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THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “Franklin & Bash”

  FRANKLIN & BASH:  Wednesday 10PM on TNT Until very recently, FRANKLIN & BASH was what people had in mind when they talked about “Summer TV.”  It’s a fluffy, undemanding procedural whose buddy ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 5.5.2024

  OPENINGS:  Pundits have been quick to celebrate the current fade of the comic book genre, but the truth is that Hollywood hasn’t yet found anything to reliably replace it at the top of the box office.  After year...
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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “The Martian” In Orbit, “Sicario” Solid, “The Walk” Stumbles

  Just a week after a new September mark was set, Ridley Scott’s THE MARTIAN (20th) is going to compete for the highest-ever October opening.  According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, Martian had an opening day...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: CBS Pick-Ups

  We don’t know yet what CBS’s fall schedule will look like, but by its standards the network is being aggressive with its pick-ups, with 4 new comedies and 2 dramas so far.  Here’s a thumbnail of each: ...
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EARLY SATURDAY BOX OFFICE: “Hobbit” Back On Top, “American Hustle” Strong

  Preliminary numbers at Deadline suggest that more adults showed up at the multiplexes for the Saturday of this holiday weekend, boosting some of the less family-centric attractions.  THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG ...
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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 9.23.2016

  People missed MACGYVER. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE- 4/27/12

> Despite all Universal‘s efforts to imprint audiences with the idea that THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT is some kind of quasi-sequel to Bridesmaids (it’s not), preliminary numbers at Deadline show the movie to be underpe...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6/27/13

  Last night’s NBA Draft on ESPN will probably have a 1.5-1.6 rating, which will make it the third-highest show of the night, behind only Hell’s Kitchen on FOX and a repeat Big Bang Theory on CBS.  (Last n...
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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 10.23.2022

  OPENINGS:  BLACK ADAM (DC/New Line/Warners) arrived within moderate expectations at $67M.  That’s the highest weekend we’ve seen since Thor: Love & Thunder in July, but as a superhero epic with a $300M+...
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Pilot Reports

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Kevin (Probably) Saves the World”

  KEVIN (PROBABLY) SAVES THE WORLD:  Tuesday 10PM on ABC – In the Queue ABC’s KEVIN (PROBABLY) SAVES THE WORLD is the closest any broadcast network has to a Big Swing this fall, and as such, it deserves some r...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 12.31.2017

  OPENINGS:  ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD (Imperative/TriStar/Sony) opened on Monday to an indifferent public that didn’t care about Kevin Spacey being replaced with Christopher Plummer, and nothing has changed over t...
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Film Festival

SHOWBUZZDAILY Toronto Film Festival Review: “I Saw the Light”

  Marc Abraham, for his second film as director (prior to that, he was a veteran producer), has chosen his second consecutive mid-20th-century biography, following 2008’s Flash of Genius with I SAW THE LIGHT, which p...
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SHOWBUZZDAILY @ SUNDANCE REVIEW: “Shadow Dancer”

  Plot and character revelations are a critical part of James Marsh’s subtle, complex spy drama SHADOW DANCER, adapted by Tom Bradby from his own novel, so I’ll be circumspect in describing its plot beyond the ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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The Sked: Wednesday Ratings 8.31.2016

  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT continued to hold the nation’s eyes. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-4...
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THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/3/12

> Justice was swift for the worst new show of the season. ABC:  WORK IT debuted with a lousy 2.0 on its quick journey to the TV boneyard.  In fairness, LAST MAN STANDING‘s 2.4 gave it a much weaker lead-in than ...
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