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BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE – 3/9/14

  OPENINGS:  Despite frontloading that led to an 8% Saturday drop, 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE (Warners/Legendary) is claiming a very low 30% decline on Sunday in order to report a $45.1M weekend.  We’ll see if that num...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE 10 BEST TV SHOWS OF 2014 and Other Small-Screen Thoughts

  How long can television (or “television,” since programming is now viewed on a multitude of screens and platforms) stay as good as it is right now?  It used to be tough to find 10 TV shows in a year worthy o...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Game of Thrones”

> GAME OF THRONES:  Sundays 9PM on HBO Bend the knee, everyone:  GAME OF THRONES is back. WHERE WE WERE:  Reeling from the decapitation of Eddard Stark, who until the loss of his head had seemed to be the stalwar...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4.14.2016

  None of the newcomers were impressive. 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 ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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PRIEST: Pray For Us

> Not Even For Free; The 3D Must Stand For “Dull Deadly Dud” If you squint at the post-apocalyptic desert wasteland settings of PRIEST, I swear you can see the camera crews from The Book of Eli, Jonah Hex, Resident ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6.17.2018

  SHADES OF BLUE returned low. 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 skews (wom...
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OSCARLAND: LA and Boston Don’t Clear Anything Up

  A messy awards season became even messier with the results of today’s critics group awards. The big prize of the day was the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, which… tied.  Full results are here, but Bes...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY BOXOFFICE: Wednesday “Dark Knight” Update

  To the extent one can be disappointed by the boxoffice of a movie that’s cruised to $211.8M in 6 days, Wednesday was an off day for THE DARK KNIGHT RISES.  Batman declined a fairly tough 23% yesterday for a $13.8M...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: CW Finds “Beauty & the Beast” Lovely Enough

  This is the time of year when tiny upticks in the ratings are taken for signs of health, and thus last night’s 0.1 increase for BEAUTY & THE BEAST bought it a full season back-order today, much as the previous ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: Summer Broadcast Ratings Update through July 31

>The broadcast week just concluded (July 25-31) had absolute parity between the three original broadcast networks, while FOX was able to put together a weekly lead of three-tenths of a rating point.  The twi...
by Mitch Salem
 
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A SHOWBUZZDAILY “HUNGER GAMES” SCORECARD – 3/25/12

> So what just happened, and what’s likely to happen next?  Here’s a quick look at what’s new in Panem: FINAL NUMBERS:  It turns out THE HUNGER GAMES wasn’t such a hit after all, earning a meas...
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The Sked: PROMO WATCH — Update through Monday October 10

>ShowBuzzDaily’s PROMO WATCH shows that ABC’s Last Man Standing is the top priority over this new sample period, not surprising given that it premieres tonight.  Once Upon a Time is also getting its due as we h...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE BIJOU’S NEWS & NOTES: New Oscar Rules

> The Academy, in its infinite wisdom, has decided to fiddle once again with the Best Picture category.  Instead of 5 nominees, as was the case pre-2009, or 10, as we’ve had the past 2 years, now no one will know jus...
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THE SKED NETFLIX REVIEW: “Arrested Development” (Episodes 4-7)

  See also:  THE SKED NETFLIX REVIEW:  “Arrested Development” (Episodes 1-3) A second helping of Netflix’s ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT includes 4 episodes that give a better feel for the scope and ingeniousnes...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 7.7.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals UPDATED with Broadcast

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  A night of premieres, with PRESS YOUR LUCK at 0.41, GENERATION GAP at 0.46, and FATAL FLAW at 0.23. CBS:  Reruns at 0.26/0.20/0.23/0.19/0.21. NBC:  Reruns at 0.23/0.28/0.22. FOX:  Reruns at 0.2...
by Mitch Salem
 
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