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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/19/12

> When you’re NBC, even a 1.8 rating can look good. NBC: PARKS & RECREATION returned to the schedule last night in the 9:30PM slot, with a 1.8 that was far better than the 1.2-1.5 that Up All Night had been gett...

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SBD AWARDWATCH: Comedy Emmys

Yesterday, we looked at the major Movies/Miniseries categories at Sunday’s Emmy Awards. Today it’s time for the season’s honored comedies: COMEDY SERIES “The Big Bang Theory” (CBS) “...

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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/26/12

> AMERICAN IDOL‘s best days are behind it. FOX: Idol gave FOX an easy win for the night, but it continues to be 30% below last season, and last night dipped 0.3 from its first Thursday. It appears as though th...

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THE SKED: THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10/11/12

A truncated night, due to the VP DEBATE. Plus, a couple of the more important numbers may be distorted for now by NFL simulcasts. Nevertheless: CW: Football may have inflated these numbers due to a Pittsburgh NF...

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THE SKED’S SCHEDULE: NBC

The broadcast networks will officially announce their schedules next week at the Upfronts in New York, but before that happens, Mitch Metcalf and I, along with veteran network executive Ted Frank, have put together our o...

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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/22/12

> Maybe everyone went to see The Hunger Games last night. FOX: With lower than usual competition on all the other networks, TOUCH debuted with its first regular episode to a 3.3 that wasn’t as good as it looked.&nbs...

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THE SKED: NBC’s Not Done

Some more pre-Upfront pick-ups and renewals from the Peacock. This time the happy newcomers are 2 1-hours: DO NO HARM is a modern day Jekyll & Hyde thriller about a neurosurgeon (Steven Pasquale from Rescue Me) who...

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THE SKED: NBC MIDSEASON SCHEDULE

> NBC has unaccountably decided not to air a midseason schedule consisting of a test pattern and the words “For the love of God, bring back football…” scrolling at the bottom of the screen. On the contra...

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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/9/12

> Unfortunately for NBC, there are other nights in the week besides Monday. NBC: The gradual season-long collapse of THE OFFICE continued last night, as the show’s 2.5 hit not just a season low, but its lowest ratin...

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The Sked: PROMO WATCH

>The most recent Promo Watch numbers are based on prime time broadcast network programming between April 18 and April 24, with about 8 hours of programming sampled for each network over that period. (Click “read mor...

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THE SKED: THE EMMY NOMINATIONS

Nominations have just been announced for the 64th annual Emmy Awards. The full list is here; below is a rundown of some of the major categories and early thoughts: BEST DRAMA Boardwalk Empire Breaking Bad Downton Abbey...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Review: “Saturday Night Live” with Tracy Morgan

The return of Tracy Morgan to SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE after his long convalescence from a devastating auto accident was an event, and the show treated it as such, with guest appearances from Morgan’s 30 Rock co-stars T...

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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/29/12

> The new shows tumble. FOX: TOUCH faced new scripted competition from CBS for the first time, and even though NBC and ABC were still mostly in repeats during the hour, Touch lost half a ratings point to 2.8. That&#...

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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/12/12

> Lots of news, but it’s only good for one network. CBS: Keeping in mind that the Thursday 8-9PM landscape will change drastically next week with the return of American Idol, CBS got everything it could have wished ...

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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/3/12

> Big Bang makes one. CBS: THE BIG BANG THEORY roared back from last week’s decline, up half a ratings point for its best number since March, and zooming past American Idol as the highest-rated show of the night. T...

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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/19/12

SBD AWARDWATCH: Comedy Emmys

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/26/12

THE SKED: THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10/11/12

THE SKED’S SCHEDULE: NBC

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/22/12

THE SKED: NBC’s Not Done

THE SKED: NBC MIDSEASON SCHEDULE

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/9/12

The Sked: PROMO WATCH

THE SKED: THE EMMY NOMINATIONS

SHOWBUZZDAILY Review: “Saturday Night Live” with Tracy Morgan

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/29/12

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/12/12

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/3/12

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