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SHOWBUZZDAILY FILM REVIEW: “The Purge”

  THE PURGE:  Watch It At Home – Dopey, Violent Allegory Nevertheless Packs a Punch THE PURGE is heavy-handed, borderline reprehensible nonsense–but that’s not to say it doesn’t work.  James DeMon...
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Pilot Reports

PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED’S PILOT REPORT – “Zero Hour”

  ZERO HOUR:  Thursday 8PM on ABC – Potential DVR Alert ZERO HOUR‘s pilot is an engaging piece of nonsense, but whether it can work as a continuing TV series is another question.  The premise is a DaVinci Cod...
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THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “Halt and Catch Fire”

  HALT AND CATCH FIRE:  Sunday 10PM on AMC Previously… on HALT AND CATCH FIRE:  In 1983 Texas, the enigmatic, charismatic Joe MacMillan (Lee Pace) comes to sleepy Cardiff Electric and manipulates the company into g...
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2013: THE MOVIE YEAR TO COME (January – March)

  The rest of this slow week, as the studios bask in their holiday releases and the networks very gradually emerge from hibernation, we’re going to take a look at what 2013 has in store for us at the movies.  (April...
by Mitch Salem
 
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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.22.2018

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, while BURDEN OF TRUTH and the rerun of SEAL TEAM lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Prog...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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Weekend Studio Estimates FEBRUARY 14-16

Based on Friday’s and Saturday’s grosses, weekend #7 of 2014 now looks like $160 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, much lower than yesterday’s estimate ($171 million) but still 22% ahead of this week...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Monday Cable Originals: 8.25.2014

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE EMMY AWARDS adjusted up to 4.2 in final numbers, still considerably below last year’s final 4.9. Below are the Top 25 cable originals from Monday night, with their ratings in key demos.  If t...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.4.2019

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 2.3.  In addition, the primetime SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals...
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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.3.2017

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s NFL game adjusted to 2.5 in final numbers.  Elsewhere, time is running out for ZOO, which fell 0.1 to a dreadful 0.4 (especially after a 1.9 lead-in from BIG BROTHER), ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.2.2021

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE RESIDENT, PRODIGAL SON, TO TELL THE TRUTH, MIXED-ISH, and the rerun of FBI: MOST WANTED.         Broad...
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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8.30.2017

  A mostly steady night. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-...
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2014-15 TV Season

NIELSENWAR 2014-15 Trailer Review: ABC’s “Fresh Off the Boat”

  FRESH OFF THE BOAT:  Midseason TBD on ABC THE FACTS:  Based on the memoir of chef Eddie Huang, it’s the story of a Chinese-American family that moves from Washington, where there’s a thriving Asian communit...
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UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK MONDAY SCORECARD – 6/2/14

  NETWORK UPDATE:  In adjusted ratings, BEAUTY & THE BEAST declined by 0.1 from this morning’s numbers, while MASTERCHEF and THE BACHELORETTE gained 0.1.  (No change for MISTRESSES or 24.) MONDAY CABLE:  LONGMIRE ...
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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.26.2019

        NOTE: Because of the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the next post for cable & broadcast nationals will be on Monday December 2 with ratings for Wednesday November 27. Click here for a summary...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Alphas”

  Like its central hero, Dr. Lee Rosen (David Strathairn), ALPHAS spent most of its Season 2 finale staggering about in a daze, apparently bleeding to death.  And–SPOILER ALERT— also like Rosen, as well as eve...
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