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Dome of Life

>THE TREE OF LIFE is one of the most visually remarkable films to come along lately, so those in the LA area who want to see the film on the largest possible screen should note that ArcLight Hollywood is going to screen the fil...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: ANNOUNCING PREMIERE DATES

>As the fall premiere dates roll out, we are reporting each network’s plan as they are announced (see CW and FOX dates).  Behind the scenes a game of chicken is played.  No one really wants to go first, but dead...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Agent X”

  AGENT X:  Sunday 9PM on TNT – Change the Channel Remember a couple of months ago when The Player started on NBC, and the criticism was that it was the kind of mindless action show that had once made the term ̶...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/20/12

> Network TV takes a snooze. FOX:  On a night when no show on any broadcast network rated higher than 1.4, the closest thing to an event was THE FINDER rising to 1.2 from the previous week’s 0.9.  This is almost...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Franklin & Bash”

  FRANKLIN & BASH:  Wednesday 9PM on TNT Wednesdays have become series reclamation night on cable.  Last week we had Necessary Roughness adding John Stamos for a new series setting and a bit of zing; now FRANKLIN &am...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Deception”

  DECEPTION:  Monday 10PM on NBC 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, ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Haywire”





Our Review / 5 - Terrible
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THE SKED’S SAT-MON CABLE SCORECARD: 8/17-19

  SATURDAY STARZ:  Starz would be pleased if THE WHITE QUEEN can continue where it landed with its second episode.  Although its 800K total viewers and 0.3 in 18-49s were below the total of the many airings Starz and its...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S 2012/13 FIRST CUT: CBS Needs & Possibilities

> This marks the conclusion of SHOWBUZZDAILY‘s pre-Upfronts survey of the broadcast networks, as they reach the conclusion of the current season and decision-making time for the next.  Previously this week, Mitch Met...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Parks & Recreation”

  If NBC’s Thursday night sitcoms were a movie about college roommates, The Office would be the one who doesn’t study or do the work but still gets better grades than anyone else, 30 Rock would be the teacher&#...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/21/13

  On what’s become cable TV’s premier night, only two shows on broadcast TV topped a 2 rating.   ABC:  ONCE UPON A TIME returned with its first new episode in a month, and fell to a series low 2.1.  The 1.4 ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”

  CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND:  Monday 8PM on CW – In the Queue With a Netflix-driven need to keep its line-up as stable as possible (returning shows are automatically included in the network’s lucrative streaming dea...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/5/12

> SMASHWatch is grinning this morning, but should it be? NBC:  Airing against repeats on both of the other networks, SMASH was up a big 0.4 to 2.7, a healthy number for any 10PM drama these days.  So… yay? ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED Pilot Review: “Bad Teacher”

  BAD TEACHER:  Thursday 9:30PM on CBS – Change the Channel There’s rarely much point in transforming an R-rated movie comedy into a broadcast network TV series, especially if the appeal of the movie came larg...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Premiere Review: “The Walking Dead”

  THE WALKING DEAD:  Sunday 9PM on AMC At this point in its massively successful run (massive enough to allow AMC to renew the superb but low-rated Halt and Catch Fire last week, so hurray!), THE WALKING DEAD can well aff...
by Mitch Salem