Posts Tagged ‘american idol’
 

 

THE SKED WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/23/12

    Say goodnight, broadcast season.   FOX:  AMERICAN IDOL‘s season finale did what the show’s done all season:  win the night convincingly, but at a significantly lower level than it’s ever b...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/22/12

    One-third of last year’s viewers have left.   FOX:  The next-to-last AMERICAN IDOL of the season, airing against repeats on every other network, scored a 4.2, which gave FOX the nightly win but was dow...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: THURSDAY RATINGS May 17 — Fully Updated and Corrected

FOX won again last night, the final Thursday of the May Sweep.  An uptick in American Idol was partially erased by a downtick in Touch.  CBS was mostly original last night, although the key contributor (Big Bang Theory) wa...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/17/12

Grey’s has still got it–other veteran shows don’t. ABC:  The GREY’S ANATOMY was up 0.4 from last week to a robust 3.9, its highest rating in months.  That helped push the SCANDAL season finale to a ser...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: MAY SWEEP UPDATE Three Weeks Down, One To Go

With 21 nights in for the May Sweep (official ratings for April 26-May 15 and fast national ratings for May 16), the race is starting to solidify.  FOX will be able to claim victory in May, but CBS remains the only network wit...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/16/12

      ABC is glad last night happened after its Upfronts. ABC:  With the exception of THE MIDDLE, which stayed even (albeit at its season low 1.9), everything plunged:  SUBURGATORY‘s season finale down 0....
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: FOX Fall Schedule and Instant Analysis

FOX announced a very reasonable schedule–which is to say their choices were mostly in agreement with our recommendations.     A quick look at each night:
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/10/12

Not all season finales are created equal. NBC:  THE OFFICE and PARKS & RECREATION aired their season finales last night to no viewer excitement whatsoever:  Office was slightly down from the previous week to 2.2 (0.1 abov...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: MAY SWEEP UPDATE — Halfway to the Finish Line

With two full weeks in for the May Sweep (official ratings for April 26-May 8 and fast national ratings for May 9), here’s an early look at the final major ratings sweep period of the broadcast season, when ratings are me...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/9/12

      Sometimes a win can also be a disappointment. FOX:  AMERICAN IDOL was the highest rated show on the air last night, and gave FOX the nightly win.  But… its 4.4 was a series Wednesday low, down 0.3 f...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/3/12

> Big Bang makes one. CBS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY roared back from last week’s decline, up half a ratings point for its best number since March, and zooming past American Idol as the highest-rated show of the night.  T...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: MAY SWEEP UPDATE (8 of 28 nights)

>With eight nights of ratings in for the May Sweep (official ratings for April 26-May 2 and fast national ratings for May 3), here’s an early look at the final major ratings sweep period of the broadcast season, when rati...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: THURSDAY RATINGS May 3

>As we enter the second week of the May Sweep, FOX and ABC had very similar ratings to last week, while CBS popped up with a nice increase for Big Bang Theory.  On NBC, The Office was up a bit from last week, but NBC staye...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/2/12

> The lows keep coming. ABC:  MODERN FAMILY, THE MIDDLE, SUBURGATORY and REVENGE all set or tied season lows last night, and the only reason DON’T TRUST THE B— IN APT 23 didn’t was because it had aired th...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: MAY SWEEP UPDATE (7 of 28 nights)

>With a full week of ratings for the May Sweep in (Thursday-Tuesday’s official ratings and Wednesday’s fast national ratings), here’s an early look at the final major ratings sweep period of the broadcast seas...
by Mitch Salem