Showbuzz Daily


 
Author Archive
Recent
Most Commented
Random
 

 
Articles

OSCARS MINUS 4: A Toss-Up and a (Probable) Lock

  Almost anyone could win Best Supporting Actor this year.  All of the nominees delivered acclaimed performances in highly-praised films, and all are previous winners, so none of them would necessarily take precedence as ...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 
 
Current Release

SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: “End of Watch”

  David Ayer’s END OF WATCH brings a new wrinkle to the “found-footage” genre by using it in a cop movie.  LAPD Officer Brian Taylor (Jake Gyllenhaal) wires a camera to his uniform, and constantly photog...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 

 
Reviews

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Raising Hope”

  Greg Garcia has made a successful niche for himself on network television as poet of the lower-middle-class, small-town, gently surrealist sitcom, first with My Name Is Earl and now with RAISING HOPE.  The only problem ...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 
 
Other

SHOWBUZZDAILY Review: “The Wiz Live”

  THE WIZ LIVE was the smoothest, best-cast and best-sung yet of NBC’s annual Broadway musical pageants, although it had its own issues.  The network, and producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan, made a demographic cho...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 

 
Articles

THE SKED PREMIERE REVIEW: “The Firm”

> THE FIRM:  Thursdays 10PM on NBC – Change the Channel THE FIRM isn’t NBC’s #1 priority for midseason–that would clearly be Smash.  (In other news, there’s no truth to the rumor that NBC...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 
 
Articles

THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: FOX Trailer – “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”

  One of FOX’s big moves for the fall is revamping its Tuesday 8-9PM comedies, shifting sharply in tone from last falls soft duo of Raising Hope and Ben & Kate to a more guy-oriented tone.  Seth MacFarlane’...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 

 
Articles

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 5.5.2024

  OPENINGS:  Pundits have been quick to celebrate the current fade of the comic book genre, but the truth is that Hollywood hasn’t yet found anything to reliably replace it at the top of the box office.  After year...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 
 
Current Release

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Life of Pi”

  LIFE OF PI:  Worth A Ticket – A Floating Display of Visual Marvels A boy and a Bengal tiger get into a lifeboat… The digital paintbox now available to filmmakers provides an almost limitless variety of visua...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 

 
Articles

SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6.17.2019

  GRAND HOTEL’s arrival wasn’t particularly grand. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34,...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 
 
Articles

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/10/12

Not all season finales are created equal. NBC:  THE OFFICE and PARKS & RECREATION aired their season finales last night to no viewer excitement whatsoever:  Office was slightly down from the previous week to 2.2 (0.1 abov...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 

 
Pilot Reports

THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “Malibu Country”

  MALIBU COUNTRY: Friday 8:30PM starting November 2 on ABC – Worth A Look Disclaimer: Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall. Pilots are often reedited and re-scor...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 
 
Articles

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.19.2018

        NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for football, DANCING WITH THE STARS dropped 0.2 to 1.1, and THE GOOD DOCTOR was down 0.1 to 1.1.           Broadcast Official Nationals Progr...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 

 
Articles

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6/8/12

  Not much to say about a night when the networks weren’t even trying. ABC:  Winner of the night with a whopping 1.1 average.  The high point was a 1.4 for 20/20 at 10PM. NBC:  The only network to air anything new...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 
 
Articles

SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3.19.2018

  AMERICAN IDOL continued to decline. 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 ske...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 

 
Articles

THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/12/13

  A tough start to Upfronts week for the networks. ABC:  The season finale of ONCE UPON A TIME was down an ugly 1.1 from last year’s finale, leaving it with a 2.2 that was flat with last week.  Even worse was the 2...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 

 
 

 

Search

 

 

Archive

 

 

Newsletter Sign-up