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THE SKED’S MIDSEASON PILOT REPORT: NBC’s “1600 Penn”

  1600 PENN:  TBD Midseason on NBC – If Nothing Else Is 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...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 9/25/12

  No real winners. FOX:  People forget just how much NEW GIRL had slipped since the heady days of its premiere–although it sounds awful to compare last night’s pair of 2.7s to that 4.8 start a year ago, the ev...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: ABC Gets Started

  The Alphabet has begun its process of setting things up for next week’s Upfronts by renewing all the shows everyone knew would be renewed:  MODERN FAMILY, GREY’S ANATOMY, THE MIDDLE, CASTLE, DANCING WITH THE...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: FOX Fall Premiere Dates

The concept of “premiere week” is getting seriously stretched this year by the networks, since NBC, CW and now FOX have announced schedules that launch only a few shows the week of September 24.  This is probably a...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Pilot Reports

THE SKED MIDSEASON PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “Red Widow”

  RED WIDOW:  Midseason TBD on ABC – If Nothing Else Is 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...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Reviews

THE SKED’S SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Hart of Dixie”

  HART OF DIXIE:  Tuesday 8PM on CW WHERE WE WERE:  The bedroom of Dr. Zoe Hart (Rachel Bilson) in Bluebell, Alabama, where the New York transfer was finally getting some action after an entire season of dithering.  On ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: CBS Joins In the Fun

CBS, as usual the last network to make its decisions known, has issued its first orders for the 2012/13 network season, picking up 2 comedies and 4 dramas. VEGAS was the network’s highest-profile pilot, written by Nichola...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Pilot Reports

PREMIERING TONIGHT – THE SKED PILOT REPORT: “Do No Harm”

  DO NO HARM: Thursday 10PM on NBC – If Nothing Else Is On… What is it with NBC and dual personalities?  Is the network trying to tell us something?  A couple of years ago it gave us My Own Worst Enemy, with ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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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...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: “Chicago Fire” Kindles a Full Season Order

  On Wednesday night, NBC aired a special episode of THE VOICE in the 8-10PM slot, thus giving CHICAGO FIRE a lead-in more than double the one it usually gets from SVU.  Not surprisingly, that perked Fire up more than hal...
by Mitch Salem
 
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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. ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED FALL TRAILER REVIEW: ABC’s “Nashville”

    NASHVILLE:  Wednesday 10PM on ABC   WHAT IT’S SAYING:  Good old girls tusslin’ and singin’ in the world of country music.
by Mitch Salem
 
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Pilot + 1

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...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S SCHEDULE: NBC

  The broadcast networks will officially announce their schedules next week at the Upfronts in New York, but before that happens, Mitch Metcalf and I, along with veteran network executive Ted Frank, have put together our o...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Pilot Reports

THE SKED MIDSEASON PILOT REPORT: FOX’s “The Goodwin Games”

    THE GOODWIN GAMES:  Midseason TBD on FOX – 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-scored, and ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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