Showbuzz Daily


 
Author Archive
Recent
Most Commented
Random
 

 
Current Release

SHOWBUZZDAILY FILM REVIEW: “The Monuments Men”

  THE MONUMENTS MEN:  Watch It At Home – George Clooney’s Film Is No Classic Work of Art George Clooney’s THE MONUMENTS MEN is a startlingly complete failure.  It’s Clooney’s fifth film behi...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 
 
2014-15 TV Season

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: ABC Picks Up “Secrets & Lies,” Negotiates on “Nashville”

  One more drama for ABC:  the murder-driven soap SECRETS & LIES, which had a high-profile deal that would have required the network to pay a large penalty if it hadn’t ordered the series (it has a 10-episode or...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 

 
Articles

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: All Lions & Tigers & Bears As “Jungle Book” Devours “Keanu,” “Mother’s Day”

  With summer blockbuster season just days away, none of the studios brought their A game this weekend.  KEANU (New Line/Warners) isn’t going to do for Keegan Michael-Key and Jordan Peele what Trainwreck did for Com...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 
 
Articles

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD 3/27/12

> Dancing doesn’t mambo as fast as it used to. ABC:  The DANCING WITH THE STARS results show did a whole lot better at 9PM than The River‘s ratings, winning the hour with a 3.0 (compared to River‘s mid-1 ...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 

 
Reviews

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Da Vinci’s Demons”

  Starz’s DA VINCI’S DEMONS was unsatisfactory in just about every respect, all the way through to tonight’s Season 1 finale, a cluster of cliffhangers that resolved almost nothing.  Watching the end of ...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 
 
Articles

The Sked: Tuesday Network Scorecard 5.21.2019

  NOTE:  The comparison chart below is incorrect has been corrected. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 

 
Articles

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/12/11

> Forget about prestige drama and comedy:  it turned out all NBC needed was some dining on bugs. NBC:  FEAR FACTOR returned to the airwaves with a tremendous 3.4 average over 2 hours.  This is great news for a ne...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 
 
Articles

BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 3/22/13

  OPENINGS:  THE CROODS (DreamWorks Animation/20th) did well enough to keep the wolves away from DreamWorks’ door, but its $11.6M openung day and likely $43M weekend are hardly impressive–compare them to the ...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 

 
Articles

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 3.29.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After reruns at 0.29/0.27/0.27/0.23, A MILLION LITTLE THINGS ticked up to 0.21. CBS:  SURVIVOR gained 0.04 to 0.76.  After a rerun at 0.22, TRUE LIES was down 0.02 to 0.21. NBC:  The CHICAGO fr...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 
 
Articles

BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 6/14/13

  OPENINGS:  Is it a danger sign or just one of overexuberance that the Friday estimates for MAN OF STEEL (Warners) diminished during the day, slipping from over $50M to the final estimate of $44.1M?  We’ll know a ...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 

 
Articles

SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1.15.2019

  ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO had a fairly strong start. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 
 
Reviews

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Premiere Review: “The Good Place”

  THE GOOD PLACE:  Thursday 8:30PM on NBC starting 9/28 The Season 1 finale of NBC’s THE GOOD PLACE was a tough act to follow.  Michael Schur’s series pulled off the plot twist of the season, which turned out...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 

 
Pilot + 1

THE SKED PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Broadchurch”

  BROADCHURCH:  Wednesday 10PM on BBCAmerica Previously… on BROADCHURCH:  In the small Dorset town of Broadchurch, the body of 11-year old Danny Latimer has been found on the beach, just as the local police force h...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 
 
Articles

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7.18.2018

  The ESPYS plunged. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, ...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 

 
Reviews

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Franklin & Bash”

  FRANKLIN & BASH made a few cosmetic changes for its third summer on TNT, but nothing to disrupt the show’s basic air of genial dishevelment.  The most high-profile move was bringing in Heather Locklear as new ...
by Mitch Salem
 
Full Story »

 

 
 

 

Search

 

 

Archive

 

 

Newsletter Sign-up