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THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/7/12

> Not all shows premiere like Smash. ABC:  In recent years, viewers have flocked to horror series from True Blood to The Walking Dead to The Vampire Diaries, and at the multiplex, “found footage” thrillers like...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “The River”

> 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...
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The Sked: PROMO WATCH

>NBC used its 9:30 half hour to keep hammering away at the debut of Smash, coming up at long last in mere minutes.  The network devoted 90 seconds — one 30-second spot and one 60-second spot — in a half hour wh...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED PREMIERING TONIGHT: ABC’s “The River”

> 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...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/6/12

> For one night, at least, all NBC’s dreams came true. NBC:  THE VOICE blew away its competition, especially in the 9-10PM hour.  Its 6.6 rating over 2 hours was naturally way down from Sunday night, where it ha...
by Mitch Salem
 
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The Sked

Coming Soon: ShowBuzzDaily Promo Watch Returns

>Starting Tuesday, ShowBuzzDaily’s Promo Watch will return on a regular basis.  Kicking off with Monday night’s broadcast network programming we will sample roughly an hour a night per network and keep a runnin...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: Happy SMASHday!

> As we know from the final ratings, last night went as well for NBC as it possibly could have, with the Giants/Patriot Super Bowl (yay, Giants!) becoming the most watched broadcast in television history, boasting an audience o...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: ‘Luck”

> 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...
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The Sked: Super Bowl Night UPDATED RATINGS

>NBC is reporting updated Nielsen ratings that correctly account for viewing in all time zones and the news is good for the Peacock. The game coverage scored a 40.5 Adult 18-49 rating, the best young adult rating for a Super Bo...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED PILOT REPORT: PREMIERING TONIGHT – “Smash”

> 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...
by Mitch Salem
 
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The Sked

The Sked: Super Bowl Night

>[NOTE: The preliminary numbers below have been updated here.] Last night’s Super Bowl 46 earned a preliminary 36.8 rating with Adults 18-49, while the post game show from approximately 9:54-10:19 pm scored an approximate...
by Mitch Salem
 
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The Sked

The Sked: PROMO WATCH — NBC’s Super Bowl Sunday

>Before we take a look at NBC’s promo activity in the extravaganza that is the Super Bowl, let’s review our forecast of the game itself.  We aim for precision in our predictions at ShowBuzzDaily, and while both...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S MOVIE PROMO WATCH: Super Bowl Edition

> In these heady moments after the NY Giants’ triumphant victory over the New England Patriots (I’d say “Sorry, New England fans,” but I wouldn’t mean it), let’s take a moment to look at the ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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ShowBuzzDaily SUPER BOWL Forecast

>The biggest day of the television season is here.  The highest-rated show of the year airs at 6:30 pm ET and more people will be watching television tonight in general than any night of the year.  In between all thos...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY’S WEEKEND BOXOFFICE STUDIO SCORECARD

> Happy Voice/Smash Bowl, everyone!  (And go Giants!!!) OPENINGS:  CHRONICLE (20th) is claiming bragging rights for the weekend over THE WOMAN IN BLACK (CBS) by $1M.  But both films are assuming almost identical ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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