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If you work at one of the major broadcast networks, last week’s news that a cable network’s zombie show delivered the biggest TV rating of the fall must have given you pause — if not kept you up at night. Was The Walking Dead’s crazy huge performance (a 5.8 in the valuable adult demo) some nutty outlier? Not entirely, because FX’s Sons of Anarchy recent topped broadcast shows… Continue reading What ‘The Walking Dead’ can teach broadcast TV

From Fox’s American Idol to The CW’s Shedding for the Wedding, here’s how all the broadcast shows of the 2010-11 season performed in the all-important adults 18-49 demo (and this includes the first seven days of DVR viewing after a show’s premiere). Climbers on the chart include ABC’s Dancing With the Stars and Modern Family,  Ratings: How every broadcast show ranked this season

Broadcast Film Critics hand out honors

And the winners are: BEST PICTURE “127 Hours” “Black Swan” “The Fighter” “Inception” “The King’s Speech” “The Social Network” “The Town” “Toy Story … Continue reading Broadcast Film Critics hand out honors

Our grouch analyzes the Oscars

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The Academy Awards broadcast Sunday evening (and into Monday morning) was the best in years. In fact, it was the best it could possibly be — given the circumstances. But it will never be a great show until the Academy decides who it is producing it for: its members or the general public. Of the 3 billion or so people who watched, I’m gonna guess not more than 11 civilians care about costume design or make up or art direction or cinematography.

I11134 260x195 In case you missed it: The new Iron Man 2 & Tron trailers buzz the Net (VIDEO)

A few days before an anti-climactic Oscar broadcast, Paramount unveiled its full trailer for 'Iron Man 2,' starring megawatt hot Robert Downey, Jr. In case you missed it, check out what has reinforced its status as the key summer film to beat for maximum audience attention.

Meanwhile, Disney did right in attaching a 3D 'Tron: Legacy' trailer to the well-attended debut weekend of Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland.' Want to see it for free? Click on the attached link and download yourself into Flynn's Arcade.

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