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THE SKED: “Man Up!” Goes Down

> ABC has decided that MAN UP! isn’t even worthy of sullying its Tuesday 8:30PM timeslot during the low-rated holiday season. Effective immediately, it’s off the schedule, replaced for now by repeats of LAST M...

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The Sked: Declining Network Ratings — How Bad Are They?

>For the past several weeks, “season low” and “down sharply from last year” have been repeated phrases in our daily ratings posts, mostly for broadcast network programs but also for cable programs, as we...

by Mitch Metcalf

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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday July 12 and Sunday July 13, 2014. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. ...

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THE SKED: “GCB” Gets A Shot

> ABC is going to give GCB a try in the Sunday 9PM Desperate Housewives slot on April 8. The original plan had been to air a repeat Housewives that night, but instead GCB will air back-to-back fresh episodes 9-11PM. ...

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THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/27/13

Even without The Voice as an excuse, most networks headed downward. FOX: AMERICAN IDOL continued to plunge, down half a ratings point to 3.1, which happens to be just 0.1 ahead of X Factor’s average last fall. ABC:...

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The Sked: FRIDAY RATINGS June 15 — ABC Scores with Live Programming

Live programming pays off in this world of countless channels, DVRs and online streaming. ABC averaged a 2.1 rating with Adults 18-49 from 8-11 pm last night in the preliminary fast nationals on a night devoted to a high-wire...

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Season Averages: FOX Poised to Move Into 2nd Place Soon, Pushing NBC to 3rd

Through February 4 (20 weeks into this broadcast season), CBS leads with a 2.70 rating with adults 18-49, followed by NBC (2.40), FOX (2.19) and ABC (1.83). But very soon, FOX will move past NBC in the season averages and is ...

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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Last Man Standing”

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season: a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may hav...

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THE SKED PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “Apt. 23”

> Disclaimer: Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall. Pilots are often reedited and rescored, and in some cases even recast or reshot. So these critiques sh...

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SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports Ratings — Horse Racing Still Matters Three Saturdays a Year

The first leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown dominated the weekend sports ratings for Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5: NBC hit a 10.4 household rating during the 6 pm hour Saturday for coverage of the Kentucky Derby (up...

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The Sked: WEDNESDAY RATINGS June 13

NBC could have used Game 6 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday rather than Monday. The 2.0 rating the concluding game generated Monday would have doubled last night’s rating for the regular NBC Wednesday line-up (...

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THE SKED: ABC MIDSEASON – UPDATE: “Pan Am” Crashes; “Cougar Town” Diminishes

> UPDATE: The other shoe is falling on COUGAR TOWN, and it’s not a good fit: ABC has cut the show’s order from 22 episodes to 15, and will announce its timeslot at the TCA in January. Deadline says...

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THE SKED @ PALEYFEST 2012: “Revenge”

> Despite ABC’s attempts to claim otherwise, REVENGE is more “hittish” than true hit. Although it premiered with strong ratings in the low 3s, it’s since come down to numbers in the mid-2s, usually...

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The Sked: Sunday Week 5 — FOX Steals a Sunday Victory from NBC

It looks like NBC suffered its first Sunday defeat of the new season. The Sunday Night Football game certainly out-rated Game 4 of the World Series, but FOX built a commanding lead in the 7 pm hour alone with the controversia...

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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Cougar Town”

As anyone who cares about COUGAR TOWN knows, just a few weeks ago the series was basically being strapped into the electric chair with electrodes being attached to its forehead, and the chaplain reciting some scripture.�...

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THE SKED: “Man Up!” Goes Down

The Sked: Declining Network Ratings — How Bad Are They?

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings

THE SKED: “GCB” Gets A Shot

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/27/13

The Sked: FRIDAY RATINGS June 15 — ABC Scores with Live Programming

Season Averages: FOX Poised to Move Into 2nd Place Soon, Pushing NBC to 3rd

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Last Man Standing”

THE SKED PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “Apt. 23”

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports Ratings — Horse Racing Still Matters Three Saturdays a Year

The Sked: WEDNESDAY RATINGS June 13

THE SKED: ABC MIDSEASON – UPDATE: “Pan Am” Crashes; “Cougar Town” Diminishes

THE SKED @ PALEYFEST 2012: “Revenge”

The Sked: Sunday Week 5 — FOX Steals a Sunday Victory from NBC

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Cougar Town”

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