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THE SKED MONDAY CABLE RATINGS SCORECARD – 4/15/13

Posted April 16, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  SYFY:  The multiplatform DEFIANCE is the biggest project Syfy has tried to launch in quite a while, and its debut was fair if not overwhelming with a 1.0 in the 18-49 demo (only about 45% of the 2.7M total viewers were under 50, which may reflect the old-west flavor of the drama), plus another […]

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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/2/13

Posted May 3, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  The absence of the NFL Draft didn’t help all that much. FOX:  The losses keep accumulating for AMERICAN IDOL, which last night had its lowest-ever regular episode at 2.5, down 0.3 from last week, and equal to the season low for a Thursday X Factor.  Incredibly, the show that spent a decade as a […]

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THE SKED’s Fall TV Ratings Predictions – Friday

Posted May 23, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  We’ve arrived at Friday in our tour of the fall primetime schedule, and former head of NBC Scheduling Mitch Metcalf, former head of NBC Current Programming Ted Frank and I have our predictions ready.  (Here are our predictions for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.)  Friday is the least-watched (other than barely-programmed Saturday) and least dramatic […]

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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings

Posted June 10, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday June 8 and Sunday June 9, 2013.  (The 56 markets out of 210 total cover about 70% of the US television population.) The forgettable NBA playoff season is coming to a close, but the NBA remains the biggest […]

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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6/27/13

Posted June 28, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  Last night’s NBA Draft on ESPN will probably have a 1.5-1.6 rating, which will make it the third-highest show of the night, behind only Hell’s Kitchen on FOX and a repeat Big Bang Theory on CBS.  (Last night’s Draft tied ESPN’s highest rating since the network started covering the event in 2003.)  The networks collectively sunk 10% below […]

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The Sked: THURSDAY Ratings Chart — Improved Format

Posted August 9, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Thursday ratings for last night, the same night last year and last week.  The format of the chart has been changed slightly to make comparisons to last year and last week easier to read.  If you have any additional suggestions or comments, please let us know. Last night’s fast nationals are unusually impacted by live […]

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THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8/28/13

Posted August 29, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  Summer Wednesdays approach their end pretty much in place. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT was up a tick from last week’s low to 2.2 (the 8PM clip show stayed at 1.3).  CAMP is currently even with last week’s low 0.9, but it began at 10:01PM, so that could change in final numbers. FOX:  The 9PM […]

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THE SKED: Monday Ratings Charts

Posted September 24, 2013 by Mitch Metcalf

Monday ratings last night, last year and last week:

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