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SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “The Loudest Voice”

  THE LOUDEST VOICE:  Sunday 10PM on Showtime The rise of Fox News through its dark visionary Roger Ailes, and the resulting effect on media, politics and the world at large, is one of the most important sociopolitical st...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4.8.2019

  College basketball domination. 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 25-54 ratings), aud...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Reviews

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “The Fosters”

  There’s a reason why serialized dramas usually have some sort of “franchise” powering them:  a mystery to be solved, patients to be cured, a quest to be undertaken, etc.  Generating compelling stories...
by Mitch Salem
 
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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Us” Huge, “Captain Marvel” Drops, “Gloria Bell” Expands

  The enduring respect and admiration for Get Out, and its own enthusiastic reviews, are pushing Jordan Peele’s US (Blumhouse/Perfect World/Universal) way past expectations.  According to preliminary numbers at Dead...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Pilot Reports

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Legacies”

  LEGACIES:  Thursday 9PM on CW CW’s LEGACIES brings the Vampire Diaries extended universe once again close to its roots, after the older-skewing adventures of The Originals.  We’re not only back in Mystic Fa...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10.26.2016

  The WORLD SERIES continued strong. 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 skew...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Articles

THE SKED: “X” Marks The Renewal

> In a week when the ratings news has been pretty bleak for FOX, they’ve whipped up some glad tidings by announcing that X FACTOR is renewed for the 2012-13 television season.  It’s the first renewal of the sea...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Saturday 1.15.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS:  Unsurprisingly, the day was dominated by the NFL PLAYOFFS, with CBS’s game at 7.03 and NBC’s at 7.05.  The first new SNL of 2022 was at 1.02.  CW’s originals were at 0.05/0.04. &nb...
by Mitch Salem
 
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE December 30-January 1

>As expected yesterday, the actuals for Sunday, January 1, are coming in much lower than the studios estimated.  The top 10 films look like they grossed closer to $43 million Sunday, much lower than the $53 million estimat...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Film Festival

SHOWBUZZDAILY Toronto Film Festival Reviews: “Ford vs. Ferrari” & “The Laundromat”

  FORD VS. FERRARI (20th Century Fox/Disney – November 15):  If the Academy decides to award James Mangold’s Ford vs. Ferrari, which is certainly a possibility, it will be able to have some metaphorical cake a...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Reviews

THE SKED MIDSEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Grey’s Anatomy”

  In its ninth season, GREY’S ANATOMY remains a model of smoothly operating network soap.  This week’s midseason finale, written by Consulting Producer Debora Cahn and directed by Rob Corn, had the bonus of be...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Articles

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/3/12

A night of mostly declines. NBC: THE VOICE fell 0.3 to 3.9,  still the highest-rated show of the night.  BLAKE SHELTON’S NOT SO FAMILY CHRISTMAS held very well, with a 2.8 that was higher than several recent episodes of...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Articles

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 11.18.2018

  OPENINGS:  FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD (Warners) opened at $62.2M in the US, down 16% from the first Beasts.  In addition, it was more front-loaded, with a 16% Saturday drop compared to 12%.  Exit poll...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 2.13.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELOR was steady at 0.59, and THE GOOD DOCTOR ticked up to 0.29. CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD fell 0.12 to 0.52, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA dropped 0.11 to 0.42, NCIS lost 0.09 to 0.39, and NCIS: HAWAI...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 9/1/12

  According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, THE POSSESSION (Lionsgate) is still on top with Saturday’s boxoffice counted, perhaps finding an extra $1M or so at the end of the 4-day weekend for $22-23M, which woul...
by Mitch Salem
 
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