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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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Box Office Footnotes

> It’s hard to spin the Pirates 4 US opening as anything but a disappointment–when you figure in 3D ticket prices, actual attendance is probably down 30% from the last installment. (Look for Disney to make sure the ...

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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Scandal”

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and the production of episodes for the regular season: a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may have ...

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THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/27/12

> SMASH-watch continues, on a very atypical night. NBC: With NASCAR unexpectedly occupying FOX’s primetime, CBS down and ABC up, the great news for NBC was that SMASH stabilized and even creeped up 0.1 from last wee...

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“SUPER” 8?

> Amid multiplying online reports, spearheaded by New York Magazine’s Vulture site, that Paramount’s SUPER 8 is tracking for a very soft opening this weekend at the box-office, the studio has decided to launch a ...

by Mitch Salem

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ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT July 25 Update

>Through Sunday, Team Metcalf has a $52 million lead in the ShowBuzzDaily Summer Movie Draft. Metcalf’s Captain America outpaced Salem’s Harry Potter weekend two, and Salem’s Friends with Benefits openin...

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THE SKED: “Client List” Delivers a Happy Beginning For Lifetime

>Lifetime’s Jennifer Love Hewitt massage-parlor epic THE CLIENT LIST had a premiere on par with last week’s Army Wives episode, around 2.8M viewers. (One imagines it might have skewed younger than Wives, but no demo...

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TV RATINGS: Summer Reality

> At ShowBuzzDaily we won’t cover television ratings every day, but we will check in on the Nielsen ratings from time to time at key points: when new shows premiere, when the schedule changes, or during big events. ...

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MOVIE SCHEDULING: Method to the Madness

> So how do certain movies end up on certain weekends? There is an art and a science to the scheduling of approximately 150 wide-releases each year. This is the first in an occasional look at the scheduling of movie...

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THE BIJOU @ REVIEW: “The Art Of Getting By”

> Not At Any Price: Phony As A 3-Dollar Bill THE ART OF GETTING BY (then called “Homework”) stood out at Sundance like an unsore thumb. In the midst of high-quality, serious films that were at lea...

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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...

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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’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/14/12

>Viewers didn’t spend their Valentine’s Day evening watching network TV. ABC: The network pretty much left COUGAR TOWN to fend for itself in its season premiere, and it sank rather than swam. The only thing one can ...

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THE SKED: FOX’s No-Brain Renewals

>To absolutely no one’s surprise, FOX has renewed NEW GIRL, GLEE and RAISING HOPE for their respective 2d, 4th and 3rd seasons. New Girl, of course, is the network’s biggest new scripted show of the season, and whil...

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THE SKED: INSIDE THE WAR ROOM – THE RESEARCH

Box Office Footnotes

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Scandal”

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/27/12

“SUPER” 8?

ShowBuzzDaily SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT July 25 Update

THE SKED: “Client List” Delivers a Happy Beginning For Lifetime

TV RATINGS: Summer Reality

MOVIE SCHEDULING: Method to the Madness

THE BIJOU @ REVIEW: “The Art Of Getting By”

NOW PLAYING at ShowBuzzDaily

THE SKED: INSIDE THE WAR ROOM – THE SHOW

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/9/12

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/14/12

THE SKED: FOX’s No-Brain Renewals

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