NBC cruised to a commanding 4.0 rating with adults 18-49 last night, thanks to an extra hour of The Voice and a benching of the comedies. CBS finished in second place with a 2.6 rating, where the network seems to have settled on Tuesday nights. FOX and ABC continue their Tuesday collapses, however, averaging under a 2 […]
An extra hour of THE VOICE pulverized much of the competition. NBC: THE VOICE, extended for an extra Tuesday hour, dominated the night with 4.6 (up 0.3 from last week’s 1-hour episode) and provided a huge lead-in for the network’s Hurricane Sandy news special at 10PM, which easily won its hour at 2.9. FOX: The early […]
The combination of the final game of the World Series and Sunday Night Football did nothing to dent the numbers on cable’s showcase night of the week. AMC: A pivotal episode of THE WALKING DEAD, which also happened to be the series’ best episode since it first started, was naturally the night’s big winner, incredibly up […]
Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm (for a reported $4.05B), along with its ownership of Marvel and of course its homegrown brands, brings family entertainment one step closer to near-hegemonic rule. Although there are other assets involved, this is largely a purchase of the gigantic STAR WARS empire, a powerhouse in almost every field it’s ever touched, […]
NBC today announced the broad strokes of its midseason schedule, although there are still holes to be filled in. Some major points that we do know: MONDAY: THE BIGGEST LOSER will air between cycles of THE VOICE at 8PM, starting January 7 (after a premiere the previous night). While Biggest Loser is airing, the new DECEPTION will take the 10PM […]
The aftereffects of Sandy are still being felt at the TV networks, where schedules over the next several days have undergone several last-minute changes. Tonight, both ABC and NBC will preempt their 10PM programming for storm specials. (This was going to be an odd night for NBC anyway, since a 2-hour THE VOICE was pushing GO ON and THE […]
We’re now 5 weeks into the 2012-13 TV season, and as we regularly do, it’s time to ask: What do we know now that we didn’t know a week ago? NBC Is Running Out Of Sitcoms. With the cancellation of Animal Practice, the as-planned short final season of 30 Rock, the production halt on […]
Amidst the far more serious damage caused by last night’s East Coast storms, network TV schedules were also largely wrecked. NBC: Fearless of bad karma, NBC aired a new episode of its blackout drama REVOLUTION last night even as millions of Americans lost their electricity, and scored a 3.1, down about 10% from its last […]