No good news for the shows that most needed it. ABC:  The second week of HAPPY ENDINGS‘ Big Friday Dump was even worse than the first, its two half-hours scoring 0.8/0.6, down from last week’s 1.1/1.0.  Creatively, the show is still in fine shape, so while its ABC career is clearly over, the question […]

  Vegas doesn’t travel well. CBS:  It’s probably time for VEGAS to cash in its chips after a weak 0.9 Friday debut.  The number was particularly ugly because the shows that surrounded it, UNDERCOVER BOSS and BLUE BLOODS, were so much stronger, with Boss at 1.5 (up 0.1) and Bloods even at 1.4.  That means […]

  The endings aren’t going to be happy. ABC:  No one showed up for the last-ditch Friday run of HAPPY ENDINGS, which only managed 0.9/0.7 in its 2 half-hours, probably sealing its fate.  (It’s a sign of where network TV is in general, though, that the 0.9 for its first episode was enough to tie […]

  NCAA Basketball didn’t change much for the other networks. ABC:  The night’s winner, but none of its shows were higher than 1.6.  That number belonged to the season finale of LAST MAN STANDING (up 0.2 from last week) and 20/20 (ditto).  The season finale of MALIBU COUNTRY (up 0.3) and a rerun SHARK TANK tied with 1.4. NBC:  FASHION STAR and GRIMM were both even […]

A good night for Tom Selleck fans, and not much more. CBS:  BLUE BLOODS was the highest rated show of the night, up 0.3 to 1.7.  However, it’s not clear at this point how much local preemptions for basketball championships affected Friday’s numbers.  Earlier in the evening, reruns of UNDERCOVER BOSS and HAWAII 5-0 were […]