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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 12.3.2023

OPENINGS: Beyonce’s concert documentary RENAISSANCE (Variance/AMC Theaters) led the traditionally slow first weekend of December with $21M, a shadow of the $92.8M for the Eras Tour movie a couple of months ago, b...

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THE SKED FALL TRAILER REVIEW: NBC’s “Chicago Fire”

CHICAGO FIRE: WEDNESDAY 10PM on NBC WHAT IT’S SAYING: Backdraft, not Rescue Me. Big fires, sweeping, heroic music, a stalwart band of brothers (and the occasional sister) uniting despite their personal...

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The Sked: American Idol vs The Voice — The Gap Widens

>As the (relatively) highly-rated singing competition shows head toward their season finales, it is time to take a broader view of the full season ratings tracks for FOX’s American Idol and NBC’s The Voice. Th...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 6.9.2019

OPENINGS: THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2 (Illumination/Universal) had a better launch than this weekend’s other big arrival, but it was a major box office disappointment in its own right. The $47.1M weekend was down...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 12.8.2019

OPENINGS: DARK WATERS (Focus/Universal) expanded into wide release at 2012 theatres, and emerged with a mild $4.1M. (By comparison, Focus’s previous release Harriet opened at 2059 with an $11.7M weekend.) Its...

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THE SKED Series Finale Review: “Copper”

Road trip! It was a decidedly odd way for COPPER to exit the scene, even if last night’s episode was intended just as a season finale, not as an end to the entire series. (BBCAmerica didn’t cancel the low...

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BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 3/15/13

OPENINGS: No one expected THE CALL (TriStar/Sony) or THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE (Warners) to win this weekend. Call, though, is overperforming, and by Sunday it should be in a position to recoup its $15M (plus m...

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THE SKED: Tuesday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 9/27/11

> On a night without a lot of movement, sometimes standing still works out for the best. FOX: Zooey Deschanel may not be a mainstream movie star, but her Manic Pixie Dream Girl charms are definitely making her one on TV:&...

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THE SKED: NBC Picks Up An Old “Friend”

> NBC has jumped the gun on this year’s Upfront season, and ordered 13 episodes of the Matthew Perry single-camera comedy Go On for its 2012/13 primetime schedule. In addition to starring Perry, the show is written ...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY BOXOFFICE: “The Avengers” Conquers the World

> Marvel spent a great deal of time and effort setting the stage for its full-house-of-heroes extravaganza THE AVENGERS, and it’s all paying off. The movie opened in 39 international territories this past week (some...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “Billions”

Showtime’s BILLIONS has cultivated one of the most recognizable signatures on television, from its rudely epigrammatic dialogue, to its love/hate relationship with its ruthless, narcissistic characters, to its very...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “Hell On Wheels”

The fourth (and as it turns out penultimate) season of AMC’s HELL ON WHEELS was its most conventional and choppily focused. Under showrunner John Wirth (the show’s 3rd in that post), the neo-western has aba...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 9/14/14

OPENINGS: NO GOOD DEED (Screen Gems/Sony) hit in a big way with an unexpected $24.5M start. That’s not quite the equal of 2009’s Obsessed ($28.6M), but it’s close enough. And while Obsessed had to...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Reiew: “Reverie”

REVERIE: Wednesday 10PM on NBC In recent seasons, original summer dramas on the broadcast networks have tended to cluster in two varieties: straightforward procedurals like Rookie Blue and The Night Shift, and fantas...

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THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6/18/12

Another night on broadcast TV with nothing even managing a 2 rating. FOX: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE won the night for FOX, even though it was down 10% from last week to a 1.8. CBS: BIG BROTHER shared the single biggest num...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 12.3.2023

THE SKED FALL TRAILER REVIEW: NBC’s “Chicago Fire”

The Sked: American Idol vs The Voice — The Gap Widens

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 6.9.2019

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 12.8.2019

THE SKED Series Finale Review: “Copper”

BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOXOFFICE – 3/15/13

THE SKED: Tuesday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 9/27/11

THE SKED: NBC Picks Up An Old “Friend”

SHOWBUZZDAILY BOXOFFICE: “The Avengers” Conquers the World

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “Billions”

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “Hell On Wheels”

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 9/14/14

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Reiew: “Reverie”

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6/18/12

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