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THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/25/13

CBS takes a hit. CBS:  The only good news of the night was that HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER held steady at 3.4 (although the episode itself was another “running in place” half-hour, as the show continues to put off reach...
by Mitch Salem
 
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PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED PILOT REPORT: “Golden Boy”

  GOLDEN BOY:  Friday 9PM on CBS (special previews on Tuesday 2/26 and 3/5) – Potential DVR Alert CBS tries to have its procedural cake and eat its serialization with GOLDEN BOY.  Think of it as How I Met Your Moth...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Bunheads”

  The second half of BUNHEADS‘s first (and potentially only) season seemed designed to drive even fans of Amy Sherman-Palladino a little crazy.  The auteur delights in having her characters dance on the head of conv...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE DAY AFTER: Oscar Thoughts

  There are 4 ways an Oscar night can be memorable: A Great Host:  Seth MacFarlane was bad–maybe not James Franco bad, but bad.  The ways he was bad, though, weren’t in any way unexpected.  Meta-gags and cou...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY OSCARS 2013 LIVE BLOG

  Welcome to SHOWBUZZDAILY‘s Academy Awards live blog.  Let’s take a moment to consider the world if America’s two great spectacles–the Super Bowl and the Oscars–swapped pre-event broadcasts....
by Mitch Salem
 
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BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 2/24/13

  The Rock’s second-worst opening is second-best at the boxoffice this slow Oscar weekend. OPENINGS:  Boosted by a 36% Saturday rise, SNITCH (Summit/Lionsgate) is projecting a $13M weekend, although like all round n...
by Mitch Salem
 
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EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE: “Identity Thief” Tries To Snatch Win From “Snitch”

  SNITCH (Summit/Lionsgate) held fairly well on Saturday, with a 40% bump, and as a result, the weekend race between it and IDENTITY THIEF (Universal) is currently too close to call, although preliminary numbers at Deadlin...
by Mitch Salem
 
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OSCARS MINUS 1: Final Predictions and Hopes

  We’re less than 24 hours away from that exciting moment when the first negative tweet about Seth McFarlane’s performance as this year’s Oscar host appears, so it’s time to go all-in and make some ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 2/22/13

  It’s a yearly irony that on the most moviecentric weekend of the year, hardly anyone goes to the movies. OPENINGS:  Dwayne Johnson’s vehicle SNITCH (Summit/Lionsgate) will lead the newcomers, but may face di...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/22/13

The last Friday of February sweeps was dull for every network. CBS:  After the failure of The Job, CBS rushed UNDERCOVER BOSS back into its 8PM slot, and although Boss outperformed the deceased show, its 1.5 was 0.4 lower tha...
by Mitch Salem
 
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EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE: Pre-Oscar Snooze

  Oscar weekend boxoffice is one of those chicken-and-egg situations where it’s not clear whether the major studios stay away because no one goes to the movies that weekend, or if no one goes to the movies because th...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/21/13

Not the kind of history the major networks like to set. CW:  Last night may have been the first time a CW series beat not one, but two of the big networks, as THE VAMPIRE DIARIES climbed an impressive 0.3 to 1.3 and NBC and AB...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Suits”

  SUITS didn’t have a winter season this year so much as it had the stub of its fall season, just 6 episodes that seemed to be what was left over from the real season after an overlong holiday break.  That schedulin...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Pilot + 1

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Zero Hour”

  ZERO HOUR:  Thursday 8PM on ABC A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and the production of episodes for the regular season: a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in,...
by Mitch Salem
 
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OSCARS MINUS 3: Second Choice

  The odds-on favorite for this year’s Best Director Oscar can’t win. There’s little doubt at this point that if Ben Affleck had only been nominated for Best Director this year, he would have run away wit...
by Mitch Salem
 
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