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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 8.20.2017

OPENINGS: The $21.6M start for THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD (Summit/Lionsgate) was on target for the B-movie, which had a modest 2% Saturday dip. It also earned $6.6M in early international release. While it does n...

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BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOX OFFICE – 6/28/13

OPENINGS: Almost all the “early Friday” numbers turned out to be overly optimistic, but THE HEAT (20th) is still having a great opening, with a $13.6M first day that should put it in the neighborhood of a $...

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THE SKED Midseason Finale Review: “Revolution”

With the addition of Rockne S. O’Bannon to the REVOLUTION writing/producing team as co-showrunner, alongside series creator Eric Kripke, the first half (actually 9/22nds) of its second season has been more tightly ...

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THE SKED PILOT REPORT: PREMIERING TONIGHT – ABC’s “Revenge”

> Disclaimer: Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall. Pilots are often reedited and rescored, and in some cases even recast or reshot. So these critiques sh...

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THE SKED Fall Finale Review: “The Walking Dead”

For all its gigantic, game-changing success, THE WALKING DEAD seems fated always to be a dramatically uneven series. Under new showrunner Scott M. Gimple (who, contrary to previous practice, will keep his job in the al...

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THE SKED FALL PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “Super Fun Night”

Read All Our Fall Pilot Reports here and Midseason Pilot Reports here. SUPER FUN NIGHT: Wednesday 9:30PM on ABC starting October 2 – If Nothing Else Is On… Anyone who’s seen Rebel Wilson confidently w...

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BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOXOFFICE: 6/7/13

OPENINGS: THE PURGE (Universal) will be instantly profitable by the end of its high $30Ms weekend, and while a great deal of that is due to the $3M production budget, a US marketing spend of only $20M (less than half t...

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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...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Pitch Perfect 2″” Outsinging “Mad Max”

PITCH PERFECT 2 (Gold Circle/Universal) is shaping up as one of the best investments of the summer season, with an opening day estimated by Deadline at $27M (including $4.6M from Thursday night)–almost equal to its...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Premiere Review: “Into the Badlands”

INTO THE BADLANDS: Sunday 10PM on AMC The vigorously pulpy INTO THE BADLANDS has returned for a second season, gifted by AMC with a Walking Dead lead-in for the first 3 weeks of its run that should guarantee some viewe...

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THE SKED NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/21/14

NBC: See Mitch Metcalf’s Skedball post for detailed analysis and charts of WINTER OLYMPICS ratings. Last night’s 3.5 (which may adjust up to 3.6 if the network ran the 8PM half-hour without commercials) w...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “That Awkward Moment” Unlikely To Hold Narrow Lead

Just about everything in theatres this weekend is due to take a 60-70% dive on Super Bowl Sunday, which probably means that even if THAT AWKWARD MOMENT (Focus/Universal) maintains the slim current lead for Friday that it...

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NIELSENWAR: Fall Network Ratings – Night By Night Chart & Analysis

We’re now 5 weeks into the fall TV season, and although some major changes in the schedule are ahead, mostly due to CBS’s half-season of Thursday Night Football coming to an end, there’s enough data to ...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Bless This Mess”

BLESS THIS MESS: Tuesday 9:30PM on ABC The six-episode order ABC gave BLESS THIS HOUSE (after FOX had passed on the project) is about as small as any network show can get. That doesn’t leave much time for serie...

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THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “Rookie Blue”

ROOKIE BLUE: Thursday 9PM on ABC It’s quite an accomplishment for a scripted summer series on one of the broadcast networks to last five seasons on the air, and the ABC/Canadian co-production ROOKIE BLUE is now...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 8.20.2017

BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOX OFFICE – 6/28/13

THE SKED Midseason Finale Review: “Revolution”

THE SKED PILOT REPORT: PREMIERING TONIGHT – ABC’s “Revenge”

THE SKED Fall Finale Review: “The Walking Dead”

THE SKED FALL PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “Super Fun Night”

BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOXOFFICE: 6/7/13

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/13/14

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Pitch Perfect 2″” Outsinging “Mad Max”

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Premiere Review: “Into the Badlands”

THE SKED NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/21/14

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “That Awkward Moment” Unlikely To Hold Narrow Lead

NIELSENWAR: Fall Network Ratings – Night By Night Chart & Analysis

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Bless This Mess”

THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “Rookie Blue”

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