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NIELSENWAR Network Midterm Grades: FOX

The midseason part of the broadcast network schedule kicks off in a few hours, and we’ve spent the past few days taking a look at ABC, CBS and NBC. Today it’s the turn of the most critical patient in the qu...

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A New Way to Look at TV Viewers: The AUDIENCE MAP of American Idol & Empire

We spend a lot of time talking about demographics such as adults 18-49 or women 18-34, but those groups are still fairly broad abstractions of the television audience, which of course is made up of individual people. Although...

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THE SKED’S Pre-Upfront Projected FOX Fall Schedule

See Also: THE SKED’s Pre-Upfront Projected NBC Fall 2013 Schedule We’re continuing with SHOWBUZZDAILY‘s versions of the Fall 2013 network schedules, which may or may not reflect what the networks will...

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THE SKED: FOX Adjusts Its Tuesdays

> FOX had announced last year that rather than air GLEE repeats in the space between its original February episodes and the new ones that will close out the season, it would instead air a 2-hour block of sit-coms. That...

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The Sked: WEDNESDAY RATINGS February 29

>American Idol edged down again this week, but the rate of decline is slowing. The Wednesday edition appears to be locking in on a 5 rating or just below. Meanwhile, ABC bounced back from last week and is approachin...

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The Sked: WEDNESDAY RATINGS February 22

>American Idol continue to flounder. Just when we thought the Wednesday edition could hold the line at a 6 rating, it now appears that a 5 rating could be the benchmark. Idol is no longer hearing the footsteps of Th...

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THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/4/12

> NBC Wednesday = failure. NBC: Another new comedy, another flop. BEST FRIENDS FOREVER, despite some good reviews, could only manage a 1.2 premiere. Which was better than the final 2 episodes of the network’s last try, BE...

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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...

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The Sked: WEDNESDAY RATINGS March 7

>American Idol is still way down from last year, but last night’s episode ticked from the past few weeks. But The Voice also had a good week — so Idol remains behind the pace of the upstart singing show. ...

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THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/25/12

> The last dull night of network TV for 4 weeks. ABC: With MODERN FAMILY airing a repeat (as well as THE MIDDLE and SUBURGATORY), DON’T TRUST THE B– IN APT 23 crashed to a 2.0 rating. That was a bit high...

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THE SKED: FOX Retreats, Shifts “American Idol”

AMERICAN IDOL used to be the school bully; now it cringes in the network equivalent of the assistant principal’s office. FOX announced today that as of March 13, Idol is fleeing its Big Bang Theory competition an...

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THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/18/12

> AMERICAN IDOL returned to the schedule, towering over everything… except its own past. FOX: Idol came back with a 7.4, which naturally squashed all its competition. In fact, it beat the ratings of the other ...

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THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/21/12

> BENT finds the welcome mat to be more of a trapdoor. NBC: Even facing a repeat Modern Family on ABC, BENT had a catastrophic 1.0 premiere (down to 0.9 in its 2d half-hour). See our Pilot + 1 Review. T...

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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...

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THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD- 2/22/12

> At FOX, perhaps the most terrifying 7 words in the English language: AMERICAN IDOL May Not Have Hit Bottom. FOX: Despite no special competition on any other network, Idol‘s 5.1 was down a full ratings point ...

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NIELSENWAR Network Midterm Grades: FOX

A New Way to Look at TV Viewers: The AUDIENCE MAP of American Idol & Empire

THE SKED’S Pre-Upfront Projected FOX Fall Schedule

THE SKED: FOX Adjusts Its Tuesdays

The Sked: WEDNESDAY RATINGS February 29

The Sked: WEDNESDAY RATINGS February 22

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/4/12

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

The Sked: WEDNESDAY RATINGS March 7

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/25/12

THE SKED: FOX Retreats, Shifts “American Idol”

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/18/12

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/21/12

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

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD- 2/22/12

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