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THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “666 Park Avenue”

666 PARK AVENUE: Sunday 10PM on ABC – Potential DVR Alert Disclaimer: Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall. Pilots are often reedited and re-scored, and in som...

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THE SKED MIDSEASON TRAILER REVIEW: FOX’s The Goodwin Games

THE GOODWIN GAMES: Tuesday 9:30PM on FOX WHAT IT’S SAYING: From the guys who gave you How I Met Your Mother, another unexpected spin on sitcom convention: this time, the Sibling Rivalry comedy. ...

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THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Glee”

GLEE: Thursday 9PM on FOX WHERE WE WERE: Post-graduation, post-national title, watching a lot of regulars on their way out of high school: Rachel off to NY and NYADA, Kurt to neither, Finn to the Army, Puck to LA, ...

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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 ...

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PREVIEWING TONIGHT POST-OLYMPICS – THE SKED PILOT REPORT: NBC’S “Go On”

Disclaimer: Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall. Pilots are often reedited and re-scored, and in some cases even recast or reshot. These critiques shouldnR...

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THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10/7/12

On a night when a pulse-pounding hour of HOMELAND conclusively answered the question “Can this season be as good as the first?” (the answer is Yes), the broadcast networks continued their fall in more ways than one....

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THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “Malibu Country”

MALIBU COUNTRY: Friday 8:30PM starting November 2 on ABC – Worth A Look Disclaimer: Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall. Pilots are often reedited and re-scor...

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THE SKED: ABC Fall Premiere Dates

ABC used its podium at the Television Critics’ Association gathering today to finally release the premiere dates for its fall shows. They are: Friday Sept 14 8PM: SHARK TANK 9PM: WHAT WOULD YOU DO?...

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THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE(S) REVIEW: “New Girl”

NEW GIRL: Tuesday 9PM on FOX WHERE WE WERE: In an apartment with four very strange inhabitants: Jess (Zooey Deschanel) of the title, who does have her magic pixie dream girl moments but enough issues and grit of he...

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THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Up All Night”

UP ALL NIGHT: Thursday 8:30PM on NBC WHERE WE WERE: Watching a show about Reagan Brinkley (Christina Applegate), who struggled to produce her best friend Ava’s (Maya Rudolph) afternoon TV talk show while adjust...

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THE SKED: More Bad “Neighbors” Scripts On the Way

Typically when a network orders additional scripts for a series, it does so at the Writers Guild minimum, so it’s a very minimal investment compared to ordering additional episodes–thousands rather than milli...

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PREMIERING TONIGHT – THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: CW’s “Emily Owens, MD”

EMILY OWENS, MD: Tuesday 9PM on CW – If Nothing Else Is On… Say this for EMILY OWENS, MD: it really makes you appreciate Shonda Rhimes. The seeming ease with which Grey’s Anatomy mixes medical drama...

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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Animal Practice”

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, networks and studios (which may have ha...

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THE SKED’S MIDSEASON PILOT REPORT: NBC’s “Next Caller”

NEXT CALLER: TBD Midseason on NBC – Change the Channel If you were going to do a satire about network television in the vein of Episodes, one that required a show-within-the-show to illustrate how hackneyed and w...

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PREMIERING TONIGHT – THE SKED PILOT REPORT: NBC’s “Chicago Fire”

CHICAGO FIRE: Wednesday 10PM on NBC – Change the Channel Network television doesn’t come more dully generic than NBC’s “new” CHICAGO FIRE, a series that seems to be assembling itself out of ...

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THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “666 Park Avenue”

THE SKED MIDSEASON TRAILER REVIEW: FOX’s The Goodwin Games

THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Glee”

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

PREVIEWING TONIGHT POST-OLYMPICS – THE SKED PILOT REPORT: NBC’S “Go On”

THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10/7/12

THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “Malibu Country”

THE SKED: ABC Fall Premiere Dates

THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE(S) REVIEW: “New Girl”

THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Up All Night”

THE SKED: More Bad “Neighbors” Scripts On the Way

PREMIERING TONIGHT – THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: CW’s “Emily Owens, MD”

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Animal Practice”

THE SKED’S MIDSEASON PILOT REPORT: NBC’s “Next Caller”

PREMIERING TONIGHT – THE SKED PILOT REPORT: NBC’s “Chicago Fire”

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