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TV RATINGS: Summer Reality

> At ShowBuzzDaily we won’t cover television ratings every day, but we will check in on the Nielsen ratings from time to time at key points: when new shows premiere, when the schedule changes, or during big events. ...

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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “The Force Awakens” Stays Colossal On Saturday

After its history-making $120.5M opening day, there were two pre-existing Saturday models that STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (Lucasfilm/Disney) could have followed. The final Harry Potter was so front-loaded that it cra...

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TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL Day 4 Capsule Reviews: “Sing,” “Denial,” “Nocturnal Animals,” “Moonlight” & “Queen of Katwe”

For this audience member, it was the day Toronto moved into high gear. MOONLIGHT (A24 – October 21): Barry Jenkins’s second film, after his little-seen but much-praised Medicine For Melancholy, is a validat...

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THE BIJOU @ TIFF: Madonna’s “W.E.”

> One of the enduring questions of Madonna’s illustrious quarter-century career is how someone so brilliant in managing every other facet of her persona has consistently made such terrible decisions when it comes to movie...

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THE SKED SERIES PREMIERE REVIEW: “Top Of the Lake”

TOP OF THE LAKE: Monday 10PM on Sundance Channel There’s a scene in the second hour of TOP OF THE LAKE, the miniseries co-written (with Gerard Lee) and co-directed (with Garth Davis) by Jane Campion, the filmmake...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Last Jedi” Rules Holiday, “Jumanji” Solid, “Pitch Perfect 3″” OK, “Greatest Showman,” “Downsizing” & “Father Figures” Flop

A general note: the last time December 22 fell on a Friday was in 2006, and a look at that year indicates what box office patterns may be between now and January 1. We can expect most films to have a relatively mild ...

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OSCARLAND: The Foreign-Language Short List

What do Blue Is the Warmest Color and The Past have in common? Two things, actually: they’re both widely considered among the best foreign-language films shown in the US this year–and neither will be nomi...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE RESULTS: Accio Single Day Record!

>Deadline is reporting Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is opening to an eye-popping $90-100 million Friday. This estimate from Warner Brothers includes the incredible $43.5 from midnight showings. This d...

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Behind the Friday Box Office – 5/30/14

OPENINGS: MALEFICENT (Disney) didn’t come cheap–with worldwide marketing, its price-tag will top $300M. But it seems to be money well spent, as its $24.2M Friday should propel it into a $70M+ weekend. I...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2.5.2019

The STATE OF THE UNION Address aired on 4 networks, scoring highest on NBC. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographic...

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The Sked: ACADEMY AWARDS Telecast Ratings Prediction

>Tonight’s Academy Awards telecast on ABC should be short on suspense as The Artist sweeps to victory in the Best Picture and Best Director categories. (See our Oscar Odds for more.) While there is a race for ...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 9.19.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

BROADCAST FINALS ABC: ESPN and ABC aired separate MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL games, with the broadcaster’s at 3.81. CBS: For whatever it means these days, last night marked the start of the broadcast network TV seas...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 6/26/16

OPENINGS: INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE (20th) is the latest indication that audiences may be tiring of massive CG spectacles–which is bad news for the major studios, since they’ve concentrated most of their...

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THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/21/12

> GLEE looks at a shark and considers taking a jump. FOX: Despite perhaps the most melodramatic midseason finale of any “comedy’ in TV history (a suicide attempt, an as-yet unexplained pregnancy, and a dead-or...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Review: “Saturday Night Live” with Taraji P. Henson

Often the SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE cast needs to prop up its weekly hosts, who are frequently performers unversed in live comedy (or comedy at all, or even performing at all), but that was hardly the case tonight, as Taraji P...

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TV RATINGS: Summer Reality

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “The Force Awakens” Stays Colossal On Saturday

TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL Day 4 Capsule Reviews: “Sing,” “Denial,” “Nocturnal Animals,” “Moonlight” & “Queen of Katwe”

THE BIJOU @ TIFF: Madonna’s “W.E.”

THE SKED SERIES PREMIERE REVIEW: “Top Of the Lake”

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Last Jedi” Rules Holiday, “Jumanji” Solid, “Pitch Perfect 3″” OK, “Greatest Showman,” “Downsizing” & “Father Figures” Flop

OSCARLAND: The Foreign-Language Short List

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE RESULTS: Accio Single Day Record!

Behind the Friday Box Office – 5/30/14

SHOWBUZZDAILY TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2.5.2019

The Sked: ACADEMY AWARDS Telecast Ratings Prediction

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 9.19.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 6/26/16

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/21/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY Review: “Saturday Night Live” with Taraji P. Henson

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