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The most acclaimed comedy on TV returned last night along with the most bizarre new sitcom of the fall.

ABC’s Modern Family launched its fourth season Wednesday, accompanied by the network’s jaw-dropping aliens-next-door series The Neighbors, probably the most head-turning high-concept broadcast comedy since ABC rolled out a show starring the Geico cavemen in 2007 (check out Tanner Stransky’s story on how The Neighbors came into existence.)

The Neighbors was… Continue reading ‘The Neighbors’ ratings solid, ‘Animal Practice’ weak

‘Possession’ Remains No. 1 At Weak Box Office

LOS ANGELES — “The Possession” occupied the top spot at a nearly comatose box office.

The fright flick with Kyra Sedgwick and Jeffrey Dean Morgan playing the parents of a girl possessed by a demon earned $ 9.5 million in its second outing, the lowest grossing weekend for the box office this year and one of the worst weekends at the box office in a decade. It marked the first time… Continue reading 'Possession' Remains No. 1 At Weak Box Office

The biggest mystery facing Sherlock Holmes: how come he was so ho-hum at the box office this weekend? ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’ was the weekend’s top movie, with an estimated $ 40 million opening, but its performance was underwhelming considering it was expected to score as much as $ 60 million. Similarly, ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked’ disappointed despite an estimated $ 23.5 million, second-place debut, since it… Continue reading Weekend Box Office: Weak 'Sherlock Holmes,' Chipmunks Lead, But 'Mission: Impossible' Steals Thunder

CBS has been blessed with few outright disappointments this season, but Friday night’s debut of Chaos was a super soft premiere. The spy show about a group of rogue CIA agents delivered 6.4 million viewers and a 1.1 preliminary adults 18-49 rating at 8 p.m. — below the average for The Defenders in the slot  ‘Chaos’ debuts weak; ‘Shark Tank’ flat

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Sensex still weak, broader markets in red

sensex24 150x150 Sensex still weak, broader markets in redA benchmark index for Indian equities markets Monday continued to rule flat, while broader markets saw greater selling. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 18,238.54 points, was ruling at 18,161.07 points, down 50.45 points or 0.28 percent from its previous close at 18,211.52 points. The 50-scrip S&P [...] Continue reading Sensex still weak, broader markets in red

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