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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Zero Dark Thirty”

ZERO DARK THIRTY: Worth A Ticket – The Year’s Most Gripping Thriller Is True You already know how ZERO DARK THIRTY ends. You knew how All the President’s Men ended, too, and Apollo 13 and Titanic. ...

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OSCARBALL: The SAG Nominations

The Screen Actors Guild award nominations are important in the Oscar precursor game, but not in their most showcase way: the Best Ensemble winner (often taken to be SAG’s equivalent of “Best Picture,”...

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THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/11/12

It was quite the 10PM hour on broadcast TV last night, as both NBC and ABC aired episodes largely revolving around their shows’ cancer patients. NBC: PARENTHOOD scored a convincing win in the hour, matching its season h...

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THE SKED MIDSEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Hart of Dixie”

Some smart shifts in emphasis have left HART OF DIXIE in fine shape as it reaches the midpoint of its second season, changes that were evident in tonight’s midseason finale, written by series creator Leila Gerstein...

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OSCARBALL: The Critics’ Choice Nominations

The Broadcast Film Critics Association is one of those organizations that wants everyone to be happy, including the television network (CW) that carries its yearly telecast, so it gives out a number of MTV-like silly awa...

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THE SKED’S SUNDAY SHOWTIME SCORECARD – 12/9/12

With HBO, AMC, TNT, USA, Lifetime, A&E and virtually every other cable network that airs scripted Sunday programming on seasonal hiatus, this Sunday belonged to Showtime. HOMELAND rose to yet another all-time high in...

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UPDATED: THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/10/12

As expected, football adjustments in Boston and Houston lowered ABC’s and CBS’s numbers for the night, which are reflected below. Also, GOSSIP GIRL, which was already at a season high, climbed even higher to a ge...

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The Weekend in Critics Awards

The big prizes this weekend were the Los Angeles Film Critics Association awards, LAFCA has a habit of showcasing its iconoclasm (the organization has only given its Best Picture prize to the eventual Oscar winner once i...

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THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/9/12

Not so Amazing. CBS: The cycle finale of THE AMAZING RACE tied its all-time finale low at 2.6, down more than a ratings point from last fall’s finale. Instead of Race boosting THE MENTALIST at 10PM, that show was down...

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BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 12/9/12

There was no miraculous Saturday save for the weekend’s one pitiful arrival. OPENINGS: PLAYING FOR KEEPS (FilmDistrict) rose only 11% from Friday to Saturday, and since it’s claiming one of the lower Sunday...

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THE SKED REVIEW: SNL with Jamie Foxx

It felt like 12:55AM for the entire last half-hour of tonight’s SNL, and that wasn’t a bad thing. Every post-Update sketch had the kind of oddball conceptualism that’s usually reserved for the last mi...

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BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 12/7/12

OPENINGS: PLAYING FOR KEEPS (FilmDistrict) cratered as expected, in 6th place on its opening day with a sad $2.1M start. It’s on its way to a $6M weekend and perhaps $15M in total, which won’t even pay of...

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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/7/12

A newsmagazine took the crown on a mostly down night. NBC: There must have been some reason why DATELINE zoomed 0.6 from last week, increasing its rating by more than 50% and topping the night with a 1.7. Whatever it was, t...

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Friday Box Office Report Delayed

Mitch Metcalf’s Friday Box Office Report will return later today after some computer issues are resolved. Meanwhile, it looks like this weekend’s box office predictions were very accurate: the lone opener...

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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Hunted”

For reasons sociologists can ponder, we happen to be at a great moment for spy stories. Last year’s remake of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, the superb Homeland (barring last week’s speed-bump episode) and t...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Zero Dark Thirty”

OSCARBALL: The SAG Nominations

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/11/12

THE SKED MIDSEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Hart of Dixie”

OSCARBALL: The Critics’ Choice Nominations

THE SKED’S SUNDAY SHOWTIME SCORECARD – 12/9/12

UPDATED: THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/10/12

The Weekend in Critics Awards

THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/9/12

BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 12/9/12

THE SKED REVIEW: SNL with Jamie Foxx

BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 12/7/12

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/7/12

Friday Box Office Report Delayed

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Hunted”

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