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THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10/23/12

3 sitcoms at 9PM were 1 too many. NBC:  THE VOICE, and its network, won the night, but Monday’s decline may not have been due to the shortened episode and combination of sports and Presidential debate.  Last night’...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Pilot + 1

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Emily Owens, MD”

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, networks and studios (which may have ha...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Don’t Trust the B— In Apt 23”

  DON’T TRUST THE B– IN APT 23:  Tuesday 9:30PM on ABC WHERE WE WERE:  New York City, where naive midwestern arrival June shares an apartment with street-smart, manipulative Chloe (Krysten Ritter).  Their ne...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Happy Endings”

  HAPPY ENDINGS:  Tuesday 9PM on ABC WHERE WE WERE:  Chicago, where six of the oddest balls on television hang out.  When last seen, Alex (Elisha Cuthbert) and Dave (Zachary Knighton), who started the whole show off whe...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: CBS Doubles Down on “Vegas,” Finds Back Order “Elementary”

  Neither VEGAS nor ELEMENTARY is setting television screens on fire with their 18-49 ratings so far. Vegas scored a 2.0 in its last airing that merely tied the perpetually bubbled Parenthood, and Elementary hit a somewha...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Cable Ratings

THE SKED SUNDAY CABLE SCORECARD – 10/21/12

  No surprise what’s gnawing at the top of the ratings. AMC:  The typical post-premiere decline for a big returning show seems to have been made up by AMC’s settlement of its lawsuit with DISH Network and the ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10/22/12

An oddball night, thanks to the final PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE and sports. NBC:  Normally it would be worth some concern that THE VOICE was down 0.6 from last week (still an easy winner at 4.2), but on such an atypical evening, it&...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Alphas”

  Like its central hero, Dr. Lee Rosen (David Strathairn), ALPHAS spent most of its Season 2 finale staggering about in a daze, apparently bleeding to death.  And–SPOILER ALERT— also like Rosen, as well as eve...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S NIELSENWAR – Week 4

. We’re 4 full weeks into the season, and it’s time to ask:  What do we know now that we didn’t know a week ago? Reruns Are Bad.  In the past few days, ABC has ordered extra episodes of GREY’S ANATOMY,...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: “Homeland” Earns Showtime’s Allegiance

  On the heels of last night’s jaw-dropping episode of HOMELAND, which basically played 52 pick-up with the show’s very premise, Showtime has issued an early Season 3 renewal for what is now its flagship series...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: “Arrow” Flies For A Full Season

  ARROW is the biggest hit to launch on CW since The Vampire Diaries 4 seasons ago with twin 1.3 18-49 ratings, and the network has quite properly leaped to give the show a full-season order.  That still leaves CW with pr...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10/20/12

All the sports on Sunday’s air seemed to help the non-sports. ABC: It was a good night for ONCE UPON A TIME, REVENGE and 666 PARK AVENUE, as the scripted trio all rose from last week.  Once was up by 0.3 to 3.3, REVENGE ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Copper”

  Throughout its first season, COPPER has almost never been as vivid as it seemed like it should be.  The show’s premise and auspices were promising:  the lead producers were Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana, who apa...
by Mitch Salem
 
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BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 10/20/12

  Holdovers saved the boxoffice this weekend. OPENINGS:  Although the studio flew to announce that a 5th installment will be opening a year from now, the weak start for PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4 (Paramount) is a signpost to t...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED REVIEW: SNL With Bruno Mars

  If tonight’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE didn’t have much to recommend it–and it didn’t–blame can’t be put on its very busy host and musical guest Bruno Mars.  Mars did everything that was as...
by Mitch Salem
 
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