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COUNTING TO 10: The Emmy Nominations

> The Emmys, of all show-business awards, lend themselves least to surprise. That’s because they’re the only group that nominate and award continuing series, meaning that the same high-quality shows repeat yea...

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The Sked: MONDAY RATINGS October 10 — Odd Night

>As expected, it was an odd night on the broadcast networks. FOX’s Monday line-up was delayed 55 minutes by a very long (11 innings, 4 hours 25 minutes) ALCS Game 2 that started around 4 pm ET. The primetime p...

by Mitch Metcalf

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What Are Legendary, Dune and RatPac and Why Should We Care?

There is tumult in the movie business, we’re told. Reports warn that several studios as we know them are about to undergo seismic change for years to come. And why? Because Legendary Entertainment may shift i...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED: Broadcast Network On-Air Promotion

>Last night in the hit summer shows (NBC’s America’s Got Talent and FOX’s Hell’s Kitchen), we took a look at the priorities for new fall series promotion. The big winners on NBC were the comedies W...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED: “Grimm” Is Right

> There’s going to be a 7th game of the 2011 World Series, and when it’s over, either Texas or St. Louis will be the winner. The loser, though, will be NBC. GRIMM, the network’s last chance for a new fall hit ...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s State of the Studio: 20th Century Fox

Our parade of studio summers continues. We’ve reviewed Disney, Warner Bros, Paramount, and Sony, and today’s focus is on 20th Century Fox. Fox has had a distinct strategy this summer, counterprogramming with ...

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THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Weekends At Bellevue”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots It was widely rumored in the weeks before the networks announced their new schedules at the Upfronts that WEEKENDS AT BELLEVUE was destined to hit the air on FOX. In fact, even its timeslo...

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THE SKED: “X” Marks The Renewal

> In a week when the ratings news has been pretty bleak for FOX, they’ve whipped up some glad tidings by announcing that X FACTOR is renewed for the 2012-13 television season. It’s the first renewal of the sea...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Council of Dads”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots Peter Tolan, who with Denis Leary created Rescue Me, knows something about the comedy that emerges when when men try to assert their masculinity in the most idiotic ways. So you can ...

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THE BIJOU: “We Bought” A Preview

> Fox is adopted a very interesting strategy on its upcoming Cameron Crowe/Matt Damon/Scarlett Johansson drama WE BOUGHT A ZOO. The movie doesn’t open until December 23, but the studio will hold national “snea...

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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”

Our Review / 5 - Terrible

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THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Metro”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots The word was that Stephen Gaghan’s pilot METRO was in serious consideration for NBC’s schedule until the very end (conventional wisdom has it that the final choice came down to Metro...

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THE SKED PREMIERE REVIEW: “The Finder”

> THE FINDER – Thursdays 9PM on FOX – If Nothing Else Is On… THE FINDER has already had a pilot of sorts, which aired last season as an episode of BONES. While the series is based on the character Walter...

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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “What’s Your Number?”

Our Review / 5 - Terrible

by Mitch Salem

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PATHWAY TO PROFITABILITY — The Studio View

>At ShowBuzzDaily we look at the movie year in three parts: the soft Winter/Spring year-part from January through April, the strong Summer season from May-August, and the slow-starting but soon sizzling Fall/ Holiday season fro...

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COUNTING TO 10: The Emmy Nominations

The Sked: MONDAY RATINGS October 10 — Odd Night

What Are Legendary, Dune and RatPac and Why Should We Care?

THE SKED: Broadcast Network On-Air Promotion

THE SKED: “Grimm” Is Right

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s State of the Studio: 20th Century Fox

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Weekends At Bellevue”

THE SKED: “X” Marks The Renewal

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Council of Dads”

THE BIJOU: “We Bought” A Preview

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Metro”

THE SKED PREMIERE REVIEW: “The Finder”

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “What’s Your Number?”

PATHWAY TO PROFITABILITY — The Studio View

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