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THE SKED SERIES FINALE REVIEW: “Eureka”

EUREKA, while never a breakout hit, was a sturdy performer for 5 years on Syfy–and one of the increasingly small number of shows on its air that was actually science-fiction, as opposed to superhero fantasy, horror...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW: Joel Schumacher’s “Batman & Robin”

And then this happened. With BATMAN & ROBIN, the franchise that had been reclaimed for adults by Tim Burton in 1989 was turned back over to children (and not bright children) by Joel Schumacher in 1997. Schumacher ...

by Mitch Salem

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WEEKLY BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE: July 9-15 — A Down Week But No Big Surprise

A down week this week (last year boasted the opening of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2) erased the big gains last week, and now the year to year comparisons are back to where they were a few weeks (high single-digi...

by Mitch Metcalf

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ShowbuzzDaily Summer Movie Draft: July 15 Update

Team Weil, with Ice Age 4, had the biggest gain this week, up $97 million to $325 million to date. The coming week will be huge for this slate as Dark Knight Rises opens Friday. Team Salem had a decent week with an $88 mi...

by Mitch Metcalf

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THE SKED’S PILOT + 3 REVIEW: “The Newsroom”… and “Broadcast News”

HBO has been airing a spiffy HD edition of James L. Brooks’ 1987 BROADCAST NEWS in its recent rotation (it’s next scheduled for July 20 and 24), and that makes sense, since the Brooks film is one of the ack...

by Mitch Salem

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SHOWBUZZDAILY RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW: Joel Schumacher’s “Batman Forever”

As Alex in A Clockwork Orange would say, this is the real and like tragic part of the story beginning, O my brothers. After Batman Returns undergrossed Batman by $90M in the US, Warners, you might say, freaked out. A...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED EARLY SUNDAY CABLE RATINGS – 6/15/12

BREAKING BAD kicked off its 5th season in fine style for AMC last night, recording the show’s most-watched episode (2.9M viewers, up 14% from the Season 4 premiere), and what should be a 1.4 in the 18-49 demo, a wh...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7/15/12

Another Sunday with Game of Thrones probably beating everything on broadcast TV. CBS: BIG BROTHER was the highest-rated show on the networks last night, with a 2.2 that was about 10% below the show’s Sunday premiere las...

by Mitch Salem

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Broadcast Weekly & Summer Averages: FOX Edges Up Versus Last Year; NBC In Freefall

Big Brother’s second episode aired last night, scoring a preliminary 2.2 rating with Adults 18-49. Although it was the top-rated broadcast program Sunday night (and the only network program to top a 2.0 rating Sunday), ...

by Mitch Metcalf

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THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Breaking Bad”

BREAKING BAD: Sunday 10PM on AMC WHERE WE WERE: Gasping, probably. Walter White (Bryan Cranston), the former New Mexico high school chemistry teacher who took to cooking meth as a way to pay off his family m...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED PILOT REVIEW: “Political Animals”

POLITICAL ANIMALS: Sunday 10PM on USA – Potential DVR Alert POLITICAL ANIMALS is a lot more Brothers & Sisters than it is The West Wing, which makes sense because it’s the work of Greg Berlanti, ...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW: Tim Burton’s “Batman Returns”

After the gigantic success of Batman, Tim Burton went on to direct Edward Scissorhands, which although naturally a smaller level of hit, was enormously important to Burton’s career, because it was a very personal p...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW: Tim Burton’s “Batman”

It’s been 23 years since the pre-Christopher Nolan version of the Batman franchise launched into the boxoffice stratosphere, and a lot has changed in the movie landscape. (1989 is so long ago that it was a topica...

by Mitch Salem

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SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 7/15/12

Everyone enjoys a quiet weekend before the Bat-attack begins at 12:01AM Thursday night. OPENINGS: The important number for ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (20th) isn’t the $46M US opening (the lowest of the franchis...

by Mitch Salem

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INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through July 15: The World to Save Ice Age 4 from American Indifference

Ice Age: Continental Drift enters the worldwide box office chart in 5th place among the movie released the last four months. Our projected $177 million domestic total is at the low end of the franchise (the original Ice Age...

by Mitch Metcalf

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THE SKED SERIES FINALE REVIEW: “Eureka”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW: Joel Schumacher’s “Batman & Robin”

WEEKLY BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE: July 9-15 — A Down Week But No Big Surprise

ShowbuzzDaily Summer Movie Draft: July 15 Update

THE SKED’S PILOT + 3 REVIEW: “The Newsroom”… and “Broadcast News”

SHOWBUZZDAILY RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW: Joel Schumacher’s “Batman Forever”

THE SKED EARLY SUNDAY CABLE RATINGS – 6/15/12

THE SKED SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7/15/12

Broadcast Weekly & Summer Averages: FOX Edges Up Versus Last Year; NBC In Freefall

THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Breaking Bad”

THE SKED PILOT REVIEW: “Political Animals”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW: Tim Burton’s “Batman Returns”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW: Tim Burton’s “Batman”

SHOWBUZZDAILY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE SCORECARD – 7/15/12

INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE through July 15: The World to Save Ice Age 4 from American Indifference

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