> After 2 nights of sinking numbers, stability returned to the ratings on Wednesday. ABC: All in all, a good night. The first half of the evening was down a tenth or so here and there, but the network got help where it mattered. HAPPY ENDINGS is now hitting its stride in viewership as well […]
> It was a great night to be ABC. ABC: With the World Series tricking FOX, it was all treat for the Alphabet. Noteworthy in the general wave of success was that HAPPY ENDINGS shot to a 3.5, and while that won’t happen again against original programming on the other networks, it means a lot […]
> The arrival of the World Series meant remarkably little to the other networks last night. FOX: Last night’s was the lowest rated non-Saturday Game 1 in history, and basically did the same rating for FOX as X Factor has been getting on Wednesdays all season. If there’s to be any upside for the network […]
> A smiley face for one network and a frowny one for another, on the third night this week disrupted by postseason baseball. ABC: Everything came up fairly rosy last night at the Alphabet. SUBURGATORY should be inches away from a full season pick-up after its third consecutive strong outing, and even better, REVENGE went […]
> 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 early back order. (See our PILOT + 1 review.) The night’s other sitcoms slipped a bit, but […]