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THE SKED: Wednesday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 10/5/11

> The bell tolled for another failed new series last night, which was otherwise fairly stable. ABC:  If SUBURGATORY can hold its rating around last night’s 3 for another week, it should be a strong candidate for an e...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: “Free Agents” At Liberty

> After another awful 1.0 rating last night, NBC did what it had to do and put on the executioner’s hood for FREE AGENTS.  Early indications are that in the short-term, the network may fill the slot with reruns of WH...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Real Steel”

REAL STEEL:  Watch It At Home – The Word is “Clunky”   REAL STEEL wants to be loved so much, it practically walks the audience members to their cars and offers to give them all a lift home.  And yet, th...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED REVIEW: “American Horror Story”

> AMERICAN HORROR STORY – Wednesdays 10PM on FX – Potential DVR Alert The first inkling of just how deranged AMERICAN HORROR STORY is going to be comes with one of the early “normal” scenes.  The lo...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Suburgatory”

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season:  a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may hav...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: “2 Broke Girls” A Little Less Broke

> In one of the least surprising developments of the young season, CBS has given a full season back-order to 2 BROKE GIRLS. Considering that the show did a 4.4 this past week, and NBC has given back orders to UP ALL NIGHT (2.1)...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: Tuesday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 10/4/11

> The excitement of Premiere Week is over, and shows are settling into their “real” numbers. FOX: The small decline for NEW GIRL (which had another charming episode last night–the show has found its creative g...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: Week 2 + 1 – CW Network Scorecard

> The third week of a network season is a critical one.  Ratings erosion after a series or season premiere is expected and even acceptable, because it’s understood that not every viewer drawn by hype and marketing wi...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: Week 2 + 1 – NBC Network Scorecard

> The third week of a network season is a critical one.  Ratings erosion after a series or season premiere is expected and even acceptable, because it’s understood that not every viewer drawn by hype and marketing wi...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: Week 2 + 1 – ABC Network Scorecard

> The third week of a network season is a critical one.  Ratings erosion after a series or season premiere is expected and even acceptable, because it’s understood that not every viewer drawn by hype and marketing wi...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: Week 2 + 1 – CBS Network Scorecard

> The third week of a network season is a critical one.  Ratings erosion after a series or season premiere is expected and even acceptable, because it’s understood that not every viewer drawn by hype and marketing wi...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: Week 2 + 1 – FOX Network Scorecard

> The third week of a network season is a critical one.  Ratings erosion after a series or season premiere is expected and even acceptable, because it’s understood that not every viewer drawn by hype and marketing wi...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SHOWBUZZDAILY MUSIC: “Secret Circle” Leaves Me Sighing From Too Much Trying

> I’m not sure why shows on the CW feel it necessary to over-saturate with wall to wall and poorly placed music in order to appeal to viewers.  It seems to me that the target demo that voraciously downloads music is also...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: Monday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 10/3/11

> The news was mostly good for the networks last night–except for the one show whose news was fatal. FOX:  If anything, FOX seems to have been the victim of its own hype this fall.  Like The X-Factor, TERRA NOVA...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: “Up All Night,” “Whitney” and “The Playboy Club” Get Some News

> In a move that shows where NBC stands right now, the network has given back order pick-ups to UP ALL NIGHT (which had a 2.1 rating in 18-49s last week) and WHITNEY (with a 2.5).  It’s not clear whether these are th...
by Mitch Salem