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FULL WEEK BOX OFFICE ACTUALS JUNE 10-12

>The past week (seven days ending Sunday) came in up 11% versus last year’s comparable week.  Year-to-date box office is now down 7% versus last year.    The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

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
 

 

 

Dome of Life

>THE TREE OF LIFE is one of the most visually remarkable films to come along lately, so those in the LA area who want to see the film on the largest possible screen should note that ArcLight Hollywood is going to screen the fil...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

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...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

FRIDAY BOX OFFICE RESULTS COMING

>The full Friday Box Office Results post is coming.  First a few headlines.  The Help remains at #1 with over $14 million (a scant 2% decline from last weekend).  The Debt does fairly well and looks like almost $...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS JUNE 3-5: Slight Adjustment

>X-Men: First Class now has an accurate screen count and updated critical response.  The prequel has been adjusted downward a tick but will still lead the weekend, which will be up significantly over the same weekend last ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Cougar Town”

> WHERE WE WERE: On a cul de sac in Florida, where for a brief period of time, divorcee Jules (Courtney Cox) pursued younger men–unfortunately, just long enough for this series to be pitched to ABC and launched with a tit...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/11/12

>Don't trust the premiere rating. ABC: If DON'T TRUST THE B– IN APT 23 can continue to retain 70% of its MODERN FAMILY lead-in, it'll be a comfortable win. Now that its premiere marketing blitz is over, we'...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

Oscar Nominations

>We'll have some analysis later (good news: Extremely Loud! Margin Call for Screenplay! Bad news: no Michael Fassbender? No David Fincher?), but for now, here's a link to the full list of Oscar nominees: http://oscar.go...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/19/11

> Limited competition did TERRA NOVA a limited amount of good. FOX:  The 2-hour season finale of TERRA NOVA, facing no original scripted competition on the night, will end up (depending on final rounding) matching or very ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: INSIDE THE WAR ROOM – THE PLAYERS

> When the troops gather in New York the week before the Upfronts, just about every arm of the network is represented and gets to weigh in on the new shows and the schedule.  Each has its own vested interests: DEVELOPMENT:...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

COMING SOON to SHOWBUZZDAILY!

> Complete coverage of television’s biggest event: the new season’s Upfront presentations for advertisers! We’ll have complete night-by-night analysis of the fall schedules for each network, starting the week ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: WEDNESDAY RATINGS January 18

>Complete ratings tracks will be updated later than usual.  But first, the main headlines.  American Idol returned from 8-10 pm with a preliminary 7.2 rating with Adults 18-49, down from a 9.7 on the same night last y...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/10/12

>Last network standing: would you believe NBC? NBC: Not only did the network tie for the lead on the night, but all 3 of its shows were up. THE VOICE's results hour was the highest rated show of the evening, and, BIGGEST LO...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

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