finale rose 0.1 in final numbers.  All else remained as reported below. FRIDAY CABLE:  With no NBA Playoffs on tap, it was a quiet night, dominated by comedy reruns.  The only s...
by Mitch Salem
 
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2014-15 TV Season

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Fearless Fall Ratings Predictions – Monday

  Last week, the glamorous part of the network “Upfronts” took place, largely for viewer and media purposes:  hordes of new shows were announced, stars were trotted out, executives madly spun this past season&...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED Season Finale Review: “The Good Wife”

  There was so much going on in tonight’s finale of the sensational fifth season of THE GOOD WIFE, it felt at times like a 2-hour episode that had been forced at gunpoint to strip down to a single hour.  There was b...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED Season Finale Review: “Mr. Selfridge”

  MR. SELFRIDGE, which might as well be called “Downton Abbey Won’t Be Back For 10 Months, So What Else Are You Gonna Watch?”, concluded its second, very earnest season on PBS tonight.  World War I came ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Behind the Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 5/18/14

  OPENINGS:  Considering its 17% Saturday drop, GODZILLA (Warners/Legendary) may ease down a bit from its $93.2M weekend estimate when final numbers are released on Monday.  (It’s assuming a 30% Sunday drop, equal ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Pilot + 1

THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “Penny Dreadful”

  PENNY DREADFUL:  Sunday 10PM on Showtime Previously… on PENNY DREADFUL:  In 1890s London, a mysterious set of figures exist in a world where literature’s classic horror characters are as real as Jack the Ri...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED Review: “Saturday Night Live” with Andy Samberg

  It was inevitable that with Andy Samberg returning to SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE as host, tonight’s season finale would have the feel of an SNL class reunion.  The cameo guests were indeed plentiful:  Bill Hader, Kriste...
by Mitch Salem
 
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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Godzilla” Slightly Less Monstrous

  GODZILLA (Warners/Legendary) is proving to be a somewhat frontloaded hit, with preliminary numbers at Deadline and elsewhere showing a Saturday drop of 15-20%, down from $38.5M on Friday to $32-32.5M.  If that holds, it...
by Mitch Salem
 
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