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THE SKED: Jay Leno Exits (Again)

For a determinedly noncontroversial guy, there may not have been a television figure in the last twenty-five years more scrutinized than Jay Leno. He stood at the media epicenter in the 1990s, when he warred with David...

by Mitch Salem

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 6/15/12

Question #1 on this weekend’s boxoffice: if The Dark Knight Rises is a blockbuster but everything else Warners releases this summer is a bomb, is the studio having a good summer? Based on preliminary Friday numbers at...

by Mitch Salem

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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 ...

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THE SKED: Today In Network Indecency

In 2003, ABC’s NYPD BLUE aired a scene that included a brief shot of actress Charlotte Ross getting into a shower, exposing her rear end and the side of her breast to the camera. The Federal Communications Commission fi...

by Mitch Salem

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SKEDBALL: Winter Olympic Ratings Update

Last night’s Olympic coverage from Sochi, Russia averaged a 5.0 adult 18-49 rating from 8:00-11:00 pm, although the final number will probably come in at a 5.2 rating when the 8:00 half hour is excluded for not containing...

by Mitch Metcalf

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THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6/26/12

Talent and cooking, cooking and talent–what network audiences want this summer. NBC: AMERICA’S GOT TALENT was the dominant show of the evening with a 3.2. The rest of the schedule was below a 2 (1.9 for more US ...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 5.13.2018

OPENINGS: Even with a big Mother’s Day bump of 24% (the same as last year’s Snatched), the $18.5M weekend for LIFE OF THE PARTY (New Line/Warners) is the lowest of Melissa McCarthy’s starring career, ...

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UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/27/14

AFTERNOON UPDATE: All movements were of the 0.1 variety, with AMERICAN IDOL, BIG BANG THEORY, GREY’S ANATOMY, SCANDAL and PARKS & RECREATION getting the bump. That meant IDOL and PARKS tied their lows rather th...

by Mitch Salem

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 7/6/12

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (Sony) is headed for a strong post-4th of July weekend, according to preliminary Friday numbers at Deadline. Spidey reportedly made $21M on Friday, which if that number holds would be a 33% incre...

by Mitch Salem

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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 1.2-3.2016

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday January 2 and Sunday January 3, 2016. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television populati...

by Mitch Metcalf

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UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/5/14

AFTERNOON UPDATE: Things improved very slightly for ABC, as MODERN FAMILY, MIXOLOGY and NASHVILLE all tiptoed up an additional 0.1. The latter two bumps at least had symbolic value, as MIXOLOGY no longer lost more than h...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “666 Park Avenue”

666 PARK AVENUE: Sunday 10PM on ABC – Potential DVR Alert 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 in som...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Solo” Fades, “Adrift” Becalmed, “Upgrade” OK, “Action Point” Splatters

There’s usually a box office hangover after a holiday weekend opening, but the Friday-to-Friday drop for SOLO (Lucasfilm/Disney) was particularly sour, down 77% to $8M in preliminary numbers at Deadline, compared t...

by Mitch Salem

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UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/13/14

AFTERNOON UPDATE: HELL’S KITCHEN climbed 0.1, but AMERICAN IDOL stayed put, meaning that IDOL ended up just 0.2 above KITCHEN, even though KITCHEN faced off with THE BIG BANG THEORY. BIG BANG, meanwhile, stayed...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED: THE EMMY NOMINATIONS

Nominations have just been announced for the 64th annual Emmy Awards. The full list is here; below is a rundown of some of the major categories and early thoughts: BEST DRAMA Boardwalk Empire Breaking Bad Downton Abbey...

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THE SKED: Jay Leno Exits (Again)

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 6/15/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY FILM REVIEW: “Winter’s Tale”

THE SKED: Today In Network Indecency

SKEDBALL: Winter Olympic Ratings Update

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6/26/12

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 5.13.2018

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/27/14

SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY FRIDAY BOXOFFICE REPORT – 7/6/12

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 1.2-3.2016

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/5/14

THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “666 Park Avenue”

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “Solo” Fades, “Adrift” Becalmed, “Upgrade” OK, “Action Point” Splatters

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/13/14

THE SKED: THE EMMY NOMINATIONS

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