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THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/15/12

>REVENGE… not so sweet.ABC: It was finally time for Revenge to wind itself back around and reach the flashforward that started the pilot, climaxing the series’ initial plotline, but viewers weren’t all that in...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Cougar Town”

> WHERE WE WERE: On a cul de sac in Florida, where for a brief period of time, divorcee Jules (Courtney Cox) pursued younger men–unfortunately, just long enough for this series to be pitched to ABC and launched with a tit...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: Upscale Ratings for Smash and What It Means for NBC

>As we have discussed, the jury is still out on Smash.  We don’t know where its ratings will settle, as it gives up over half of its massive lead in from The Voice, it was down sharply in its second week versus the p...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/14/12

>Viewers didn’t spend their Valentine’s Day evening watching network TV. ABC: The network pretty much left COUGAR TOWN to fend for itself in its season premiere, and it sank rather than swam. The only thing one can ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

Valentine’s Day Box Office: Showing the Love for The Vow – 2/14/12

>Love was in the air Tuesday night, as The Vow grossed $11.6 million on Valentine’s Day, shattering the mid-week Valentine’s Day record of $7.5 million for Hitch in 2005, as reported at the Hollywood Reporter. ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/13/12

> NBC can’t put away that Alka-Seltzer just yet. NBC:  THE VOICE, down only around 10% from last week’s huge rating, is in great shape at 8PM, and those 2 strong hours pretty much guarantee NBC Monday wins the ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Smash”

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season:  a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may hav...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: “Walking Dead” Devours Ratings Records

> Whatever one’s reservations about the entertainment value of AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD, there’s no question that it’s a blockbuster.  Even airing against the highest-rated Grammy Awards in more than ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

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...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD

> Americans, faced with tragedy, gather around their television sets.  For the death of Whitney Houston, that meant the GRAMMYS. CBS:  The sudden (and not so sudden) death of Whitney Houston turned the Grammys into An...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: STRONG OVERNIGHTS FOR GRAMMYS

>Metered market overnight ratings were very strong for The Grammys on CBS, which averaged a 22.0 household rating and 33 share from 8-11 pm.  60 Minutes began the night with a solid 10.4 rating and 16 share, followed by th...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S MOVIE PROMO WATCH: Grammys Edition

> Tonight’s Grammy Awards were inevitably somewhat haunted by the awful loss of Whitney Houston barely 24 hours earlier, a tragedy that seemed to have been going on for a decade yet was still shocking when it came to its ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 2/12/12

> Hollywood Hearts this weekend. OPENINGS:   It turned out that THE VOW (Screen Gems/Sony) was indeed slightly more frontloaded than SAFE HOUSE (Universal), but not by enough to rob it of 1st place.  Vow‘s ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 
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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 2/10/12

> You’re frontloaded!  No, you’re frontloaded! OPENINGS:  The movie audience has 3 main components–men, women, kids–and a weekend that offers a strong title for each one has a good chance of be...
by Mitch Salem