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THE SKED: “Chicago Fire” Kindles a Full Season Order

  On Wednesday night, NBC aired a special episode of THE VOICE in the 8-10PM slot, thus giving CHICAGO FIRE a lead-in more than double the one it usually gets from SVU.  Not surprisingly, that perked Fire up more than hal...
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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Lincoln”

  LINCOLN:  Worth A Ticket – The West Wing, Civil War Edition In today’s Hollywood, there aren’t many directors whose names are trademarks.  “A Martin Scorsese movie” doesn’t have the ...
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THE SKED’S NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/7/12

It’s good to be one week after Halloween, as week-to-week comparisons in most cases look unusually good after last week’s low holiday numbers.  The exception is wherever The Voice comes into play. ABC:  Everything...
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The Sked: Wednesday Week 7 — Time to Strip The Voice

NBC upended last night with a Voice episode displaced by the Election Night coverage, powering NBC to a winning 3.2 adult 18-49 rating from 8-11 pm and pushing Chicago Fire to a season high.  ABC appears to be back on trac...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Skyfall”

  SKYFALL:  Worth A Ticket – Bond Reborn For years–decades, actually–there have been periodic murmurings that a “real” director would one day take the helm of a James Bond movie.  At various...
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS November 9-11

This weekend is looking very strong: over $150 million for the top 12 films Friday-Sunday, up 22% from a typical second weekend in November.  James Bond’s latest adventure starring Daniel Craig is eagerly awaited by audi...
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The Sked: NBC Wins Election Night, as Does Network TV

NBC won Election Night with a preliminary 4.6 adult 18-49 rating in primetime.  This very Voice-like rating is substantially higher than the 3.2 rating NBC has averaged on Tuesday night the first six weeks of the season. ABC ...
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THE SKED SUNDAY CABLE SCORECARD – 11/4/12

  AMC:  If a 6% decline to 4.9 (plus 1.7 for the 10PM rebroadcast) can be considered an “off” week, then THE WALKING DEAD was off this Sunday.  That 6.6 total will still be second only to Sunday Night Footbal...
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THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/5/12

A small cloud in NBC’s perfect Monday playground? NBC:  Last night REVOLUTION hit a new series low of 2.8.  That still makes it a tremendous hit, one that dominates its timeslot and indeed the 10PM hour in general…...
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The Sked: Monday Week 7

Another winning Monday night for NBC, although the 4.0 adult 18-49 rating in the preliminary fast nationals is actually at the low end for this season.  CBS, ABC and FOX are back to where they were three weeks ago, before the ...
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Election Night Viewing Guide

We all know that voters in around a dozen battleground states really decide the Presidential election (and more precisely, voters in a handful of very competitive counties in those states really decide who wins).  According to...
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WEEKLY BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE Oct 29-Nov 4

The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing between October 29 and November 4 grossed a solid $163 million, up 6% from the four-year average for the week and up 18% from the same week last year.  �...
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The Sked: Season Ratings Night by Night

Earlier, we saw the season to date ratings for each broadcast network.  Of course, the Monday-Sunday weekly primetime average does not tell the whole story.  Each night of the week has its own character and dynamics.  Here a...
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Broadcast Network Standings through Six Weeks

A quick update. SEASON TO DATE through six full weeks (39 nights of official ratings and 3 nights of adjusted fast nationals), NBC is averaging a 2.77 rating in prime time (up 20% from the same period last year). CBS is back i...
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THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/4/12

Bad news in Animation Domination land. FOX:  Thanks to baseball, FOX’s animated slate has been off the air for several weeks.  Absence, it appears, didn’t make the viewers hearts fonder.  On the first Sunday sinc...
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