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THE SKED: Monday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 10/31/11

> It was all trick and no treat last night, especially for one of the networks. FOX:  The network can blame Halloween for distracting some of its family audience, and cite the atypical competition from ABC’s Shrek sp...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: Monday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 9/19/11

> And… they’re off!  The 2011-12 broadcast TV season is underway, and already there are some clear winners and losers. CBS:  Last night was always going to be a good night for the Eye, but the extent of th...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: ABC Fall Schedule and Instant Analysis

Lots of moves from ABC, some–but not all–of which we anticipated.   Let’s take a look night-by-night: MONDAY:  The aging DANCING WITH THE STARS isn’t ideal, but as we anticipated, it’s the be...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: Tuesday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 11/1/11

> Isn’t Sweeps supposed to be when viewers watch more TV? FOX:  The post-baseball hangover continues.  After Terra Nova and House struck out at the plate on Monday night, the Tuesday line-up came to bat and didn...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/2/12

> Not even championship basketball can dent SMASHWatch. NBC:   Perhaps the moment last night that most typified the lows SMASH has reached was the bit where Ivy popped pain pills while staring into a mirror affixed wi...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: Tuesday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 9/20/11

> Two of the fall’s most publicized new shows premiered last night, to very different results. FOX:  The House of Murdoch won the night, as well as the biggest headline:  all those ads showcasing the goofy charm...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/14/12

    A night for departures and arrivals..   CBS:  The 1-hour season finale of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (which disclosed not The Mother, but Barney’s wife) was up from recent episodes at 3.6, also better than ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: Monday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 11/7/11

> The networks were mostly happy to see the Halloween in their rearview mirrors. FOX:  TERRA NOVA got the bounce that it desperately needed:  2.6 is far from a thrilling rating and still keeps the expensive show on th...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

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

> With the television season at Upfronts minus about 6 weeks, Mitch Metcalf, veteran programming executive Ted Frank and I are continuing our survey of the issues each network may and should be thinking about while strategizing...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED – Monday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 9/26/11

> One network dominated all of primetime last night… FOX:  …and it wasn’t FOX.  You can’t call TERRA NOVA a disaster–a 3.1 rating (slightly adjusted from Mitch Metcalf’s report) is ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/15/12

  This is why CBS doesn’t need to change its line-up much for the Fall. FOX:  Although the ratings don’t reflect it, last night’s 2-hour GLEE  included probably the series’ strongest episodes of t...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/14/11

> Monday has become a real problem for one network and a guaranteed victory for another. FOX:  Due to the nature of Season 1 production on TERRA NOVA, it was always clear that there wouldn’t be any back-order this ye...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/16/12

> SMASHWatch is glad it’s on NBC. NBC:  Last night SMASH slipped for the first time below the Mason-Dixon line of network TV ratings, to a 1.9 (and in each of last 3 weeks, the show has declined further when final nu...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: Week 2 + 1 – ABC Network Scorecard

> The third week of a network season is a critical one.  Ratings erosion after a series or season premiere is expected and even acceptable, because it’s understood that not every viewer drawn by hype and marketing wi...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/21/12

    Don’t Miss SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Exclusive Monday and Tuesday Fall TV Ratings Predictions! Last night, House left the building. FOX:  The series finale of HOUSE had a respectable 2.9 rating, up a strong 0.7 fro...
by Mitch Salem