Posts Tagged ‘ABC’
 

 

PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED’S PILOT REPORT: “Family Tools”

  FAMILY TOOLS –  Wednesday 8:30PM on ABC – Change the Channel   J.K. Simmons is one of our national character actor treasures, but he tests the bounds of our willingness to follow him anywhere with FAMIL...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

Weekly & Season to Date Network Ratings

Projected weekly network ratings in prime time (based on four days of official nationals and three days of fast nationals).  No network will finish above a 2 rating for the week, even as the May sweep (with plenty of original ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports Ratings — NBA Playoffs Start Solidly; MLB Strikes Out

This weekend, the NBA playoffs got off to a solid start, with the eight games across two days and three networks up 6% from the same time periods last year.  The Lakers, Heat and Celtics/Knicks all broke a 3.5 household rating...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Suburgatory”

  When SUBURGATORY went on the air last season, it had a clear vision:  as the title suggests, it was a light but acerbic satire about the perils of living a few too many miles from New York City, reflected through the ga...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports Ratings — The Masters Rules

CBS Sports continues its springtime roll, with The Masters coverage over the weekend up about 25% from last year.  Sunday’s final round hit an impressive 10.2 household rating in the 56 local markets measured by Nielsen ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

Weekly & Season to Date Network Ratings

Projected weekly network ratings in prime time (based on four days of official nationals and three days of fast nationals).  CBS racks up another victory (helped by an hour of The Masters spilling into prime time Sunday). Week...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “How To Live With Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)”

  HOW TO LIVE WITH YOUR PARENTS (FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE):  Wednesday 9:30PM on ABC A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and the production of episodes for the regular season: a writing/prod...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

PREMIERING TONIGHT: “How To Live With Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)” PILOT REVIEW

    HOW TO LIVE WITH YOUR PARENTS (FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE):  Wednesday 9:30PM on ABC –  Change the Channel There isn’t much to be said for the exhaustively titled midseason comedy HOW TO LIVE WITH YOU...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

Weekly & Season to Date Network Ratings: Revised Full Season Forecast

CBS won another week with NCAA basketball tournament games throughout the week and a lot of repeats on the other networks.  NBC’s The Voice returned to the schedule this week, putting NBC in a virtual three-way tie with...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “The Neighbors”

  I’m not sure when THE NEIGHBORS started winning me over.  I dismissed the pilot as an overbroad, gimmicky, mostly witless rehash of 3d Rock From the Sun, but as quickly as an October episode where Zabvronian alien...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

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:...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/25/13

The Voice sings sweetly for NBC, NBC:  To the great relief of NBC, THE VOICE returned with a 4.7 rating, higher than the show’s fall average and just slightly below the highest rating of its fall cycle.  (It was, how...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: Weekly & Season Network Ratings

Thanks to the NCAA tournament and more original episodes on the other nights, CBS moved back into first place for the week ending Sunday.  Based on four nights of official ratings and three nights of adjusted fast nationals, C...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/24/13

  CBS:  From Mitch Metcalf:  The regular CBS Sunday schedule is on a 45-50 minute slide.  The NCAA tournament ran over to about 7:50 pm (North Carolina vs Kansas).  The 3.8 adult 18-49 rating shown above is an adjusted...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: WEDNESDAY Ratings Charts

A quick post today with just the ratings charts for last night.  Complete coverage to return soon. Wednesday night fast national ratings compared to the official nationals for the same night last year: Original episode track f...
by Mitch Metcalf