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THE SKED: Wednesday Ratings Projections — UPDATED

Posted May 25, 2011 by Mitch Salem

>   A few notes: these projections are for original episodes (no repeats) aired in the 4th quarter of 2011.  Series premieres will likely be .3-.4 higher, thanks to network marketing pushes, and then tend to go down over time.  We’ll be updating the numbers after we see full pilots and also as we get […]

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NIELSENWAR: A Veterans Day Look At Veteran Network Series

Posted November 11, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  NOTE:  Season To Date and Network Week-to-Week Charts Are Below With today’s CW announcement that THE ORIGINALS, REIGN and THE TOMORROW PEOPLE have received full back orders, we know where we are with just about all this season’s fall premieres.  (HOSTAGES, BETRAYAL and ONCE UPON A TIME IN WONDERLAND, all technically “short season” shows, […]

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THE SKED: Thoughts on ABC’s Schedule (and Our Predictions)

Posted May 17, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> WHAT WE LIKE:  Tuesday has been screaming for more comedy.  While Fox has had some success on the night with Raising Hope, both ABC and NBC have very strong histories on the night with comedy blocks.  With NBC deciding to leave Biggest Loser on Tuesday from 8-10 pm, the door is open for ABC […]

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THE SKED: WHAT TO WATCH THIS FALL ON WEEKENDS (1st Draft)

Posted May 27, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> Just how big a fan are you of RULES OF ENGAGEMENT?  If CBS dropped it off the top of the Empire State Building, would you jump after it?  Because that’s pretty much what they’ve done by (probably only temporarily) airing new episodes on Saturdays.  The rest of the night isn’t even worth mentioning… The […]

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THE SKED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’S FALL 2011/12 SUNDAY TV SCHEDULE

Posted May 13, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> Welcome to ShowbuzzDaily’s coverage of the upcoming TV schedules for the 2011/12 TV season!  Above you see our guide to what to expect on Sunday nights this Fall:  the numbers are our projected Adults 18-49 ratings for each show; the capitalized titles are the new shows; and italics are for shows changing their time […]

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THE SKED’S Pre-Upfront Projected CBS Fall Schedule

Posted May 7, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  See Also:  THE SKED’s Pre-Upfront Projected NBC Fall 2013 Schedule                  THE SKED’s Pre-Upfront Projected FOX Fall 2013 Schedule                  THE SKED’s Pre-Upfront Projected ABC Fall 2013 Schedule We’re continuing with SHOWBUZZDAILY‘s versions of the Fall 2013 network schedules, which may or may not reflect what the networks will actually announce at their […]

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THE SKED: MONDAY Ratings Preview

Posted September 19, 2011 by Mitch Salem

>The new television season is here.  The kids are back in school, summer is a distant memory, and the Emmy telecast has ended.  It’s time for the networks to unleash a flurry of season premieres and series debuts in the span of a few weeks.  Tonight, ABC and NBC launch their new Monday schedules intact, […]

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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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