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THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7/25/12

The numbers weren’t worth waiting for. NBC:  The only show on network television last night to score over a 2 in the 18-49 demo was AMERICA’S GOT TALENT, airing its pre-Olympics finale and earning a 2.2.  The nigh...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY BOXOFFICE: Wednesday “Dark Knight” Update

  To the extent one can be disappointed by the boxoffice of a movie that’s cruised to $211.8M in 6 days, Wednesday was an off day for THE DARK KNIGHT RISES.  Batman declined a fairly tough 23% yesterday for a $13.8M...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: ABC Fall Premiere Dates

  ABC used its podium at the Television Critics’ Association gathering today to finally release the premiere dates for its fall shows.  They are:   Friday Sept 14 8PM:   SHARK TANK 9PM:   WHAT WOULD YOU DO?...
by Mitch Salem
 
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS July 27-29: Two Weak Movies to Open as Dark Knight Rises Stays in the Top Spot

Weekend #30 of 2012 looks like $143 million for the top 12 films, the same as last year’s comparable weekend but down 16% from the four-year average for the weekend.  Two new movies will try to take on The Dark Knight Ri...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY BOXOFFICE: Tuesday “Dark Knight” Update

  On Tuesday, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES added $17.8M to its Wayne Manor-sized vault, giving it a total of $198M in 5 days of release. It was the only movie in the Top 10 to decline yesterday, but that’s typical for the p...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S MONDAY SCRIPTED CABLE SCORECARD – 7/23/12

  Monday cable was dominated, as usual, by the unscripted (well, let’s pretend they’re unscripted) WWE WRESTLING on USA and LOVE & HIP-HOP ATLANTA on VH1.  (With VH1 back on DirecTV, Love & Hip-Hop had...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7/24/12

Don’t trust ABC with your life. ABC:  The network’s semi-improvised comedy TRUST US WITH YOUR LIFE plummeted even from its awful premiere numbers, scoring 0.6 in both of its half-hours–that was below the sitc...
by Mitch Salem
 
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The Sked: Cable Ratings July 17-23

HBO’s True Blood remains the highest-rated cable program with Adults 18-49 on our weekly ranking.  But watch out HBO, the most down-market, lowest common denominator, tawdry program on television (USA’s WWE Mond...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: NBC’s “Guys With Kids”

  GUYS WITH KIDS: Wednesday 8:30PM starting September 26 on NBC (“sneak peek” Sept 12 after “America’s Got Talent” season finale) – Change the Channel Disclaimer: Network pilots now in c...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: Galas and Special Presentations Announced

    The Toronto Film Festival is on its way, and SHOWBUZZDAILY will be there.  The Festival, which runs Sept 6-16, today announced the bulk of its highest-profile titles, those that will screen in the Gala and Specia...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Dark Knight Rises Box Office Update: Monday

The Dark Knight Rises grossed a preliminary $19.4 million Monday, bringing its four-day domestic total to $180.3 million.  Similar to Saturday and Sunday’s results, Monday lagged behind The Dark Knight‘s pace four ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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THE SKED’S SUNDAY SCRIPTED CABLE SCORECARD – 7/22/12

  HBO:  Another wacko episode of TRUE BLOOD (Lilith!) topped the night in cable (and beat everything on broadcast TV except the Bachelorette finale/epilogue) with a 2.6 (a splendid 75% of the viewers under 50), down just ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7/23/12

The kitchen outrated the boudoir. ABC:  BACHELOR PAD wasn’t able to capitalize on the strong ratings for Sunday’s Bachelorette finale, premiering with a 1.4 that was way below last year’s 2.2 start.  That di...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Alphas”

  ALPHAS:  Monday 10PM on Syfy   WHERE WE WERE:  Think X-Men without the big special effects, the cool gadgets and the costumes.  Dr. Lee Rosen (David Stathairn) is the shepherd to a group of Alphas, individuals wi...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Broadcast Network Weekly & Summer Averages: Bring on the Olympics

Based on fast nationals for Friday-Sunday and official national ratings for Monday-Thursday, the week of July 16-22 looks like ABC and FOX in a tie for first place with CBS and NBC several notches below, fighting to stay out of...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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