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THE SKED THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/31/12

The question, as it is every summer: will the viewers come back in the fall? ABC: DUETS got off to a bad start last week, and despite little competition, it was down to a 1.5 in its second installment. ROOKI...

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THE SKED THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/24/12

Dancing beats singing. ABC: The summer isn’t off to a great start, with the hugely-hyped premiere of DUETS–more of a variety show than a competition in its first episode– failing to spark much viewer ...

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THE SKED: CBS Fall Schedule and Instant Analysis

When you’re CBS, you don’t have to do much. J Let’s take a look, night by night: MONDAY: CBS confounded expectations by not expanding its comedy presence on Thursdays. So it was less i...

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THE SKED’S SCHEDULE: CBS

Mitch Metcalf and I, along with veteran network executive Ted Frank, have put together our own versions of the schedules (the real ones will be announced at the nework Upfronts in New York next week). We’ve already...

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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 THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/26/12

> Not at all the way the networks wanted May Sweeps to begin. NBC: All the hype for 30 ROCK‘s live episode (a very busy half-hour with some great gags) and COMMUNITY‘s self-contained episode-long Law & Ord...

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THE SKED’S 2012/13 FIRST CUT: CBS Needs & Possibilities

> This marks the conclusion of SHOWBUZZDAILY‘s pre-Upfronts survey of the broadcast networks, as they reach the conclusion of the current season and decision-making time for the next. Previously this week, Mitch Met...

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THE SKED: CBS Season Finales

> As the season starts to wind down, CBS adds its season finale announcements to the chorus. Interestingly most of the network’s shows will go into hibernation before the official final week of the season: Sunday Ap...

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THE SKED: Let The Renewals Begin!

> Hope you liked this season’s CBS line-up, because almost all of those shows will be back next year. The network announced the bulk of its renewals today, and since CBS is in generally good shape with a very ...

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THE SKED THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/8/12

> AWAKE is getting sleepy. NBC: A 20% drop from a series premiere isn’t ordinarily anything shocking or particularly worrisome. But when you start with a 2.0 the way AWAKE did, that leaves you with a 1.6 in We...

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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/9/12

> Unfortunately for NBC, there are other nights in the week besides Monday. NBC: The gradual season-long collapse of THE OFFICE continued last night, as the show’s 2.5 hit not just a season low, but its lowest ratin...

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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/2/12

> Sweeps! FOX: AMERICAN IDOL was steady with last Thursday at 5.4, which meant it was again down around 30% from last year and again saw its first half-hour lose to CBS’s Big Bang Theory. THE FINDER, airing ag...

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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/26/12

> AMERICAN IDOL‘s best days are behind it. FOX: Idol gave FOX an easy win for the night, but it continues to be 30% below last season, and last night dipped 0.3 from its first Thursday. It appears as though th...

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THE SKED THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/31/12

THE SKED THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/24/12

THE SKED: CBS Fall Schedule and Instant Analysis

THE SKED’S SCHEDULE: CBS

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

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/26/12

THE SKED’S 2012/13 FIRST CUT: CBS Needs & Possibilities

THE SKED: CBS Season Finales

THE SKED: Let The Renewals Begin!

THE SKED THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/8/12

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/9/12

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/2/12

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/26/12

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