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SHOWBUZZDAILY Film Review: “Divergent”

DIVERGENT: Watch It At Home – Not Hungry Enough The film of DIVERGENT, even more than Veronica Roth’s YA-franchise source novel, is determined to resemble The Hunger Games as much as any movie can that̵...

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UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/17/14

AFTERNOON UPDATE: After adjustment, THE VOICE went up 0.1 and THE BLACKLIST went down by the same amount (in the latter case, negating its small climb from 2 weeks ago). Also up by 0.1: DANCING WITH THE STARS and 2 BRO...

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THE SKED: “Black Sails” Holds in Season Finale

Ratings information for Starz’s BLACK SAILS was never particularly abundant, thanks to a combination of the show’s slow Saturday berth, Starz not being forthcoming, and a general lack of buzz. The series fi...

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UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/16/14

UPDATE: All the adjustments were upward, but they were also only by 0.1, giving a little extra to BELIEVE, RESURRECTION, COSMOS, ONCE UPON A TIME, AMERICAN DAD and AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS. SUNDAY CABLE:�...

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NIELSENWAR: Midseason (Mostly) In Place

Although last night’s launch of DANCING WITH THE STARS will dampen things a bit, ABC is in better shape now than it’s been for months. Last week’s averages included 3 hours of THE BACHELOR finale, as ...

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UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/18/14

AFTERNOON UPDATE: An assortment of small adjustments. On ABC, the MARVEL: ASSEMBLING THE UNIVERSE special and THE GOLDBERGS both gained 0.1, while on NBC, THE VOICE (which usually runs until 9:01PM) was up 0.1 while ABOU...

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THE SKED Pilot Review “The 100″”

THE 100: Wednesday 9PM on CW – Worth A Look THE 100 has promise, although it needs some work. Based on a series of YA novels by Kass Morgan, the premise borrows liberally from Lord of the Flies, Lost, Battlesta...

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THE SKED: Renewal Fever Hits NBC; “Chicago” Pair, “Parks & Recreation” & “Grimm” Back

ABC is now the only network with all its pick-up letters still in its pocket, as NBC announced that CHICAGO FIRE, CHICAGO PD and GRIMM are officially back for 2014-15. Oddly, the network press release phrases the retur...

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THE SKED Series Premiere Review: “Doll & Em”

DOLL & EM: Wednesday 9PM on HBO – If Nothing Else Is On… HBO’s romance with quirky British comedies of discomfort (and with the look and feel of micro-budgeted indie film) continues with DOLL &...

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UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/19/14

AFTERNOON UPDATE: SURVIVOR widened its lead over AMERICAN IDOL by 0.1, and that was the only change from this morning for the new episodes. On ABC, reruns of THE MIDDLE, SUBURGATORY and MODERN FAMILY all went up 0.1 (but...

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UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/20/14

AFTERNOON UPDATE: AMERICAN IDOL managed to salvage a shred of dignity (for this week, anyway) by gaining 0.1 in adjusted numbers to hit 2.0. HELL’S KITCHEN also climbed 0.1, as did THE VAMPIRE DIARIES and PARENTHOO...

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THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “Divergent” Solid, Not Overwhelming at $4.9M

DIVERGENT (Summit/Lionsgate), in case you hadn’t heard, is purportedly The Next Big YA Thing. It’s off to a $4.9M start in Thursday night shows that began at 8PM, and that’s a solid but–for this...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Divergent” and “Muppets” Underperform; “God’s Not Dead” A Sleeper

It’s clear, based on preliminary numbers at Deadline, that DIVERGENT (Summit/Lionsgate) isn’t going to reach prerelease hopes of an opening in line with the $69M of the original Twilight, much less that movie...

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Behind the Friday Box Office – 3/21/14

What was supposed to be an exciting pre-summer weekend at the box office is instead looking rather blah. OPENINGS: Compared to recent YA disasters like The Mortal Instruments and Beautiful Creatures, DIVERGENT (Summit/...

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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...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Film Review: “Divergent”

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/17/14

THE SKED: “Black Sails” Holds in Season Finale

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/16/14

NIELSENWAR: Midseason (Mostly) In Place

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/18/14

THE SKED Pilot Review “The 100″”

THE SKED: Renewal Fever Hits NBC; “Chicago” Pair, “Parks & Recreation” & “Grimm” Back

THE SKED Series Premiere Review: “Doll & Em”

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/19/14

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/20/14

THURSDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: “Divergent” Solid, Not Overwhelming at $4.9M

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Divergent” and “Muppets” Underperform; “God’s Not Dead” A Sleeper

Behind the Friday Box Office – 3/21/14

THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “Da Vinci’s Demons”

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