THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”
Our Review / 5 - Terrible
Our Review / 5 - Terrible
A MIDSUMMER STUDIO’S REPORT CARD: Sony
> With a summer movie season bracketed by the first weekend in May on one end, and Labor Day on the other, we’ve reached the midpoint of 2011’s array of blockbusters, and for the next week, here at SHOWBUZZDAILY, we...
THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Bad Teacher” – Passable
> Worth A Ticket: Grade It On A Curve In 1999, Jake Kasdan directed a project set in high school that starred Jason Segel and featured Dave (Gruber) Allen in its ensemble; it was called Freaks and Geeks, and ...
The Sked: Olympics Ratings Day 5 — NBC Hoping Closing Ceremony Never Happens
Last night’s coverage of the fifth night of the London Summer Olympics averaged a 12.2 rating with Adults 18-49 on NBC in prime time. The highlights of the night were the team competition for women’s gymnastics an...
THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Falling Skies”
FALLING SKIES – Sunday 9PM on TNT WHERE WE WERE: On our way into a spaceship. The aliens have arrived, and contrary to what Executive Producer Steven Spielberg used to tell us, they’re not nice at ...
ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT July 22 Update
>Through Thursday, the ShowBuzzDaily Summer Movie Draft remains extremely close. Team Metcalf is holding on to a $16 million lead (with over $1.2 billion in box office to $1.19 billion for Team Salem’s slate of film...
The Sked: Summer Olympics Ratings Night 2 — Solid But Not Record Breaking
The second night of the London Summer Olympics (and the first night of competition featuring Beach Volleyball, Men’s Gymnastics Qualifying, and Swimming — including the official changing of the guard as Michael Phel...
THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Burn Notice”
BURN NOTICE – Thursday 9PM on USA WHERE WE WERE: On the jailhouse steps. Uber-evil Anson Fullerton (Jere Burns), the shrink who “burned” our hero Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan) and destroyed his C...
THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “White Collar”
WHITE COLLAR: Tuesday 9PM on USA WHERE WE WERE: Watching Neal Caffrey (Matt Bomer) and his closest crony Mozzie (Willie Garson) fly away. Neal is a con man, art thief and forger let out of jail (with an ankl...
ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT Update — Pick Replacement
As we head into Memorial Day weekend, we have a change to report in the Team Weil slate for the ShowBuzzDaily Summer Movie Draft. Paramount has decided to push G.I. Joe: Retaliation out of the summer to March 29, 2013 to al...
The Box Office Impact of Long Weekends
> Holiday weekends present a unique opportunity for increases in box office as normal working and leisure schedules are disrupted. The most common weekend format changes come in the form of four-day weekends. A perf...
THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Suits”
SUITS – Thursdays 10PM on USA WHERE WE WERE: On a precipice. Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams) was a hustler with limited formal education but a photographic memory. He used his talents, among other things, to tak...
The Sked: Olympics Ratings — One Full Week
Updated Olympic nightly ratings track and Olympics averages through Thursday, Aug 2.
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...