THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Tower Heist”
Our Review / 5 - Terrible
Our Review / 5 - Terrible
THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Smothered”
> See A Word About Busted Pilots SMOTHERED, which was produced for ABC by Warner Bros Television, falls into the category of “not as bad as you’d think.” The concept is Predictable Sitcom 101:&nbs...
SHOWBUZZDAILY Golden Globes Live-Blog @ 5PM PST Tonight!
The leak on the red carpet has been mopped up, the gowns and tuxes have been scrutinized by at least two networks and a bevy of bloggers, and it’s time for the Golden Globes! In a year crowded with Oscar contenders...
THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/16/12
> A generally lousy week for network TV continues. ABC: Despite its crossover with PRIVATE PRACTICE, GREY’S ANATOMY (which was admittedly facing American Idol this week) swooned to a season low 3.1, down almost 25% from l...
THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6/24/12
We don’t have numbers for The Newsroom yet, but the show certainly won’t be able to blame the broadcast network competition if its ratings disappoint. NBC: The network won the night with 1.2s across the board, inc...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Campaign”
THE CAMPAIGN: Not At Any Price – Abstain THE CAMPAIGN, like many a politician before it, tries to be all things to all people, and winds up delivering almost nothing. There was reason to be hopeful about The Camp...
WEEKDAY BOX OFFICE UPDATE JUNE 6-7: Updated
> X-Men First Class started its first weekday period with a solid 19% of opening weekend between Monday and Tuesday. A good sign for longer term playability. The X-Men reboot earned $10.5 million Monday-Tuesday, represent...
EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Moana” Stays On Top
There don’t appear to be many surprises in the Friday box office numbers, based on preliminary estimates at Deadline. As usual, ticket sales declined on Thanksgiving itself (particularly for family movies), then ...
SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7.18.2018
The ESPYS plunged. 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), audience skews (women 18-49, ...
THE SKED Planted Pilot Review: “CSI: Cyber Crime”
A planted pilot is just what it sounds like: an episode of an existing TV show temporarily invaded by the elements of a prospective newcomer for an semi-official on-air tryout. Networks and studios like them because ...
UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.4.2019
NETWORK FINALS: An adjustment squeezed THE VOICE past THE BACHELOR, although going to the next decimal point, the difference was only 2.06 vs. 2.04. In addition, MAGNUM PI and THE PASSAGE gained ...
SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 10.31.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: BACHELOR IN PARADISE dropped 0.09 to 0.49, and THE GOOD DOCTOR was down 0.04 to 0.29. CBS: Reruns at 0.33/0.24/0.21/0.22. NBC: THE VOICE ticked up to 0.61, and QUANTUM LEAP held at 0.33. FOX:�...
Behind the Friday Box Office – 12/5/14
OPENINGS: None, really, although you could stretch and include THE PYRAMID (20th), an ultra-low budget, barely-marketed “found-footage” horror item that opened at just 589 theatres. It made $458K on Frida...
THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/29/12
The week’s good times stop rolling for the networks. (Note, comparisons are to 2 weeks ago, as shows were either preempted on Thanksgiving night or had atypical numbers.) ABC: LAST RESORT, now just playing out its str...