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THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10/1/12

A genuine changing of the guard. NBC:  REVOLUTION slipped a bit last night (to 3.2), but it commandingly beat up both CBS and ABC, and is looking like a true hit, at least in the short term.  THE VOICE, of course, provided a ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: Updated Super Bowl and “Elementary” Ratings

  The time-zone corrected ratings are in for SUPER BOWL XLVII, and thanks to the 35-minute blackout (although excluded from the final game number) making it technically the longest Super Bowl ever, the audience ended up as...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “WandaVision”

  WANDAVISION:  Episodes 1 & 2 available now on Disney+, remaining episodes drop 12:01AM each Friday   WANDAVISION mixes the old and the new in ways both self-conscious and not.  COVID delays on other projects l...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 6/30/12

  And now we know which was more front-loaded. OPENINGS:  According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, TED (Universal) fell 10-15% from Friday to Saturday, which is about the same way the original Hangover played.  The...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED NETWORK SCORECARD – 10/18/13

  Whatever Undercover Boss did last night, it should do that again. CBS:  On a mostly quiet network night, UNDERCOVER BOSS zoomed by half a ratings point to 1.8–not quite the biggest show of the evening, but close.�...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

A SHOWBUZZDAILY Guide to Movie Profitability (Or Not) – Part I: Budget

  Let’s start with something simple:  anyone who claims to have reliable knowledge about the profitability of a specific film, without having detailed access to its production budgets, financing documents and key ta...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

MONDAY MAR 28 NUMBERS: Sucker Punch Sneaks Into First

> Sucker Punch moved into the #1 spot, declining 68% percent, in line with the 67% average decline for March movies on day four.  Limitless declined 68% (also in line with the 69% average for March films on day 11, the sec...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED Series Premiere Review: “Helix”

  HELIX:  Friday 10PM on Syfy – If Nothing Else Is On… Just about every network, cable and broadcast, is in the science-fiction business these days in one way or another, and weirdly enough the only one that s...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 7.5.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  Returning from a rerun week, HOLEY MOLEY gained 0.02 to 0.38, THE CHASE was up 0.06 to 0.36, and WHO DO YOU BELIEVE was at 0.23. CBS:  Reruns at 0.35/0.27/0.28. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Star Trek: Discovery”

  STAR TREK:  DISCOVERY – Episodes available each Sunday at CBS All Access – In the Quene There are quite a few perils to reaching a judgment about the new STAR TREK: DISCOVERY based on its opening hour, the o...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 6.9.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  1/6 Committee coverage at 0.66 was followed by the special PRIDE TO BE SEEN at 0.25. CBS:  Committee coverage at 0.38 was followed by a BULL rerun at 0.23. NBC:  Committee coverage at 0.48 was f...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: Monday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 10/17/11

> Comparisons to last Monday may be misleading, since due to baseball overrun that night, many shows aired either out of their normal timeslots or against atypical competition. FOX:  TERRA NOVA, for example, didn’t b...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: SNL Ratings – Jonah’s Not Lindsay

> Without the train-wreck possibilities of the previous week’s Lindsay Lohan event, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE‘s ratings last night were down about 20%.  That’s a bit below the season average, suggesting Hill, d...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Glee”

  Which plotline really grabbed you in Season 4 of GLEE?  Was it Rachel’s (Lea Michele) one-episode pregnancy scare?  Her involvement (unwitting) with a male escort?  Was it the weeks of sullen silence between Mr....
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Necessary Roughness”

  A very busy season of NECESSARY ROUGHNESS came to an end tonight with an unusually far-fetched hour.  The show isn’t exactly known for its hard-hitting realism, but this episode, written by series creators Liz Kru...
by Mitch Salem