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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8/22/13

  As has been the case the last couple of Thursdays, preseason football preemptions (one major market each for NBC, CBS, ABC and CW last night) will play a bit of havoc with the early numbers.  Per Mitch Metcalf, expect e...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Current Release

SHOWBUZZDAILY FILM REVIEW: “The Butler”

  THE BUTLER:  Worth A Ticket – Superb Acting Elevates A History Lesson THE BUTLER, in its form and earnestness, recalls the days of prestige TV movies and miniseries that used to be associated with the Hallmark Hal...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S PRELIMINARY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8/15/13

  Don’t get too comfortable with this morning’s numbers.  Per Mitch Metcalf:  “Because of local pre-emptions for NFL preseason games, each network except for FOX should decline in the official nationals...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: A Lot of Silence

  All four of this weekend’s wide releases began with Thursday night screenings last night, but only KICK-ASS 2 (Universal) reported the results.  Kick Ass 2 started with a $1.3M Thursday (screenings started at 8PM)...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Midseason Pilots

THE SKED Pilot Review: “Star-Crossed”

  STAR-CROSSED:  Monday 8PM on CW – Change the Channel If aliens are in high school, we must be on CW.  The network’s midseason entry STAR-CROSSED plays as a clip reel of CW’s greatest hits, from the su...
by Mitch Salem
 
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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “The Butler” Serves “Kick-Ass 2″” and The Rest

  If preliminary numbers at Deadline hold, what was supposed to be a fairly competitive box office weekend will instead be a romp for THE BUTLER (Weinstein).  It’s claiming a $9M Friday, which should give it at leas...
by Mitch Salem
 
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BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOX OFFICE – 8/16/13

  OPENINGS:  Comparisons between THE BUTLER (Weinstein) and The Help 2 years ago are somewhat skewed by the fact that Help opened on a Wednesday, so it had already earned $9.9M before its $26M weekend.  Nevertheless, an...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED Cable & Network Ratings Scorecard – 9/29/13

  For one last glorious night, Walter White truly was The One Who Knocks. AMC:  Ratings for the finale of BREAKING BAD smashed through even the huge expectations.  The show was watched by 10.3M people in its 9PM airing.�...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Reviews

THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “Once Upon A Time”

  ONCE UPON A TIME:  Sunday 8PM on ABC The Season 3 premiere of ONCE UPON A TIME didn’t step foot in Storybrooke, nor did it feature any flashbacks to pre-curse incarnations of the protagonists.  Whether this was a...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Pilot + 1

THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “The White Queen”

  THE WHITE QUEEN:  Saturday 9PM on Starz Previously… on THE WHITE QUEEN:  Lady Elizabeth Woodville (Rebecca Ferguson) was a widow with two children who captured the lust, and then the heart, of England’s Kin...
by Mitch Salem
 
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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “The Butler” Stays In Charge

  Preliminary figures at Deadline give THE BUTLER (Weinstein) a commanding victory over its competition.  Very impressively, on Saturday Butler reportedly increased its take by about 10% over Friday, putting it on target ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE – 8/18/13

  OPENINGS:  If a movie like THE BUTLER (Weinstein) can make back most of its production cost in a single weekend (and The Help did the same 2 years ago), why aren’t there more movies like The Butler?  The answer i...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Midseason Pilots

THE SKED MIDSEASON PILOT REPORT: FOX’s “Us & Them”

  Read All Our Fall Pilot Reports here and Midseason Pilot Reports here. US & THEM:  Midseason TBD on FOX – Potential DVR Alert   FOX’S midseason rom-com US & THEM features two of TV’s most...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Fall Pilots

PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED Pilot Review – ABC’s “Back In the Game”

  Read All Our Fall Pilot Reports here and Midseason Pilot Reports here. BACK IN THE GAME:  Wednesday 8:30PM on ABC  – Worth A Look Unlike most of its characters, BACK IN THE GAME keeps its pitches pretty much in t...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Pilot + 1

THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “Back In the Game”

  BACK IN THE GAME:  Wednesday 8:30PM on ABC Previously… on BACK IN THE GAME:  Newly divorced Terry Gannon, Jr (Maggie Lawson), with her son Danny (Griffin Gluck), has little choice but to move back home with her f...
by Mitch Salem
 
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