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The Sked: TUESDAY RATINGS May 22

The rank order of the broadcast networks last night was exactly the same as last year: FOX (with the penultimate American Idol on a special night), ABC (with the finale of Dancing with the Stars), NBC (with more auditions for A...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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The Sked: FRIDAY RATINGS June 29: Olympic Gymnastics Trials Lead the Way

Once again, live programming proved to be the only way to attract an audience on a tough night like Friday.  NBC’s continuing coverage of U.S. Olmpic Trials worked well with the TV audience, particularly Gymnastics from ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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The Sked: Thursday September 27 Ratings — Updated with Official Nationals

Completely updated with official national ratings. Thursday premiere night is down 23% collectively for the broadcast networks (10.5 Adult 18-49 rating last night versus 13.7 last fall on premiere Thursday).  CBS is most on tr...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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The Sked: Monday Week 7

Another winning Monday night for NBC, although the 4.0 adult 18-49 rating in the preliminary fast nationals is actually at the low end for this season.  CBS, ABC and FOX are back to where they were three weeks ago, before the ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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THE SKED @ PALEYFEST 2013: “Nashville”

  Whether because of deliberate stonewalling by NASHVILLE producers and cast, or because, as series creator Callie Khouri suggested, the scripts are so far behind that they don’t know themselves how the season will e...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Grey’s Anatomy”

  As hard as it is to create a compelling, successful television series, it’s much harder to keep one going year after year, after cast changes and writer changes and timeslot changes and network management changes a...
by Mitch Salem
 
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2014-15 TV Season

NIELSENWAR: Early Notes From the Front

  We’re a bit more then 2 weeks into the Fall 2014 TV season, most of the new series have had their debuts, and a few selected hours aside, the results aren’t pretty.  We’re going to take a capsule loo...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: “Angels” Go To Heaven

> Last night’s slight ratings increase wasn’t enough to save CHARLIE’S ANGELS, which has just been cancelled by ABC.  That leaves Pan Am as the only remaining ABC show launched in September (Last Man Stan...
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THE SKED: ABC MAY FINALES

> ABC has announced its schedule of season finales for May: May 1:  LAST MAN STANDING May 6:  GCB May 7:  CASTLE May 13:  ONCE UPON A TIME               DESPERATE HOUSEWIVE...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: The Fall Schedule So Far

With CBS still in the wings, here’s the Fall Network TV Schedule as we know it for now:     Later this week, SHOWBUZZDAILY will have something you won’t find anywhere else:  projected ratings for the enti...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Broadcast Weekly and Season Averages

Week 38 of the broadcast season (June 4-10) was won by FOX with a 1.55 in prime time, up from last week’s 1.20 (thanks to the arrival of Gordan Ramsay’s two shows Hell’s Kitchen and MasterChef).   NBC fell t...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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Broadcast Network Weekly & Summer Averages: The Amazing Power of the Olympics

Based on fast nationals for Friday-Sunday and official national ratings for Monday-Thursday, the week of July 23-29 of course goes to NBC by a mile — but the network’s weekly average this past week is just a taste o...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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THE SKED NIELSENWAR – WEEK 2

  We’ve had a second week of ratings to examine, and it’s time once again to ask:  How goes the war?  And what do we know now that we didn’t know a week ago? ANYTHING OVER 1.5 IS THE NEW 2.5.  NBC and ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED FALL FINALE REVIEW: “Revenge”

  REVENGE, in its second season, demonstrates the perils of stretching a good thing too far.  (Also being stretched:  ABC’s concept of a “fall finale,” since unlike shows like Revolution and The Walking...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: Summer Broadcast Ratings Update Aug 29-Sep 4

>Well, preseason NFL football was fun while it lasted.  The broadcast week just concluded (August 29-September 4) saw network weekly ratings come crashing down to earth.  FOX wilted to a summer low 1.1 weekly average,...
by Mitch Salem
 
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