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The Sked: Cable Ratings August 14-20

HBO’s True Blood hit a 2.8 rating with Adults 18-49 Sunday, almost working its way back to the season high (the 2.9 rating for the premiere episode on June 10). And VH1’s Love and Hip Hop Atlanta ended its seaso...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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The Sked: Stars Earn Stripes an Even Bigger Bomb

NBC’s Stars Earn Stripes is showing all the appeal of host General Wesley Clark’s 2004 Presidential campaign: the show plummeted to a preliminary 1.1 Adult 18-49 rating at 9 pm last night, down from its already we...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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ShowbuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT: August 19 Update

With all the movies in the ShowbuzzDaily Summer Movie Draft now open, it is fair to say Team Metcalf’s total of $1.346 billion will not change significantly. Team Weil, currently at $962 million, probably has about $55 mi...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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WEEKLY BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE August 13-19

The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing between August 13 and August 19 grossed a decent $196 million, up 7% from the four-year average for the comparable week and up 3% from the same week in 20...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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THE SKED MIDSEASON PILOT REPORT: FOX’s “The Goodwin Games”

    THE GOODWIN GAMES:  Midseason TBD on FOX – Worth A Look 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 ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Broadcast Network Weekly and Summer Averages

Broadcast television quickly returned to normal the week ending Sunday night, the first full week after the Summer Olympics. FOX won the quiet week of August 13-19 with a preliminary 1.65 Adult 18-49 rating. Once again, the Gor...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Political Animals”

  POLITICAL ANIMALS remained uncompelling to the very end, which is remarkable when you consider that its final episode threw in, among other things, the (apparent) death of the President of the United States.  The show ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 8/19/12

  A lot of product made for a decent weekend total, but none of the new films fared particularly well. OPENINGS:  THE EXPENDABLES 2 (Lionsgate) opened 20% behind its predecessor, when sequels usually open bigger (and the...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Boss”

    BOSS:  Friday 10PM on Starz WHERE WE WERE:  In a state of depression.  By the end of last season, Chicago Mayor Tom Kane (Kelsey Grammer) had systematically murdered, driven away, destroyed and/or humiliated an...
by Mitch Salem
 
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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through August 19

The four new films in North America this weekend have had very little presence overseas so far — only ParaNorman has overseas receipts to date (and only $5 million at that).  The one film from this weekend that should ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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WEEKEND STUDIO ESTIMATES August 17-19

Although Expendables 2 did not open as big as we forecast earlier in the week, the weekend was not bad for a third weekend in August.      The ShowbuzzDaily Domestic Final estimates for films opening wide this weekend: T...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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FRIDAY AUGUST 17 BOX OFFICE REPORT

The 33rd weekend of 2012 is looking like $129 million for the Top 12 films Friday-Sunday, not as strong as we forecast Wednesday (because Expendables 2 is not as big as we forecast) but still up well over 20% from comparable we...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8/16/12

Football isn’t even back yet, and it’s already a winner. FOX:  PRESEASON NFL FOOTBALL carried the night with 1.9. CBS:  Only the 1.1 for a PERSON OF INTEREST rerun kept CBS from the evening crown, as BIG BROTHER d...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Expendables 2”

  THE EXPENDABLES 2:  Watch It At Home – Grumpy Old Mercenaries The first reel of THE EXPENDABLES 2 is just about all the numbskull fun you could ever wish for.  Our intrepid team of Barney (Sylvester Stallone), Ch...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED MIDSEASON PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “Red Widow”

  RED WIDOW:  Midseason TBD on ABC – If Nothing Else Is On… 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...
by Mitch Salem
 
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