THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Avengers”
THE AVENGERS: Worth A Ticket – A Fun Summer Movie, No More Or Less It’s easy to forget that THE AVENGERS is, you know, a movie. It’s perhaps the ultimate example of corporate intellectual pro...
SHOWBUZZDAILY BOXOFFICE: “The Avengers” Awaits the Witching Hour – 5/3/12
> It seems like only yesterday that we were reviewing the records for midnight openings (actually, it was March 23, when The Hunger Games opened with a 7th-highest $19.7M Thursday midnight–the highest ever for a non-seque...
THE SKED: CW Takes Care Of the Easy Part
> CW today renewed the 3 shows on its air that were destined for renewal: THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, the network’s closest thing to a hit; SUPERNATURAL, which has been doing very well on low-rated Fridays; and 90210, with...
THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/2/12
> The lows keep coming. ABC: MODERN FAMILY, THE MIDDLE, SUBURGATORY and REVENGE all set or tied season lows last night, and the only reason DON’T TRUST THE B— IN APT 23 didn’t was because it had aired th...
The Sked: MAY SWEEP UPDATE (7 of 28 nights)
>With a full week of ratings for the May Sweep in (Thursday-Tuesday’s official ratings and Wednesday’s fast national ratings), here’s an early look at the final major ratings sweep period of the broadcast seas...
THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/1/12
Little to be GLEEful about. FOX: Despite a major episode that included NY auditions for 2 of the characters that the season had been building to (as well as, this being GLEE, a musical spousal abuse subplot, and a rock...
The Sked: MAY SWEEP UPDATE (through 6 nights)
>With six nights of the May Sweep in (Thursday-Monday’s official ratings and Tuesday’s fast national ratings), here’s an early look at the final major ratings sweep period of the broadcast season, when rati...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL: Worth A Ticket – A Different Kind of Dream Team Bear with me here. On Friday, Fox Searchlight will throw THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL directly into the path ...
THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “The LA Complex”
> 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 ...
THE SKED: All “2 1/2 Men” Are Back
> From the Department of “Duh”: CBS has worked out deals with Ashton Kutcher, Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones to return for another season of 2 1/2 MEN. There had been reports that the cast and show c...
THE SKED SUNDAY SCRIPTED CABLE SCORECARD – 4/29/12
> An off-night if you didn’t have Thrones in your title. HBO: GAME OF THRONES, airing an episode that started with a gasp-inducing surprise death (one less potential king for Westeros), was the highest-rated show on...
THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/30/12
> SMASHWatch demands to know why “Bombshell” didn’t get any Tony nominations today. NBC: Last night’s SMASH encapsulated its season. The episode began with high promise (a buoyant ̶...
The Sked: MAY SWEEP UPDATE (through 5 nights)
>With five nights of the May Sweep in (Thursday-Sunday’s official ratings and Monday’s fast national ratings), here’s an early look at the final major ratings sweep period of the broadcast season, when ratings...