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A SHOWBUZZDAILY “HUNGER GAMES” SCORECARD – 3/25/12

> So what just happened, and what’s likely to happen next?  Here’s a quick look at what’s new in Panem: FINAL NUMBERS:  It turns out THE HUNGER GAMES wasn’t such a hit after all, earning a meas...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Pilot Reports

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Dr. Ken”

  DR. KEN:  Friday 8:30PM on ABC – Change the Channel It’s going to be a neck and neck battle this fall between ABC’s DR KEN and NBC’s Truth Be Told (which will soon air directly against it) as to ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Midseason Finale

THE SKED Fall Finale Review: “Agents of SHIELD”

  For its fall finale (the show is taking a relatively brief break, returning on January 7), AGENTS OF SHIELD turned to its continuing storylines, such as they are.  The script by Co-Producer Shalisha Francis, directed by...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 9/14/12

  This weekend’s boxoffice is looking stronger than last week’s–but that’s not saying very much.  According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION (Screen Gems/Sony) owned F...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Pilot + 1

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Chicago Fire”

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 ha...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY FILM REVIEW: “White House Down”

  WHITE HOUSE DOWN:  Worth A Ticket – Things Go “Boom”; We Go “Yay” WHITE HOUSE DOWN is wondrously stupid, so merrily, spectacularly idiotic that it washes the taste of Olympus Has Fallen and...
by Mitch Salem
 
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OSCARLAND: The National Society of Film Critics Dances To Its Own Beat

  The National Society of Film Critics is the only major group that withholds its honors until after year-end, and for the most part its choices today were as idiosyncratic as its scheduling.  With the exception of Best A...
by Mitch Salem
 
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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Angry Birds” Fly Higher Than “Captain America,” “Neighbors 2″”

  THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE (Rovio/Sony) is keeping the momentum going at the early summer box office, with a preliminary Friday, per Deadline, at $11M.  That’s almost exactly the same opening day as Sony’s Hotel ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Reviews

THE SKED Season Finale Review: “The Blacklist”

  THE BLACKLIST was a hit before it was much of a show, and it’s still decidedly uneven.  That was underscored again by tonight’s season finale, which killed off–well, apparently; you never know with thi...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Premiere Review: “Masters of Sex”

  MASTERS OF SEX:  Sunday 10PM on Showtime Turning the lives of sex researchers William Masters and Virginia Johnson into a continuing series was an audacious idea from the start, and Season 2 of MASTERS OF SEX proved a c...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 9.1.2016

NOTE: Each network’s fast affilliate-based numbers below will come down in the official nationals later today because of many local pre-emptions for NFL Preseason games.  Last night, 15 games were played, involving 30 te...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 9.18.2017

  NOTE: ABC ratings below inflated by local MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL pre-emption in Detroit. CW inflated by MNF pre-emption in New York. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: NBC UPDATE

> Bringing up the rear (too easy), NBC today joined CBS, ABC, FOX and The CW in announcing its Fall schedule premiere dates.  As with the other networks, the bulk of NBC’s shows will begin the week of Sept. 19-25, wi...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.29.2018

  NOTE:  ABC’s preliminary ratings are probably inflated by local preemptions for MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+s...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Reviews

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Premiere Review: “Agents of SHIELD”

  AGENTS OF SHIELD:  Tuesday 9PM on ABC It took most of its first season for AGENTS OF SHIELD to start becoming the show the synergy experts at Disney, Marvel and ABC desperately wanted it to be, and by then it had squa...
by Mitch Salem
 
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