Golden Boy may not even be brass. CBS:  It’s hard to tell at this point if the awful 1.0 for GOLDEN BOY was a true sign of disaster or merely viewer conclusion about the show airing once on Friday and then going back to Tuesdays, the result of CBS’s last-minute scheduling change–but if the show […]

ABC enjoys the onset of March. ABC:  The Alphabet Network won every timeslot last night, with both LAST MAN STANDING and MALIBU COUNTRY up a robust 0.3 (to 1.6 and 1.4, respectively), even though the only rerun they faced was on CBS.  SHARK TANK was the highest-rated show of the night with 1.9, and 20/20 […]

The last Friday of February sweeps was dull for every network. CBS:  After the failure of The Job, CBS rushed UNDERCOVER BOSS back into its 8PM slot, and although Boss outperformed the deceased show, its 1.5 was 0.4 lower than the last time it aired 3 weeks ago (still enough to win the 8PM hour).  The […]

No one found a Week 2 bounce. FOX:  The season’s second episode of TOUCH fared even worse than last week’s season premiere, dropping 0.2 to a 0.7 that makes Fringe seem high-rated in comparison.  Touch couldn’t blame its lead-in, as KITCHEN NIGHTMARES edged up to 1.1 at 8PM.  Viewers had better hope Kiefer Sutherland and […]

A bad night for debuts. FOX:  No one showed up for the return of TOUCH, which started with a weak 1.1 in its first hour and fell to an even worse 0.9 in its second.  Unless things turn around quickly (unlikely, with Grimm on the way as competition), its mysteries may never be solved. CBS:  Despite […]