THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Californication”
CALIFORNICATION: Sunday 10:30PM on Showtime Even in the relatively free-and-easy world of paycable, there’s something about CALIFORNICATION that seems to get under people’s skin. Perhaps it’s the ca...
SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Premiere Review: “Mistresses”
MISTRESSES: Thursday 9PM on ABC MISTRESSES lost its marquee star this season, when Alyssa Milano declined to move with the show to its new (cheaper) Vancouver shooting location. We’ll see what effect, if any, t...
SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Transplant”
TRANSPLANT: Tuesday 10PM on NBC A great many shows that we consider “American television” are actually produced in Canada, thanks to favorable tax credits and currency exchange rates. The creators of thes...
Updated with Broadcast: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.9.2020
NETWORK FINALS: The YOUNG SHELDON rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Another news-heavy night,...
THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Whitney”
> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season: a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may hav...
SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Pilot Review: “Inhumans”
INHUMANS: Friday 9PM on ABC (starting Sept 29) – Change the Channel In this world of Peak TV, it’s harder for a new series to break through the clutter than it’s ever been, and that thicket will be a ...
BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE – 11/24/13
OPENINGS: We noted here yesterday that if THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (Lionsgate) could just hold on as well on its first Saturday as The Hunger Games had, a $160M weekend was within its grasp. That’s exact...
SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 1.9.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED
BROADCAST FINALS ABC: THE PARENT TEST was at 0.29, and a rerun of the WILL TRENT pilot was at 0.18. CBS: It was an all-NCIS night, and the initial 2 hours hadn;t aired since December 5, with the mothership up 0.09 to...
THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: FOX Trailer – “Dads”
The first day of network Upfront presentations features a doubleheader, with NBC followed by FOX. That means another stack of trailers (unlike NBC, FOX also released the materials for its midseason shows), so let’...
UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/11/14
AFTERNOON UPDATE: There was a lot of activity on the adjustment front, but all of it of the 0.1 variety: THE VOICE and AGENTS OF SHIELD up, and ABOUT A BOY, GROWING UP FISHER, MIND GAMES, CHICAGO FIRE and THE ORIGINALS d...
SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Man Seeking Woman”
MAN SEEKING WOMAN: Wednesday 10:30PM on FXX – If Nothing Else Is On… You know how on Family Guy a character will say “This is just like when________” or “You’re like________,” ...
EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Solo” Fades, “Adrift” Becalmed, “Upgrade” OK, “Action Point” Splatters
There’s usually a box office hangover after a holiday weekend opening, but the Friday-to-Friday drop for SOLO (Lucasfilm/Disney) was particularly sour, down 77% to $8M in preliminary numbers at Deadline, compared t...
THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Veep”
No show enjoys running around in circles more than VEEP. Armando Ianucci’s political sitcom glories in Vice-President Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and her staff of venal incompetents mistakenly navigating t...
SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7.11.2018
Due to last Wednesday’s holiday, comparisons are to 2 weeks ago unless otherwise noted. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demogra...