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THE BIJOU’S WEEKEND STUDIO SCORECARD – 12/18/11

> As schools close and vacations begin, a lot of money is about to flood into Hollywood for about 2 blissful weeks.  But not enough to make up for the rest of a doleful year. SHERLOCK HOLMES:  GAME OF SHADOWS (Warners...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/15/14

  AFTERNOON UPDATE:  AGENTS OF SHIELD gained an additional 0.1 in adjusted numbers, putting it at 2.1, 0.2 higher than last week’s 8PM episode.  (The night’s rerun was up 0.1 as well.)  Apart from that, a lot of...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/8/12

> Somewhere, Edward R. Murrow weeps. CBS:  The attempt to resurrect Murrow’s 59-year old celebrity interview vehicle PERSON TO PERSON with Charlie Rose and Lara Logan flopped badly with a 1.1 (wait, people didn’...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 3.17.2019

  OPENINGS:  For a movie aimed at children that isn’t a frontloaded franchise installment, WONDER PARK (Nickelodeon/Paramount) had an unimpressive 19% Saturday bump, and it emerged with a $16M weekend that won’...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: FOX Trailer – “Us & Them”

  Currently TBD on the FOX schedule is US & THEM, an adaptation of the well-liked British comedy Gavin & Stacey.  It stars the also well-liked Jason Ritter and Alexis Bledel as co-workers from different branches o...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Hallelujah”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots  Deadline reported today that ABC Studios has signed Jesse Martin to a talent hold deal that, although it could end up with him being cast in a different ABCS project, is largely in place s...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

Behind the Weekend US/Worldwide Box Office – 11.7.2021

  OPENINGS:  ETERNALS (Marvel/Disney) opened at the low end of expectations with $71M, not a surprise given its lousy reviews (48% on Rotten Tomatoes, unprecedented for the MCU) and blah audience exit polls.  Even so, th...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “Revenge”

  REVENGE:  Sunday 9PM on ABC REVENGE went off the rails last season, both creatively and in the ratings (its Season 2 finale managed just a 1.7).  When it was over, series creator Mike Kelley found himself bumped off hi...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY FILM REVIEW: “The Monuments Men”

  THE MONUMENTS MEN:  Watch It At Home – George Clooney’s Film Is No Classic Work of Art George Clooney’s THE MONUMENTS MEN is a startlingly complete failure.  It’s Clooney’s fifth film behi...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7.18.2017

  NBC effectively had the night to itself. 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), audienc...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.8.2018

  NOTE:  Local MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL preemptions may affect ABC/NBC ratings in finals. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser d...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD 4.23.2019

  Viewers had little interest in a documentary series about 1969. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult 18-...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: No Gods for “Egypt,” “Triple 9″” or “Eddie” In Another “Deadpool” Romp

  GODS OF EGYPT (Summit/Lionsgate) has been sitting around for so long that Gerard Butler managed to make next week’s London Has Fallen in the interim, and its own studio has been bleating about how the downside had ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “12 Monkeys”

  12 MONKEYS:  Friday 9PM on Syfy – If Nothing Else Is On… Last year, the writer/producer Noah Hawley miraculously inhabited Joel and Ethan Coen’s Fargo, creating something that was original and yet sa...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED REVIEW: SNL Weekend Update Thursday

  The political comics of America owe a heartfelt “thank you” to Mitt Romney for his “47%” bungle that became public this week.  (So do the Democrats, but that’s another story.)  Jon Stewart...
by Mitch Salem