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PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED Pilot Review – “Save Me”

SAVE ME: Thursday 8PM on NBC – Change the Channel Note: This review was originally written after last year’s Upfronts, before it was known that SAVE ME would be held by NBC until the summer. It’s ...

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THE SKED: NBC Still At it

More, more, more news from The Peacock: Try to hold on to your lunch: WHITNEY is back, lack of quality (and even lack of ratings) apparently not meaning too much at the network these days. (At least it seems t...

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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Work It”

> (RATINGS NOTE: THE TIME-SLOT FOR ABC’S 2D EPISODE OF WORK IT BEGAN WITH A 3-MINUTE LAST MAN STANDING OVERRUN ON THE EAST COAST, WHICH MAY MAKE OVERNIGHT RATINGS LESS ACCURATE THAN USUAL.) A lot can happen between ...

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SKED PILOT REPORT: PREMIERING TONIGHT – “I Hate My Teenage Daughter”

> Disclaimer: Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall. Pilots are often reedited and rescored, and in some cases even recast or reshot. So these critiques sh...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “B Positive”

B POSITIVE – Thursday 8:30PM on CBS These are tumultuous times. (Hell, as this is being written, these are tumultuous hours.) And that’s true in the world of broadcast television as well, which was alread...

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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Guys With Kids”

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 RETURN: “Up All Night”

> This week UP ALL NIGHT was promoted to NBC’s version of the big leagues, where many felt it belonged from the start. It’s switched places with Whitney and been given the benefit of The Office, NBC’s on...

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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Community”

NBC’s marathon 90-minute festival of new COMMUNITY episodes tonight (interrupted by the 30 Rock season finale at 8:30) was less an expression of love from the network than a who-cares approach to the night, schedul...

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THE SKED: “Up All Night” 2.0

> UP ALL NIGHT is a crucially important piece of new programming for NBC this fall, as you can tell from Mitch Metcalf’s Fall Promo Analysis, where it’s the network’s most-promoted new show. Not only doe...

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THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: NBC’s “The New Normal”

THE NEW NORMAL: Tuesday 9:30PM starting September 11 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...

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PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED Pilot Review – ABC’s “Trophy Wife”

Read All Our Fall Pilot Reports here. TROPHY WIFE: Tuesday 9:30PM on ABC – If Nothing Else is On… If you like your comedy innocuous, TROPHY WIFE may fit the bill. The title is ironic: although Kate (Mal...

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THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Don’t Trust the B— In Apt 23”

DON’T TRUST THE B– IN APT 23: Tuesday 9:30PM on ABC WHERE WE WERE: New York City, where naive midwestern arrival June shares an apartment with street-smart, manipulative Chloe (Krysten Ritter). Their ne...

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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “2 Broke Girls”

With the spring decline of New Girl‘s ratings, 2 BROKE GIRLS became the only remaining breakout comedy hit of the 2011/12 broadcast season. The truth is, it’s still not all that good. Tonigh...

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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’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Vince Uncensored”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots Not even the presence of Michael Chiklis and Elizabeth Perkins could make VINCE UNCENSORED endurable. Deservedly consigned by CBS to its trash-bin, this isn’t one of those pilots yo...

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PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED Pilot Review – “Save Me”

THE SKED: NBC Still At it

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Work It”

SKED PILOT REPORT: PREMIERING TONIGHT – “I Hate My Teenage Daughter”

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “B Positive”

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Guys With Kids”

THE SKED’S MIDSEASON RETURN: “Up All Night”

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Community”

THE SKED: “Up All Night” 2.0

THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: NBC’s “The New Normal”

PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED Pilot Review – ABC’s “Trophy Wife”

THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Don’t Trust the B— In Apt 23”

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “2 Broke Girls”

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

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Vince Uncensored”

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