Posts Tagged ‘fringe’
 

 

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...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: Week 2 + 1 – FOX 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: FALL RATINGS PREDICTIONS — FRIDAY & SATURDAY Nights

We are combining Friday and Saturday fall ratings projections into one post.  The two least-watched nights of television have relatively little value to advertisers (there are fewer people watching TV on these nights and the s...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Friday Ratings — ABC Settles Down But Still Wins the Night

ABC turned in a 1.8 rating with adults 18-49 last night, down from the 2.0 last week but still #1 for the night.  Last Man Standing and Malibu Country each posted a 1.6 rating in their second week (down four-tenths of a rat...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/11/12

      Even with finales on hand, nothing stirred viewers. FOX:  THE FINDER aired what turned out to be its series finale and FRINGE had its season finale, with a respective 1.1 and 1.0, up very slightly for both. &n...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’S FALL 2011/12 FRIDAY TV SCHEDULE

> Welcome to ShowbuzzDaily’s coverage of the upcoming TV schedules for the 2011/12 TV season!  Above you see our guide to what to expect on Friday nights this Fall:  the numbers are our projected Adults 18-49 ra...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/27/12

> FRINGE ties for its network lead on the night!  (Don’t read the fine print.) FOX:  The newly-renewed FRINGE went up an essentially meaningless 0.1 to 1.1.  Since THE FINDER (facing original competition on...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: Friday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 9/30/11

> It being a Friday, not a single show on network television could even manage a 2 rating in 18-49s.  Even within that narrow radius, though, there was room to be a loser. CBS:  A GIFTED MAN (see our Pilot + 1 Review)...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED NIELSENWAR CHRONICLES – Friday

  Friday isn’t yet Saturday for the broadcast networks–there’s still plenty of original programming on the night.  But declining ratings and revenues have made it something like the network Island of Mis...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Fringe”

  It is, make no mistake, a wonderful thing that FOX (with the financial cooperation of studio Warner Bros) is bringing FRINGE, one of television’s most distinctive and imaginative shows, back for a 5th and final 13-...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

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

> The small fluttering bit of NBC’s fall that was still breathing may have started to die last night. NBC:  GRIMM didn’t win its timeslot last night, after another 15% drop.  On Friday night, a 1.5 is stil...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: Friday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 9/23/11

> It was a sleepy first Friday for premiere week. CBS:  The network’s marketing team doesn’t have all that much to boast about this week:  2 Broke Girls had a monster opening, but that was because of its e...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/14/12

> Not a lot of viewer enthusiasm on a night when nothing topped a 1.8. NBC:  CHUCK continued to lurch toward its January 27 finale with a 0.9.  The network’s issue comes at 9PM:  one obvious move would be t...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

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...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/23/12

> FRINGE leans way out over the edge of the cliff. FOX:  FRINGE is one of the few shows on television that could claim with a straight face that its audience overlaps with The Hunger Games so strongly that the ratings migh...
by Mitch Salem