The bombs burst in midair for NBC on July 4th. NBC: There are fireworks, and then there is the MACY’S 4TH OF JULY SPECTACULAR, by far the highest rated show of the night with a 1.7 (although that was down from 2.1 last year). The 2d highest? A rerun of the same show the […]
Wherever Justin Bieber’s fans are, they’re not watching network television. NBC: The first part of a 2-night special that’s oh-so-coincidentally airing the same week as its star’s new release, JUSTIN BIEBER: ALL AROUND THE WORLD could only get to a 0.9 rating in 18-49s. It didn’t even skew as young as you might think: under […]
Last night’s TNT premiere of Dallas was watched by more viewers than any show on network television. FOX: One broadcast network did manage to win the night in 18-49s, thanks to So You Think You Can Dance and its 2.4, just slightly down from last week. ABC: DUETS is relocated to Wednesdays for 2 weeks […]
The calendar may say it’s too early for the dog days of summer, but they’ve arrived at CBS. CBS: DOGS IN THE CITY fell sharply from its low debut to an awful 0.9, below most of the reruns on NBC and ABC. After that, procedural reruns were at 1.2-1.3. FOX: The night’s […]
Summer network TV continues to fall behind cable. FOX: It’s all but a foregone conclusion that everything on network TV last night was outrated by the Boston/Miami NBA Playoffs and History’s conclusion of Hatfields & McCoys. The only show on the networks to score over a 1.5 rating in 18-49s was SO YOU […]