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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “Prisoners” Still In Front

  PRISONERS (Warners) had a strong Saturday at the box office, according to preliminary numbers at Deadline.  The dark thriller increased by 28% on its second day to $9M, and should reach $21-22M for the weekend.  That w...
by Mitch Salem
 
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BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOX OFFICE – 9/20/13

  OPENINGS:  PRISONERS (Warners) came in at $7M on Friday, a bit less than the initial $7.5M estimate.  That could indicate cooling word-of-mouth as the evening went on, or just overenthusiastic estimators.  The number ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED NETWORK SCORECARD – 9/20/13

  Friday wasn’t a friendly neighborhood for ABC’s new arrival. ABC:  THE NEIGHBORS arrived on Fridays with a 1.2 thud, down from all its Wednesday numbers and also down 0.3 from its LAST MAN STANDING lead-in.�...
by Mitch Salem
 
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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20 Box Office Report

Based on Friday’s grosses, Weekend #38 of 2013 looks like a lame $72 million for the top 12 films, down 19% from the average for the same weekend the past few years. Opening at 3,260 theaters Friday, Prisoners from War...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Prisoners” Has the Key

  Preliminary numbers at Deadline give PRISONERS (Warners) an easy win on Friday and almost certainly for the weekend, with a $7.5M opening day that should mean $20-22M by Sunday.  Warners is following the Argo playbook w...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “The Neighbors”

  THE NEIGHBORS:  Friday 8:30PM on ABC THE NEIGHBORS was last season’s reminder that a pilot isn’t the final word on a series.  In fact, neither are the first several episodes.  It took a while for Dan Fogel...
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THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “Last Man Standing”

  LAST MAN STANDING:  Friday 8PM on ABC If your heart beats faster when you hear the retro sound of a voice saying “Last Man Standing Is Recorded Before A Live Studio Audience,” then to paraphrase Jeff Foxwort...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED NETWORK SCORECARD – 9/19/13

  FOX’s X Factor problem is becoming a crisis. FOX:  THE X FACTOR fell another 0.3 from last week’s lackluster premiere to a series-low 1.9–and that’s before the regular season competition has even...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED NETWORK SCORECARD – 9/18/13

  The rollout of pre-premiere week arrivals continued. CBS:  The fall premiere of SURVIVOR was a heavy 0.6 below last September’s debut, 2.6 compared to 3.2.  However, on the glass half-full side, it was 0.2 abov...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Weekend Box Office Predictions SEPTEMBER 20-22

The 38th weekend of the year is looking like a wobbly $71 million for the top 12 films, down 19% from the $89 million multi-year average for this weekend. Opening at over 3,100 theaters Friday (above the 2,886 average theate...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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THE SKED’S NETWORK SCORECARD – 9/17/13

  FOX continued to reap some benefit from its early premiere week. FOX:  The premiere of DADS had a 2.1, better than last season’s Raising Hope debut (1.7), but facing atypically weak competition on the other ne...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED Midseason Finale Review: “Suits”

  SUITS remains easily the smartest and most entertaining show on USA Network (not to mention one of its biggest hits), but its third season so far hasn’t been the equal of its second.  The series, which reached it...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Top Cable and Broadcast Programs of the Week

Updated weekly chart:
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The Sked: MONDAY Ratings Chart

Monday ratings last night, last year and last week.
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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PREMIERING TONIGHT: FOX’s “Dads”

  Read All Our Fall Pilot Reports here. DADS:  Tuesday 8PM on FOX  – Change the Channel It’s hard to believe that the comedy executives at FOX, who have put such high-quality shows as New Girl, The Mindy Proj...
by Mitch Salem
 
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