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The Sked: Wednesday Week 8 — The Return of Whitney: If a Tree Falls in a Forest…

NBC crashed back into fourth place, after last week’s dream-like two-hour Voice episode. This week the regular schedule came back with one change — the return of Whitney in place of the dismal Animal Practice ...

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BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOX OFFICE – 8/16/13

OPENINGS: Comparisons between THE BUTLER (Weinstein) and The Help 2 years ago are somewhat skewed by the fact that Help opened on a Wednesday, so it had already earned $9.9M before its $26M weekend. Nevertheless, an...

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THE SKED: Early Sunday Cable Ratings – “Halt and Catch Fire” Low, “Game of Thrones” Mountainous

We’ll have more detailed Sunday cable ratings tomorrow, but here are some highlights networks were anxious to share: On AMC, HALT AND CATCH FIRE debuted with 1.2M total viewers, and an 18-49 demo rating that will b...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Saturday 4.16.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

BROADCAST FINALS: ABC’s NBA PLAYOFFS game dominated at 1.33. The USFL was on both NBC and FOX at 0.23/0.33. CW’s originals were at 0.05/0.03. In late night, NBC’s SNL ticked down to 0.84. &nbs...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7.17.2020

Little effort from the networks. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), a...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Toronto 2014 Review: “The Theory of Everything”

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING (Focus/Universal) – Opens November 7 – Worth A Ticket There’s a benefit but also a burden to being clear-cut “Oscar bait.” At this point we all know the kinds of...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 8/16/15

OPENINGS: STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (Legendary/Universal) turned out to be somewhat frontloaded, with a 20% drop on its 2d day of release. But no one will complain about its huge $56.1M weekend, the #6 August opening ev...

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The Sked: Tuesday Week 4

Tuesday fast national ratings indicate NBC owned the night thanks to the continued domination of The Voice. The night was interrupted by the second Presidential Debate. For most networks, there will be around 80 minutes of ...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Toronto Film Festival Reviews: “The Power Of The Dog,” “Violet” & “The Story Of My Wife”

THE POWER OF THE DOG (Netflix – theatrical release Nov 17, streaming Dec 1): Jane Campion’s first feature in a dozen years is a powerhouse that won’t be to all tastes. It’s a western that sets...

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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/11/13

A good night for some grizzled vets. CBS: After UNDERCOVER BOSS started the night with a 1.8 to win 8PM, CSI NY and BLUE BLOODS both hit season high 1.6s (the latter also winning its hour). The whole line-up was up 0.2-0.3 ...

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UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/17/14

UPDATE: Per expectations, the WINTER OLYMPICS adjusted to a 5.6 rating on Monday (Nielsen is still behind, recovering from the horror of dealing with a regular national holiday). ALMOST HUMAN gained 0.1 to hit 1.7, tying t...

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THE SKED REVIEW: SNL With Kristen Wiig

Watching the parade of Kristen Wiig’s Greatest Hits that marked her return to SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE as tonight’s host, you could be forgiven for wishing you missed her more. For all her great talent, Wiig had...

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THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Nurse Jackie”

NURSE JACKIE: Sunday 9PM on Showtime NURSE JACKIE had a strong, dramatic season last year that may have been its best. But the ratings weren’t anything to speak of (a 0.2-0.3 in 18-49s, and fewer than a million...

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Weekend Box Office Predictions FEBRUARY 21-23

Weekend #8 of 2014 is looking like an okay $110 million for the top 12 films, 4% above the average for this weekend the past several years. Two new movies look to open very quietly, while The Lego Movie remains the only real ...

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UPDATED: CHRISTMAS DAY BOX OFFICE: “Wolf” Slips To 2d Place

DEC. 26 UPDATE: A mere adjustment to overaggressive estimation or an early sign, in this instant word-of-internet age, that audiences aren’t having a good time? The major change from last night’s early nu...

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The Sked: Wednesday Week 8 — The Return of Whitney: If a Tree Falls in a Forest…

BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOX OFFICE – 8/16/13

THE SKED: Early Sunday Cable Ratings – “Halt and Catch Fire” Low, “Game of Thrones” Mountainous

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Saturday 4.16.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

SHOWBUZZDAILY FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7.17.2020

SHOWBUZZDAILY Toronto 2014 Review: “The Theory of Everything”

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 8/16/15

The Sked: Tuesday Week 4

SHOWBUZZDAILY Toronto Film Festival Reviews: “The Power Of The Dog,” “Violet” & “The Story Of My Wife”

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/11/13

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/17/14

THE SKED REVIEW: SNL With Kristen Wiig

THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Nurse Jackie”

Weekend Box Office Predictions FEBRUARY 21-23

UPDATED: CHRISTMAS DAY BOX OFFICE: “Wolf” Slips To 2d Place

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