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PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED PILOT REVIEW – CBS’s “Mom”

  Read All Our Fall Pilot Reports here. MOM:  Monday 9:30PM on CBS starting Sept. 23 – Worth A Look The Chuck Lorre sitcom machine is a major reason that CBS is the most successful of the Big Four networks.  The Bi...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Fall Pilots

PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED PILOT REVIEW – CBS’s “Hostages”

  Read All Our Fall Pilot Reports here. HOSTAGES:  Monday 10PM on CBS starting September 23 – Potential DVR Alert HOSTAGES, like this summer’s Under the Dome, finds CBS stretching its legs, expanding its brand...
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Fall Pilots

PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED PILOT REVIEW – NBC’s “The Blacklist”

  THE BLACKLIST:  Monday 10PM on NBC – If Nothing Else Is On… NBC has made it very clear that its top fall priority is the launch of the new Monday drama THE BLACKLIST.  The show has been given the network...
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Reviews

THE SKED Series Finale Review: “Dexter”

  It wasn’t a great final season for DEXTER, and tonight’s last episode muffed its chance at a fully satisfying conclusion by falling into the trap of one twist too many.  In a way, that was fitting for a seri...
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THE SKED Season Finale Review: “Ray Donovan”

  Despite an abundance of first-rate acting, RAY DONOVAN may have been the biggest disappointment of the summer.  Ann Biderman’s dark family drama didn’t succeed at any of the things it seemed to be trying to ...
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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Devious Maids”

  ABC, which passed on DEVIOUS MAIDS and allowed it to be picked up by corporate sibling Lifetime, is probably lucky the cable network only programs the show during the summer off-season.  Maids, which of course is the br...
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Articles

SHOWBUZZDAILY EMMY AWARDS LIVE BLOG

7 Welcome to SHOWBUZZDAILY’s live coverage of the 2013 Emmy Awards!  Will this be the year Netflix storms the barricades with House of Cards?  Will the Academy decide it can love a sit-com as much as it does Modern Fami...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Articles

BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: 9/22/13

  OPENINGS:  At $21.4M, PRISONERS (Warners) is exactly where the studio hoped it would be, at the sweet spot that propelled The Town to a $92M total (and Argo, with its Oscar help, to $136M).  The question now is whethe...
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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Prisoners” Still In Front

  PRISONERS (Warners) had a strong Saturday at the box office, according to preliminary numbers at Deadline.  The dark thriller increased by 28% on its second day to $9M, and should reach $21-22M for the weekend.  That w...
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Articles

BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOX OFFICE – 9/20/13

  OPENINGS:  PRISONERS (Warners) came in at $7M on Friday, a bit less than the initial $7.5M estimate.  That could indicate cooling word-of-mouth as the evening went on, or just overenthusiastic estimators.  The number ...
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THE SKED NETWORK SCORECARD – 9/20/13

  Friday wasn’t a friendly neighborhood for ABC’s new arrival. ABC:  THE NEIGHBORS arrived on Fridays with a 1.2 thud, down from all its Wednesday numbers and also down 0.3 from its LAST MAN STANDING lead-in.�...
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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Prisoners” Has the Key

  Preliminary numbers at Deadline give PRISONERS (Warners) an easy win on Friday and almost certainly for the weekend, with a $7.5M opening day that should mean $20-22M by Sunday.  Warners is following the Argo playbook w...
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Reviews

THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “The Neighbors”

  THE NEIGHBORS:  Friday 8:30PM on ABC THE NEIGHBORS was last season’s reminder that a pilot isn’t the final word on a series.  In fact, neither are the first several episodes.  It took a while for Dan Fogel...
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THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “Last Man Standing”

  LAST MAN STANDING:  Friday 8PM on ABC If your heart beats faster when you hear the retro sound of a voice saying “Last Man Standing Is Recorded Before A Live Studio Audience,” then to paraphrase Jeff Foxwort...
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Articles

THE SKED NETWORK SCORECARD – 9/19/13

  FOX’s X Factor problem is becoming a crisis. FOX:  THE X FACTOR fell another 0.3 from last week’s lackluster premiere to a series-low 1.9–and that’s before the regular season competition has even...
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