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ARCHIVE REVIEW: Sidney Lumet’s “Prince Of the City”

> On Homevideo:  See It On Any Screen One of the great things about growing up in New York during the 1970s was experiencing the films of Sidney Lumet, who died today at the age of 86.  Lumet had been making great pic...
by Mitch Salem
 
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TRASH, ART AND MANOHLA DARGIS

>Those interested in the disconnect between old-line film critics and audiences need look no farther than “In Defense of the Slow and the Boring,” a column in today’s NY Times.  In it, chief Times critics...
by Mitch Salem
 
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HOLIDAY BOXOFFICE: SUNDAY STUDIO SCORECARD – 12/25/11

>It was an even merrier Christmas than the studios were anticipating, as most of the holiday openings zoomed up more than 100% from their Saturday grosses, with even more of an increase expected on Monday. MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE &...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/9/12

> SMASHWatch has plenty of company in Season Low City. NBC: For the past 2 weeks, SMASH‘s initial rating has declined in the final daily numbers. So although right now it’s at its 3rd consecutive 2.1 rating, a drop ...
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THE SKED: INSIDE THE WAR ROOM – THE SHOW

> The week of network scheduling is all a build-up to each network’s Upfront presentation to advertisers, a show that’s as slickly entertaining as the network knows how to make it.  There are production numbers...
by Mitch Salem
 
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WEEKDAY BOX OFFICE UPDATE JUNE 20-21

>Green Lantern has grossed $10.1 million Monday-Tuesday, representing 19.0% of its opening weekend tally.  This is a solid first weekday number and indicates the potential to decline slightly better than average in its sec...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/16/12

> A generally lousy week for network TV continues. ABC: Despite its crossover with PRIVATE PRACTICE, GREY’S ANATOMY (which was admittedly facing American Idol this week) swooned to a season low 3.1, down almost 25% from l...
by Mitch Salem
 
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> THE SKED: CBS THE SKED: ABC THE SKED: NBC THE SKED:  FOX THE SKED:  INSIDE THE WAR ROOM    THE PLAYERS    THE ROOM AND THE BOARD    THE RESEARCH    THE SHOW THE SKED: SHOWBUZZ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Coming Monday: The Return of PROMO WATCH

>Now that most new fall shows have premiered on the broadcast networks and viewing patterns are settling in, we will turn our attention from daily ratings analysis and focus on what the networks are promoting on their own air. ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/5/12

>Nobody wanted to watch TV last night. ABC: The premiere of Shonda Rhimes’ SCANDAL tied PRIVATE PRACTICE‘s 2.1 season low, a very unencouraging start. This followed new series lows for GREY’S ANATOMY and MISSI...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Movie On TV: “Bobby Fischer Against the World”

> A program note:  tonight at 9PM, HBO will premiere the documentary BOBBY FISCHER AGAINST THE WORLD, which screened at this year’s Sundance Film Festival; it will then air many more times on the network’s chan...
by Mitch Salem
 
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HOLIDAY BOXOFFICE: EARLY MONDAY NUMBERS – 12/26/11

>Preliminary numbers from Dec. 26 suggest that while business, as expected, was higher than Christmas Day, momentum may have slowed a bit. Some highlights: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL (Paramount): The Monday bump...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: “Thrones” Reigns For Another Season & Other Cable News

>After 2 weeks of smash hit ratings, HBO has inevitably announced the renewal of GAME OF THRONES for a 3rd season. Its 1.9 rating in 18-49s for initial Sunday telecast isn’t quite as high as True Blood‘s gold standa...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: INSIDE THE WAR ROOM – THE RESEARCH

>When all the Sked PLAYERS gather in New York, the pilots have been screened for the network’s own executives, but the only “real people” who’ve seen them are those participating in Research testing.&nbs...
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ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT: June 24 Update

>Here are the latest Summer Movie Draft results (through Thursday).  Not much change from the last update on Monday — Salem is pounding Metcalf with a $247 million lead.  This weekend two new movies join the ran...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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