THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Nikita”
The Season 2 finale for CW’s NIKITA was probably shot with the idea that it could well be the series finale–and logically it should have been, considering the show’s ratings. In recent weeks, N...
SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 5/18/12
Audiences sank Universal’s Battleship. OPENINGS: There’s no way to spin the arrival of BATTLESHIP (Universal) as anything other than a horribly expensive flop. Its $9M opening day is even less th...
THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/18/12
Grimm has its night. NBC: The season finale of GRIMM was the night’s highest rated show, with a 1.6 that was up 0.4 from last week and marked its highest-rated episode in months. (Imagine if the show wer...
THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Person Of Interest”
There’s a reason CBS is as successful as it is. PERSON OF INTEREST is just a procedural–albeit one with an unusually complicated premise–but it mixes solid plotting, well-paced action and just enough ...
THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Grimm”
Although both fairy-tale inspired dramas that were introduced to network TV last fall have been renewed for 2d seasons, there’s no comparison in quality between Once Upon A Time and GRIMM. Once has created a capt...
SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT
How big a flop is BATTLESHIP (Universal)? Even bigger than the catastrophic John Carter, that’s how big. According to early Friday numbers at Deadline, Battleship is headed for a $9.5M opening day, and if that number ...
THE SKED: Evil Abed Wins After All
The word, the buzz, the gossip were all true: COMMUNITY was renewed for a 4th season, but Dan Harmon has been kicked off the show as its Executive Producer/Showrunner. (He’ll still be credited as some variation...
THE SKED THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/17/12
Grey’s has still got it–other veteran shows don’t. ABC: The GREY’S ANATOMY was up 0.4 from last week to a robust 3.9, its highest rating in months. That helped push the SCANDAL season finale to a ser...
THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Grey’s Anatomy”
Where were Jack and Sawyer? Embracing the idea of “go big or go home,” the 8th season finale of GREY’S ANATOMY opened like the pilot for Lost, in the aftermath of the horrible crash of a...
THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Scandal”
The crazier SCANDAL has gotten, the better it’s been. Although the Shonda Rhimes soap only had a 7-episode run this Spring, it’s managed to find its footing quickly. The first few episodes w...
THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Community”
NBC’s marathon 90-minute festival of new COMMUNITY episodes tonight (interrupted by the 30 Rock season finale at 8:30) was less an expression of love from the network than a who-cares approach to the night, schedul...
THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “30 Rock”
The dirty little secret at the heart of 30 ROCK has always been that it doesn’t really have one–a heart, that is. That doesn’t make the show any less brilliantly written or superbly performed, ...
THE SKED FALL TRAILER REVIEW: NBC’s “The New Normal”
THE NEW NORMAL: Tuesdays 9:30PM on NBC WHAT IT’S SAYING: A new kind of family sitcom: gay couple, surrogate mother, her daughter–and her bitchy, bigoted (but, you know, funny) grandmother....
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Battleship”
BATTLESHIP: Not Even For Free – Watch a Transformers DVD Instead For about half an hour, BATTLESHIP could fool you into thinking it’s not the movie you were expecting it to be. It beg...