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SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “Better Call Saul”

  BETTER CALL SAUL reminds us that a gripping tale about well-drawn characters can hold audiences even if it’s not the story they thought they wanted to see.  Although it’s an off-shoot of Breaking Bad, Saul r...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 9/19/12

CBS had an exit and an entrance last night, neither of them very impressive. CBS:  SURVIVOR: PHILIPPINES  debuted with 3.1, down 0.3 from last fall’s premiere (although that faced weaker competition).  That was followe...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 1.14.2024

  OPENINGS:  The musical remake of MEAN GIRLS (Paramount) was within expectations at $28M for the 3-day weekend ($32M is anticipated with the inclusion of Monday’s MLK Day holiday).  The film, which was originally ...
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SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Twin Peaks”

  TWIN PEAKS:  Sunday 9PM on Showtime – DVR Alert (for some) Trying to recapture what it was like to watch the original premiere of TWIN PEAKS would be like attempting to duplicate the experience of seeing the first...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “Z Nation”

  As zombie shows go, Z NATION exists very far in the shadow of The Walking Dead in every way, from ratings to quality.  And yet Syfy’s good-humored rip-off can be seen as the show Walking Dead fans sometimes wish t...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: Limping “Dead”? UPDATED

> UPDATE:  Glen Mazzara, who’d been Frank Darabont’s #2 on the WALKING DEAD writing staff,  has indeed been appointed to take over showrunning duties.  (Darabont’s continued presence, if any, is...
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Ratings Post Delays

  For the next week, delays here in ratings posts and updates are likely, and they won’t be the fault of Nielsen.  (Well, over the course of a week Nielsen might well have its own delays, but those would be differen...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED Season Finale Review: “The Originals”

  The first season of THE ORIGINALS has been entertaining, if a bit more sprawling than it needed to be.  A good season finale makes up for a lot, and tonight’s climactic hour, written by Co-Executive Producer Diane...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: There Can Never Be Enough of “The Voice”

  NBC will, not unexpectedly, milk the fall cycle finale of THE VOICE for all it’s worth.  The first part of the finale will be shortened to 90 minutes from its usual Monday 2 hours, airing December 17 from 8-9:30PM...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “Da Vinci’s Demons”

  DA VINCI’S DEMONS:  Saturday 9PM on Starz In its second season, Starz’s DA VINCI’S DEMONS continues to be less fun than it seems like it should be.  The series concerns a “Leonardo Da Vinci̶...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED Series Premiere Review: “Witches Of East End”

  WITCHES OF EAST END:  Sunday 10PM on Lifetime – Potential DVR Alert The supernatural serial isn’t exactly a neglected genre on TV–this week alone brings the season debuts of American Horror Story and T...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 4.17.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS, aided by an NBA PLAYOFFS lead-in, jumped two-tenths to 0.72.  A 3-hour AMERICAN IDOL dipped 0.03 to 0.70. CBS:  60 MINUTES fell 0.36 from last week’s ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Friday 2.17.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  SHARK TANK was at 0.49, and 20/20 was down 0.03 to 0.31. CBS:  GREATEST @HOME VIDEOS was at 0.30, followed by reruns at 0.23/0.27. NBC:  LOPEZ VS LOPEZ gained 0.03 to 0.27, YOUNG ROCK ticked up ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED MOVIE PROMO WATCH: OSCAR NIGHT EDITION

> The Academy limits the number of movie ads that can be aired on the Oscar telecast (until recent years, they didn’t allow any), so as not to make the night look like the awards are shilling for the studios.  (God f...
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THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10/14/12

Another new show could be headed for the exits. ABC:  666 PARK AVENUE continued to fall, down another 0.2 to 1.5, and only a deal with the devil is likely to save it.  Worse for ABC, though, might have been the 3.0 for ONCE U...
by Mitch Salem
 
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