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THE SKED: NBC UPDATE

> Bringing up the rear (too easy), NBC today joined CBS, ABC, FOX and The CW in announcing its Fall schedule premiere dates. As with the other networks, the bulk of NBC’s shows will begin the week of Sept. 19-25, wi...

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THE SKED Review: “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon”

A guy–almost always a middle-aged white guy–walks out onto a stage and delivers a 10 or 15 minute stand-up routine about current events, to the cameras and a live audience of a few hundred people. Then he s...

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THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6/17/12

NBC stumbles toward the Olympics. NBC: AMERICA’S GOT TALENT continued to fall as it heads to its season finale, with a 2.6 that (barely) won its hours but was down from last week. LOVE IN THE WILD edged up a bit to 1,...

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A SHOWBUZZDAILY Guide To Movie Profitability (Or Not) – Part II: Distribution Fees and Back-End

Yesterday we looked at some of the ways that the costs of producing a feature film are higher and more complicated than they might seem. Today, some additional obstacles that lie between any movie and profitability. &n...

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THE SKED: New Fall Show On-Air Promotion — August 29 Update

>With network on-air promotion activity tracked in hit summer shows (those near or above a 2.0 Adult 18-49 rating) for about six weeks since mid-July, the networks’ promotional priorities are summarized below. There ...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Win Win”

Worth a ticket. Tom McCarthy has been carving a modest but very impressive niche for himself in the indie film universe. His films The Station Agent and The Visitor were both superbly written and performed, and he tak...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Furious 7″” Roars Past Mild “Age of Adaline”

The big box office news this weekend is happening far from these shores, as AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON (Disney) opens in slightly over half the world in advance of its US launch next Thursday night. It had already racke...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Lego Movie 2” Cracks, “What Men Want” & “Cold Pursuit” OK

THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART (Warners Animation) is looking like a textbook example of a studio watering down its own franchise. Warners jumped into 2 spin-offs before even reaching its first official sequel, and ...

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THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8/12/13

Last night the numbers continued to slide for Under the Dome, and viewers watched country singers rock out. ABC: CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL: COUNTRY’S NIGHT TO ROCK was up an impressive half ratings point from last year̵...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “Wayward Pines”

Season 2 of FOX’s WAYWARD PINES wouldn’t have felt out of place on Syfy, and that’s not a compliment. Season 1 had a strong cast (Matt Dillon, Carla Gugino, Toby Jones, Juliette Lewis) and a clever tw...

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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Copper”

COPPER: Sunday 10PM on BBCAmerica – If Nothing Else Is On… 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 i...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Toronto Film Festival Reviews: “Marriage Story” & “Bad Education”

MARRIAGE STORY (Netflix – November 6 in theatres/December 6 streaming): A film doesn’t have to be revolutionary to be great. There may be no subjects more intensively depicted in movies and on television ...

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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/20/12

> Network TV takes a snooze. FOX: On a night when no show on any broadcast network rated higher than 1.4, the closest thing to an event was THE FINDER rising to 1.2 from the previous week’s 0.9. This is almost...

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THE SKED: It’s Not HBO; It’s Showtime

> Showtime is having a very good season. Subscriptions are up, HOMELAND has, for the first time, put the network in HBO’s orbit of prestige, and the reburbished Sunday night line-up of SHAMELESS, HOUSE OF LIES and C...

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THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “Episodes”

EPISODES: Sunday 10:30PM on Showtime EPISODES, written from beginning to end by David Crane (a creator of Friends) and fellow sitcom vet Jeffrey Klarik, improved considerably in its second season, adding some shading t...

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THE SKED: NBC UPDATE

THE SKED Review: “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon”

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6/17/12

A SHOWBUZZDAILY Guide To Movie Profitability (Or Not) – Part II: Distribution Fees and Back-End

THE SKED: New Fall Show On-Air Promotion — August 29 Update

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Win Win”

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Furious 7″” Roars Past Mild “Age of Adaline”

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Lego Movie 2” Cracks, “What Men Want” & “Cold Pursuit” OK

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8/12/13

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “Wayward Pines”

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Copper”

SHOWBUZZDAILY Toronto Film Festival Reviews: “Marriage Story” & “Bad Education”

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/20/12

THE SKED: It’s Not HBO; It’s Showtime

THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “Episodes”

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