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THE SKED: The Censored “Hannibal”

Tonight’s originally scheduled episode of HANNIBAL, entitled “Ceuf,” was pulled from the US air by NBC (it will air elsewhere in the world) because of its main storyline, which involved children induced...

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SUMMER BOXOFFICE BEGINS: “Iron Man 3” Starts Its Foreign Campaign

You might think we’re still a week away from the beginning of the summer movie season, but if you were overseas, you’d be wrong. IRON MAN 3 (Disney) has already started its run in a dozen foreign territorie...

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THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/24/13

The night before Sweeps was a dim one. FOX: AMERICAN IDOL lost 0.2, for a 3.2 that was 0.1 above its series low and just half a point above Survivor. ABC: HOW TO LIVE WITH YOUR PARENTS (FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE) sur...

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THE SKED NETFLIX REVIEW: “Hemlock Grove” (Episodes 1-3)

If Netflix is going to be the 21st-century version of a “network,” its content will eventually have to include all sorts of genres–and the quality, inevitably, will vary as well. There may be high-cla...

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THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/23/13

Even The Voice lost momentum on a very blah night for network television. NBC: THE VOICE tumbled 0.6 to 4.0, its lowest rating of the spring cycle. After that, the final scheduled airing of READY FOR LOVE held even, ...

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THE SKED: NBC Losing its “Revolution”

This morning, preliminary ratings had NBC’s REVOLUTION tying its series-low 2.2 rating. But that turned out to be the good news. When final numbers were released this afternoon, Revolution fell an unusually hea...

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THE SKED’S FRI-MON CABLE SCORECARD – 4/19-22/13

FRIDAY STARZ; In its second week, DA VINCI’S DEMONS lost half its premiere rating, falling to a 0.2 in 18-49s and half a million total viewers. Starz strenuously asserts that this is primarily due to viewers wa...

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THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/22/13

Even with a slip from last week, Mondays still belong to The Voice. NBC: THE VOICE was down 0.4 from last week, a number that nevertheless doubled the next-highest rated show of the night. Currently REVOLUTION is at ...

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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Defiance”

DEFIANCE: Monday 9PM on Syfy Previously… on DEFIANCE: Now that the usual post-apocalyptic interstellar warfare is over, a variety of alien races live alongside the remaining humans on Earth. In the town that ...

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Sign of the Times 2: Netflix the Network

The other notable story of the day was contained in Netflix’s 1st Quarter 2013 financial report, which showed that the company grew by 3 million subscribers during that period (2M in the US and 1M more internationa...

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Signs of the Times I: Don’t Forget About it, Jake. It’s China.

In an entertainment universe changing with bewildering speed, two stories today spoke to the difficulties and opportunities of old and new media. First, let’s take a look at what’s happening to the traditio...

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THE SKED SERIES PREMIERE REVIEW: “Rectify”

RECTIFY: Monday 10PM on Sundance Channel (2-hour premiere at 9PM on April 22) Taking a leaf from the Hollywood studio playbook, Sundance Channel is promoting its new series RECTIFY as being “from the producers of...

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THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/21/13

On what’s become cable TV’s premier night, only two shows on broadcast TV topped a 2 rating. ABC: ONCE UPON A TIME returned with its first new episode in a month, and fell to a series low 2.1. The 1.4 ...

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BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 4/21/13

OPENINGS: OBLIVION (Universal) had a solid $38.2M start (although the studio is estimating the lowest Sunday drop in the Top 10, so that number may come down tomorrow), with a 12% Saturday bump. The less good news is...

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THE SKED: Misfit Toys Scorecard – “Smash” vs. “Vegas”

This is what it came to for SMASH and VEGAS, both starry, expensive shows that once had Emmy lights glittering in their eyes: fighting it out for 3rd place at 8PM on a Saturday night. Behind the 1.5 for a UFC match ...

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THE SKED: The Censored “Hannibal”

SUMMER BOXOFFICE BEGINS: “Iron Man 3” Starts Its Foreign Campaign

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/24/13

THE SKED NETFLIX REVIEW: “Hemlock Grove” (Episodes 1-3)

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/23/13

THE SKED: NBC Losing its “Revolution”

THE SKED’S FRI-MON CABLE SCORECARD – 4/19-22/13

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/22/13

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Defiance”

Sign of the Times 2: Netflix the Network

Signs of the Times I: Don’t Forget About it, Jake. It’s China.

THE SKED SERIES PREMIERE REVIEW: “Rectify”

THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/21/13

BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 4/21/13

THE SKED: Misfit Toys Scorecard – “Smash” vs. “Vegas”

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