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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, weekend #7 of 2014 looks like $171 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, 30% ahead of this weekend’s average the past several years.  The Lego Movie continues to lead the box office...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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THE SKED NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/14/14

  NBC:  See Mitch Metcalf’s Skedball post for detailed analysis of the Sochi WINTER OLYMPICS ratings.  Last night’s preliminary 4.5 slumped badly, down 1.4 from Thursday and below all 3 of the previous Winter...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SKEDBALL: Winter Olympic Ratings Update

A brutal night for NBC from Sochi: a preliminary 4.5 adult 18-49 rating from 8:00-11:00 pm, versus a 5.5 rating on the same night in Turin 2006, a 5.4 from Vancouver 2010 and 8.5 from Salt Lake City 2002.  Events last night in...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Lego” Is For Lovers on Valentine’s Day

  The studios brought out a trio of romantic movies for Valentine’s Day, but the couple audiences most wanted to see was Emmet and Wyldstyle, as preliminary numbers at Deadline have THE LEGO MOVIE (Warners) topping t...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: “House of Cards” (Apparently) Returns With A Huge Start

  Netflix is notoriously about as open with its viewership numbers as Frank Underwood is with his political agendas.  But Variety has unearthed a metric that suggests HOUSE OF CARDS has returned with its second batch of e...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED Netflix Review: “House of Cards” Season 2 (Eps 1-3)

  Viewers familiar with the original British HOUSE OF CARDS won’t be stunned by The Thing That Happens in the first episode of its Netflix second season, but it will start things off with a bang for those who aren...
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THE SKED: Midseason Moves For CBS

  CBS has announced what’s expected to be its last round of midseason schedule changes, affecting Thursdays and Fridays.  Starting February 27, 2 1/2 MEN and THE CRAZY ONES will switch slots, with Crazy Ones moving ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SKEDBALL: Winter Olympic Ratings Update

Thursday night’s Winter Olympic coverage from Sochi averaged a 5.9 adult 18-49 rating in the fast nationals from 8-11 pm on NBC.  This is down one tenth from last Thursday’s first-ever Opening Ceremony-eve coverage...
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THE SKED NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/13/14

  The Olympics pushed American Idol below a milestone. NBC:  See Mitch Metcalf’s Skedball post for details about the ratings track for the WINTER OLYMPICS.  Last night’s preliminary 5.9 was up 0.3 from Wednes...
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SHOWBUZZDAILY FILM REVIEW: “Endless Love”

  ENDLESS LOVE:  Not Even For Free – Hopeless Wreck Truly:  why does this new ENDLESS LOVE exist?  Even on the crassest commercial level, it makes very little sense.  The 1981 Franco Zeffirelli/Brooke Shields/Mar...
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SHOWBUZZDAILY FILM REVIEW: “Winter’s Tale”

  WINTER’S TALE:  Not Even For Free – 2 Hours of Thin Tinsel The new movie WINTER’S TALE makes one ponder the phrase “labor of love.”  It marks the feature directing debut of the enormously ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: CW Kicks Off Renewal Season

  The Upfronts are still 3 months away, but CW has charged ahead and issued renewals for–mostly–its hit series, with new seasons ordered for THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, THE ORIGINALS, SUPERNATURAL, ARROW and REIGN.  ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/12/14

  It was American Idol‘s turn to feel the Olympics pain. NBC:  See Mitch Metcalf’s SKEDBALL post for details on last night’s Sochi ratings.  After an uptick on Tuesday, Wednesday’s WINTER OLYMPICS...
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SKEDBALL: Winter Olympic Ratings Update

After a relatively good night Tuesday, last night’s Olympic coverage on NBC (5.6 adult 18-49 rating from 8-11 pm Wednesday night  in the delayed “fast” nationals) was significantly below the comparable night ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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The Sked: WEDNESDAY Ratings

Wednesday fast national ratings.  
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