A strong week for network television continues. ABC: A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS, from way back in 1965, was up a bit from last year to 2.8, enough to tie for the lead in its hour. That helped the 9PM hour, where MODERN FAMILY was up 0.1 to 4.7, and SUBURGATORY was up 0.2 to 2.6. […]
On the network’s menus for Thanksgiving Eve: heaping platters of series lows. (It should probably be noted that the reason it made sense for 3 networks to air new episodes last night, despite the anticipated lack of available viewers, is that Black Friday retailers and studios with new holiday movies still created demand for commercials […]
Another night to consider how low a rating can justify a back order these days. NBC: WHITNEY returned to the NBC schedule last night, and the same nobody who watched it last year came back for more. The show kicked off with the same 1.4 that Animal Practice had in its premiere (tying Whitney‘s own […]
Halloween is traditionally not a great night for network TV, especially on the younger-skewing side, brecause viewers have other plans. Last night was no exception. ABC: With all the promos for NASHVILLE, THE CMA AWARDS and MALIBU COUNTRY that aired last night, viewers could be forgiven for wondering if they’d mistakenly tuned in to TNN. It didn’t benefit Nashville any, […]
World Series Game 1 won the night, but didn’t seem to affect anyone else very much. ABC: After a slightly increased 2.6 (in final numbers) steady 2.5 from its THE MIDDLE lead-in, THE NEIGHBORS was up a tick to 2.0, still nothing to be thrilled about (3rd place in the half-hour), but appreciably ahead of […]