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October 17, 2012
 

The Sked: Tuesday Week 4

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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Tuesday fast national ratings indicate NBC owned the night thanks to the continued domination of The Voice.  The night was interrupted by the second Presidential Debate.  For most networks, there will be around 80 minutes of programming rated in prime time: an hour from 8-9 pm and approximately 10:40-11:00 for the analysis portion of the debate.  The analysis program (with commercials) should have started at 10:30, but moderator Candy Crowley, whose primary job in the lame “town hall” format was to keep time, failed miserably, allowing President Obama especially to ramble on beyond the two-minute time limit for each response.

TUESDAY

8-11 pm

Adult 18-49 Rating: Live+Same Day

ShowbuzzDaily Forecast

(issued May 2012)

Actual Results Fall 2012 Last Year Same Night
Sep-Dec Original Eps 9.18 9.25 10.2 10.9 10.16 10.22 10.11.2011
CBS 3.3 3.3 2.9 2.8 1.6* 3.2
NBC 2.4 3.1 2.8 2.2 2.9 4.2* 2.0
FOX 2.7 2.5 2.0 2.0 1.5* 2.5
ABC 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.7 2.2* 2.9
90 mins rated max

NBC received a 4.6 rating at 8 pm for The Voice, possibly rising to a 4.7 in the official nationals and tying the season high for Tuesday episodes.  In the 10:30 half hour we are estimating the NBC News analysis will score a solid 3.5 rating based on the amazing 4.7 rating NBC averaged from 9-11 pm ET for the debate itself.

NBC TUESDAY

Adult 18-49 Rating: Live+Same Day

ShowbuzzDaily Forecast

(issued May 2012)

Actual Results Fall 2012 Last Year Same Night
Sep-Dec Original Eps 9.11 9.18 9.25 10.2 10.9 10.16 10.23 10.11.2011
The Voice 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.2 3.0 4.5 4.6 2.0 (Biggest Loser 8-10p)
Go On 2.3 3.4 3.4 2.7 2.1 2.6
New Normal 1.9 2.5 2.2 2.0 1.7 2.0
Parenthood 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.6 2.0 2.1

CBS gave up and ran a repeat NCIS: Los Angeles at 8 pm.  The 10:30 CBS News analysis might come in around a 1.9 rating (based on the 2.2 rating doe CBS coverage of the 9-11 pm time period).

CBS TUESDAY

Adult 18-49 Rating: Live+Same Day

ShowbuzzDaily Forecast

(issued May 2012)

Actual Results Fall 2012 Last Year Same Night
Sep-Dec Original Eps 9.25 10.2 10.9 10.16 10.23 10.11.2011
NCIS 3.9 4.1 3.7 3.4 4.0
NCIS: Los Angeles 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.0 1.4 (R) 8 pm 3.3
Vegas 2.7 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.3 (Unforgettable)

FOX comedy at 8 pm is dying, especially Ben & Kate — now a pitiful 1.2 rating.

FOX TUESDAY

Adult 18-49 Rating: Live+Same Day

ShowbuzzDaily Forecast

(issued May 2012)

Actual Results Fall 2012 Last Year Same Night
Sep-Dec Original Eps 9.25 10.2 10.9 10.16 10.23 10.11.2011
Raising Hope 2.1 2.8 (New Girl) 1.7 1.8 1.7 2.5 ALCS Game 3 (TEX-DET)
Ben & Kate 2.3 2.1 1.6 1.5 1.2
New Girl 3.3 2.8 2.8 2.7
Mindy Project 2.9 2.4 1.9 1.9

ABC received a 2.1 rating for Dancing results at 8 pm and an estimated 2.4 at 10:30 for ABC News analysis (based on the 2.8 fast national rating for ABC from 9-11 pm ET).

ABC TUESDAY

Adult 18-49 Rating: Live+Same Day

ShowbuzzDaily Forecast

(issued May 2012)

Actual Results Fall 2012 Last Year Same Night
Sep-Dec Original Eps 9.25 10.2 10.9 10.16 10.23 10.11.2011
Dancing with Stars 2.5 2.1 (Dancing 8-10p) 1.4 (recap) 1.3 (recap) 2.1 (8p results) 3.6 (Last Man Stndng)
Happy Endings 2.2 2.1 (results) 2.2 (results) 3.3 (Dancing results)
Don’t Trust the B– 2.1
Private Practice 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.8 (Body of Proof)


About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.