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THE SKED: Wednesday Ratings – Network Scorecardj – 10/12/11

> A smiley face for one network and a frowny one for another, on the third night this week disrupted by postseason baseball. ABC:  Everything came up fairly rosy last night at the Alphabet.  SUBURGATORY should be inch...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Saturday 2.19.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s primetime WINTER OLYMPICS coverage was at 0.76/1.06, compared to 2.19 for the parallel night in 2018.  CW’s GREAT CHOCOLATE SHOWDOWN was at 0.05.   Broadcast Official Nationals P...
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THE SKED’S SCHEDULE: ABC

  Mitch Metcalf and I, along with veteran network executive Ted Frank, have put together our own versions of the schedules (the real ones will be announced at the nework Upfronts in New York next week). We’ve posted ...
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SHOWBUZZDAILY FILM REVIEW: “The Lone Ranger”

  THE LONE RANGER:  Not Even For Free – The Silver Bullet Is Self-Inflicted Disney’s reluctance to produce THE LONE RANGER is well-documented; the studio even shut down the production shortly before shooting w...
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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “J. Edgar”

    J. EDGAR:  Watch It At Home – Brokeback Hoover   It’s a little unexpected that of all the films Clint Eastwood has directed, his new biography J. EDGAR most resembles The Bridges of Madison Count...
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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7/25/13

  A very steady if unexciting night on the networks. FOX:  The closest thing to an event in primetime last night was the season finale of HELL’S KITCHEN, which was up a tick from last week to 2.2 (but off 0.2 from last ...
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SHOWBUZZDAILY Midseason Finale Review: “Once Upon A Time”

  Even as ABC’s Agents of SHIELD suggests the limits of corporate/entertainment synergy, it’s been working out just fine for the same network’s ONCE UPON A TIME.  Whether the idea originated with the sho...
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THE SKED: “Smash” Makes It To Act 2

> SMASH, the ambitious musical drama that was intended from the start to be NBC’s new signature series (even if for some of us, it’s become a bit smudged) has officially been renewed for a 2d season. This was pretty...
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EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE: “Oz” Beats Back the Gnats

  No studio dared to challenge OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (Disney) in any meaningful way on its second weekend, and Sam Raimi’s extravaganza will romp to another weekend win–but that’s not to say it’...
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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 6.15.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Game 1 of the STANLEY CUP FINALS was at 1.33.  (Last year’s Game 1 aired on NBC Sports Net at 0.48.) CBS:  Reruns at 0.44/0.28. NBC:  Reruns at 0.31/0.29/0.27. FOX:  MASTERCHEF dipped 0....
by Mitch Salem
 
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UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/15/14

  NETWORK UPDATE:  As often happens because of its 8:31PM end-time, THE BIG BANG THEORY went up 0.1 in final numbers for its season finale, while THE MILLERS lost 0.1.  GREY’S ANATOMY also gained 0.1, while REIGN (whic...
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UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/13/14

  TUESDAY UPDATE:  With the Masters overrun removed, 60 MINUTES fell 0.2 from early numbers.  The rest of the adjustments were upward by 0.1:  ONCE UPON A TIME and RESURRECTION on ABC, THE AMAZING RACE and THE MENTALIST...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED MIDSEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “The Walking Dead”

> Previously On… THE WALKING DEAD:  Our erstwhile humans spent many, many episodes on a farm owned by cranky vet Hershel (Scott Wilson), while they searched for the missing Sophia (Madison Lintz).  There were lo...
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THE SKED NETWORK SCORECARD – 10/20/13

  Even more than usual, it was football’s night. NBC:  Peyton Manning’s return to Indianapolis was relentlessly hyped all week, especially when the Colts owner appeared to criticize him publicly.  The result was ...
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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 10/5/14

  It was a strong multiplex weekend all over the world this week, which was good news for Hollywood and its overseas equivalents. OPENINGS:  Although David Fincher is considered one of cinema’s heavy hitters, heR...
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