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THE SKED: NBC Postpones Friday

>Deadline reports that NBC has pushed the launch of its scripted Friday shows CHUCK and GRIMM by a week, from October 21 to October 28. Supposedly this is to give the series the benefit of a 2-day Halloween marketing push...

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THE SKED: Will NBC “Do No Harm”?

NBC has dug a deep hole for itself on Thursdays, which used to be the crown jewel of its week. Last night, its average in 18-49 year old viewers was a horrific 1.2, less than half of CBS and FOX’s numbers and jus...

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THE SKED: NBC No Longer “Ready For Love;” A Promotion for “Grimm”

After two episodes proving that even a lead-in from The Voice can’t rescue some shows, NBC’s Eva Longoria-produced READY FOR LOVE is no more, yanked off the Tuesday schedule and with no airing of its remainin...

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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/16/12

> Basketball. CBS: On a night when the other networks mostly didn’t choose to compete, some enormous upsets in the NCAA TOURNAMENT gave CBS a slam-dunk victory for the night with a (preliminary) 2.2, way higher than...

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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6/15/12

Network Programmer conversation today: “OK, Niagara Falls on a high wire worked–next time, let’s do someone walking on his hands across the Grand Canyon.” “Hopping across the Sahara Desert!”...

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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/4/12

Apparently ABC viewers are unimpressed by superheroes. ABC: On a night when the other networks were mostly down (were viewers at the multiplex to see the near-record Avengers opening?), all of ABC’s shows were up, and t...

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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10/26/12

A happy Halloween for Grimm. NBC: The 1.5 for busted pilot MOCKINGBIRD LANE probably isn’t enough to bring the costly project back from the grave. However, the boost it gave GRIMM–at 1.9, the highest-rated show ...

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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/20/12

> Network TV takes a snooze. FOX: On a night when no show on any broadcast network rated higher than 1.4, the closest thing to an event was THE FINDER rising to 1.2 from the previous week’s 0.9. This is almost...

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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD 2/24/12

> FRINGE, having watched Monty Python & the Holy Grail, shouts “I’m not dead!” as the gravediggers try to take it away. CBS: An extremely soft win for the night (1.6 average). UNDERCOVER BOSS w...

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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7/20/12

A night, sadly, for news shows. NBC: We don’t know at this time what the ratings have been for the 24-hour cable news networks that have been covering the Aurora shootings non-stop since Thursday night. Friday evening...

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THE SKED: Friday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 10/21/11

> A quiet night, but there was some stirrings of change thanks to ABC. ABC: EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION made its Friday debut (it will ultimately be joined by Shark Tank), and while the 8PM episode didn’t d...

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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/27/12

> Say goodnight, CHUCK. NBC: Fittingly enough, Chuck bid adieu to the airwaves with a decent (season-high) but unremarkable 1.3 rating that didn’t win either hour but was in the hunt. Creatively, too, the show...

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THE SKED FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7/6/12

If the networks don’t care, why should the viewers? ABC: ABC can take deep pride in being the only network last night to earn a rating over a 1, reaching all the way to a whopping 1.2 off a 20/20 with that score. NBC:�...

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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/16/11

> With reruns and holiday specials occupying most of the airwaves, NBC was able to grab a rare non-Sunday win. NBC: The Peacock was the only network airing original scripted programming, and although CHUCK and GRIMM were ...

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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/9/12

> A preview of next season’s schedule? CBS: The network experimented with a new episode of THE MENTALIST at 9PM, and while the 2.0 rating was 20% below the show’s Thursday season low, Friday offers fewer avail...

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THE SKED: NBC Postpones Friday

THE SKED: Will NBC “Do No Harm”?

THE SKED: NBC No Longer “Ready For Love;” A Promotion for “Grimm”

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/16/12

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6/15/12

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/4/12

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10/26/12

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/20/12

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD 2/24/12

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7/20/12

THE SKED: Friday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 10/21/11

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/27/12

THE SKED FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7/6/12

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/16/11

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/9/12

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