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SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6.8.2017

  Only 2 networks aired original programming. 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), audi...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: A Word About Put Pilots

> The network development season for shows that would go to series in 2012-13 is in full gear, and that means an avalanche of press releases and trade reports that describe many of the deals as “put pilots.”  I...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Pilot Reports

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “9JKL”

  9JKL:  Monday 8:30PM on CBS – Change the Channel We usually do actors the favor of evaluating their work on a project separately from the quality of the project itself, willing to take their performances on their ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Premiere Review: “Designated Survivor”

  DESIGNATED SURVIVOR:  Wednesday 10PM on ABC ABC’s DESIGNATED SURVIVOR had what the trades like to call a “troubled” off-season.  Remarkably for a show that’s just aired its twenty-third episode,...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8.21.2017

  There were a multitude of disruptions to preliminary ratings last night, including NFL preemptions on ABC in NY and NBC in Cleveland, as well as a Presidential address.  Given all the expected adjustments, we’ll h...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8.17.2017

  IMPORTANT NOTE: Ratings below for ABC, CBS and especially NBC are inflated by local pre-emptions for NFL Preseason games. Also, The CW inflated by New York pre-emption for MLB Yankees-Mets game. ABC pre-emptions in Was...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8.16.2017

  NBC’s MARLON debuted well–but with an asterisk or two. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 a...
by Mitch Salem
 
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2017-18 TV Season

NIELSENWAR: REVISED 5-Network Grid with New NBC Line-Up

  In a very unusual move, NBC has already made major changes in the fall schedule that it announced just 2 weeks ago.  In fact, it’s changed the centerpiece of that schedule, reversing the move of its breakout hit ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Premiere Review: “Animal Kingdom”

  ANIMAL KINGDOM:  Tuesday 9PM on TNT ANIMAL KINGDOM has been a key part of TNT’s rebranding as a hipper TV destination than the home of Major Crimes and The Last Ship, and tonight’s Season 2 premiere promised...
by Mitch Salem
 
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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Mummy” Stays In Grave, “Wonder Woman” Triumphs

  THE MUMMY (Perfect World/Universal) is a disaster, although the studio and its minions will try to spin otherwise through the course of the weekend.  According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, it earned $12M on openi...
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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Cars 3″” Low On Gas, “All Eyez On Me” A Sleeper Hit

  CARS 3 (Pixar/Disney) will have a strong Fathers Day, which in turn will make its weekend multiple look good, but it’s off to a disappointing start.  In preliminary numbers at Deadline, its opening day is pegged a...
by Mitch Salem
 
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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Spider-Man: Homecoming” Superheroic, “Despicable Me 3″” Drops, “Baby Driver” Holds Well

  It may have hurt Sony’s pride to turn SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING (Marvel/Columbia/Sony) over to Marvel to produce, but it proved to be a smart business move, with preliminary numbers at Deadline that put opening day at...
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THE BIJOU BOX OFFICE: International Bullet Points

> Click below for a quick summary of some notable numbers from this past weekend overseas: THE SMURFS reached $141M overseas with the help of a tremendous $60M weekend.  Like other recent 3D animated films, it has a good c...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Pilot Reports

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “The Sinner”

  THE SINNER:  Wednesday 10PM on USA – Change the Channel USA’s THE SINNER wants so, so much to be Prestige TV.  Alas, Derek Simonds’ 8-hour drama (based on a novel by Petra Hammesfahr) is more like an ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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ShowbuzzDaily Season Finale Review: “Good Behavior”

  TNT has been burning through its old-line series like Major Crimes and The Librarians two episodes at a time in recent weeks, seemingly in a frenzy to get rid of them.  The network has put its muscle behind darker, more...
by Mitch Salem
 
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