Posts Tagged ‘20/20’
 

 

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD- 2/22/12

> At FOX, perhaps the most terrifying 7 words in the English language:  AMERICAN IDOL May Not Have Hit Bottom. FOX:  Despite no special competition on any other network, Idol‘s 5.1 was down a full ratings point ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/14/12

> Not a lot of viewer enthusiasm on a night when nothing topped a 1.8. NBC:  CHUCK continued to lurch toward its January 27 finale with a 0.9.  The network’s issue comes at 9PM:  one obvious move would be t...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/11/12

      Even with finales on hand, nothing stirred viewers. FOX:  THE FINDER aired what turned out to be its series finale and FRINGE had its season finale, with a respective 1.1 and 1.0, up very slightly for both. &n...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/14/11

> Monday has become a real problem for one network and a guaranteed victory for another. FOX:  Due to the nature of Season 1 production on TERRA NOVA, it was always clear that there wouldn’t be any back-order this ye...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/29/12

    The real question is whether Hatfields & McCoys outrated all the networks again. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT is so far the dominant network show of the early summer, its 3.7 more than doubling every othe...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6/22/12

Hello?  Anyone?  Bueller? NBC:  The Peacock had the highest-rated show of the night with 1.3 for DATELINE, but still lost the evening because of  the 0.5/0.4 for its WHITNEY/COMMUNITY rerun duo. ABC:  And the winner isR...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10/5/12

It’s getting to be time for the season’s first cancellation. CBS:  MADE IN JERSEY plummeted to 0.8, below even (gulp!) Fringe, and can’t be long for this world.  It probably didn’t have much effect on ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/3/12

> America wasn’t in the mood for scripted drama. NBC:  The network replaced the deceased Chuck with the reality show WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? and could only pull a 4th place 1.1 in the hour (admittedly a bit better ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/11/11

> The small fluttering bit of NBC’s fall that was still breathing may have started to die last night. NBC:  GRIMM didn’t win its timeslot last night, after another 15% drop.  On Friday night, a 1.5 is stil...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/2/12

> Adieu, GIFTED MAN. CBS:  The season finale of A GIFTED MAN ticked up a bit to a 1.4, but while that would be great news for, say, Fringe, don’t get your hopes up for Man‘s renewal.  A far more telling si...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/9/11

> No news was good news for NBC last night. NBC:  The network returned from several weeks of seasonal hiatus in pretty chipper shape.  CHUCK was up slightly from its last airing, but more importantly, GRIMM held stead...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7/20/12

A night, sadly, for news shows. NBC:  We don’t know at this time what the ratings have been for the 24-hour cable news networks that have been covering the Aurora shootings non-stop since Thursday night.  Friday evening...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/23/12

> SMASHWatch likes it when Castle and Hawaii 5-0 take the night off. NBC:  Last night’s episode of SMASH, written by (soon to be ex-) showrunner Theresa Rebeck, featured a Bollywood fantasy number, a plot to undermin...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/16/11

> With reruns and holiday specials occupying most of the airwaves, NBC was able to grab a rare non-Sunday win. NBC:  The Peacock was the only network airing original scripted programming, and although CHUCK and GRIMM were ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7/13/12

  Step up, one and all, for the death-defying showdown of… 2 newsmagazines? ABC:  On another deadly summer Friday, 20/20 beat Dateline with a 1.3 as the only original programming aired by any broadcast network for t...
by Mitch Salem