Posts Tagged ‘ABC’
 

 

THE SKED PILOT REPORT: ABC’S “Last Man Standing” – PREMIERING TONIGHT

> 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...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

AUDIENCE MAP: ABC Primetime

The AUDIENCE MAP series continues with a look at the detailed demographics for ABC’s primetime schedule for this season to date.  As a reminder, the audience shares for 30 distinct gender-age groups are displayed for eac...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: NBC Wins Election Night, as Does Network TV

NBC won Election Night with a preliminary 4.6 adult 18-49 rating in primetime.  This very Voice-like rating is substantially higher than the 3.2 rating NBC has averaged on Tuesday night the first six weeks of the season. ABC ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED: New Fall Show On-Air Promotion — Update through August 8

>With network on-air promotion activity tracked in hit summer shows (those at or above a 2.0 Adult 18-49 rating) for about three weeks since mid-July, the networks’ promotional priorities are summarized below. FOX continu...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED PILOT REVIEW: “Missing”

> MISSING:  Premieres Thursday 8PM on ABC – If Nothing Else Is On… If you’ve seen any of the commercials for ABC’s new MISSING, you know that it’s basically Ashley Judd playing Liam NeesonR...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: “Rookie Blue” Now A Veteran

  Until this summer’s Under the Dome, the list of successful scripted summer shows on the broadcast networks was a short one.  In fact, in recent years it’s consisted mainly of ABC’s Canadian cop drama R...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: GCB Ratings Forecast

>GCB finally arrives Sunday night at 10 after Desperate Housewives, as it lurches toward its series finale in May.  With a little luck, we will stop hearing “we shall receive” in the ABC promos at a carpet-bomb...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Man Up!”

> 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...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

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
 

 
 

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “GCB”

> 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...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: NBC’s Post-Olympic Reality

So much for an Olympic after-glow.  After 17 nights of near double-digit young adult ratings, NBC averaged a 1.8 Adult 18-49 rating last night.  After significant on-air promotion during the London Olympics, the two-hour prem...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

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.  ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: Tuesday Week Three — Audience Ennui

Tuesday prime time averages from the third week of the season show a 17% decline in live+same day DVR viewing for the four broadcast networks (from an 11.3 combined Adult 18-49 rating for the four networks on the same night las...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED NIELSENWAR – Week 5

  We’re now 5 weeks into the 2012-13 TV season, and as we regularly do, it’s time to ask:  What do we know now that we didn’t know a week ago? NBC Is Running Out Of Sitcoms.  With the cancellation of An...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

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...
by Mitch Salem