Posts Tagged ‘ABC’
 

 

The Sked: Season to Date NIGHT by NIGHT

>Midway through November is a good time to take a broad look at the television season.  Looking at the entire prime time schedule, FOX is off to a very promising start in first place with a 3.1 Adult 18-49 rating, and even...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: Accelerating Broadcast Declines & Forecast Full Season Ratings

>The ugly second half of the 2011-12 television season rolls on, and its not getting any prettier for the broadcast networks.  In fact, the combined rating for the broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX) the past two we...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED FALL TRAILER REVIEW: ABC’s “666 Park Avenue”

    666 PARK AVENUE:  Sunday 10PM on ABC   WHAT IT’S SAYING:  The Devil’s Advocate, Rosemary’s Baby and The Shining in a stunning NY apartment, and fielding an all-star team of ABC veterans (T...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: MONDAY RATINGS June 18 — Glass House Shaky

FOX edged NBC again on Monday night, while ABC premiered The Glass House, which caused viewers to flee. The combo of Hell’s Kitchen (2.5 preliminary 18-49 rating last night) and MasterChef (2.3) combined to give FOX a fir...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Broadcast Weekly & Summer Averages through August 26

CBS is looking like a 1.50 rating for the week of August 20-26, enough for a share of first place this week but down 10% from the same week last year.  The NFL preseason games last year were a 2.0 on Friday (GB at IND) and 1.8...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED’S NIELSENWAR – Week 4

. We’re 4 full weeks into the season, and it’s time to ask:  What do we know now that we didn’t know a week ago? Reruns Are Bad.  In the past few days, ABC has ordered extra episodes of GREY’S ANATOMY,...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: The Clock Runs Down for “Zero Hour”

  It looks like we’ll never find out what that creepy Damien-like kid was doing with the genetically mutated assassin (or who Amy Irving was supposed to be), let alone what Albert Einstein’s translated final eq...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: ABC Trailer – “Super Fun Night”

  ABC is all-in with Rebel Wilson next fall.  The network has given SUPER FUN NIGHT, which she wrote as well as stars in, its showcase Wednesday 9:30PM slot, behind Modern Family.  Wilson plays one of a trio of pals who&...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

UPDATED: WORLD CUP SKEDBALL (Final Weekend Ratings)

Updated: The ABC ratings for daytime last Sunday are finally in and the 224-minute telecast of the FIFA World Cup Final (from 2:00-5:44 pm ET) averaged over 14 million viewers, making it the #1 match of 2014 on English-languag...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED: 1st Pre-Look At ABC’s Midseason Comedies

> DISCLAIMER: These initial impressions are based on the clips (usually 3-5 minutes) released by the networks to use in their Upfront presentations and for promos.  They’re chosen to sell the show, not to accurately ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: “Work It” Loses Job

> It looks like the men who made ABC’s WORK IT will have to don dresses to land their next gig:  after only 2 low-rated airings, the network has given in to the inevitable and pulled the awful show from its schedule....
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: TUESDAY RATINGS May 29

America’s Got Talent powered NBC to another nightly victory last night.  A repeat AGT scored a 2.0 preliminary rating with Adults 18-49 at 8 pm, and an original hour at 9 pm averaged a 3.7 rating (up from the showR...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: The Broadcast Season Final Results

With the end of the broadcast season comes a flurry of press releases from the broadcast networks.  FOX had the most to crow about as it won the entire season and the May sweep with Adults 18-49.  FOX’s headline: “...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: TUESDAY RATINGS June 26

Two networks competed last night, FOX and NBC, each ending with a preliminary 2.2 Adult 18-49 rating in prime time. FOX‘s Gordon Ramsay cooking combo of Hell’s Kitchen and MasterChef each averaged a 2.2 rating. ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Horse Race: Three Days into the New Season

With three nights of official national ratings counted, CBS is in front with a 2.99 Adult 18-49 rating, down a dizzying 30% from the first three nights last fall (when CBS was a towering #1 at a 4.28 rating).  Remember, The Ey...
by Mitch Metcalf