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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 – 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...

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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 – 4/13/12

> FRINGE continues to live far from the ratings center. FOX: THE FINDER and FRINGE had matching 0.9 ratings, respectively setting and matching series lows. Finder is just running out the string, while it’s bec...

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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD

> FRINGE needs another timeline. FOX: FRINGE fell back to a 1.0, which looks even worse because Grimm was up this week, making last week’s tie a dim memory. Still, these aren’t very different from the numbers that g...

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

> Today Mitch Metcalf, veteran programming executive Ted Frank and I continue our week-long pre-Upfronts look at the challenges facing each of the broadcast networks and their potential strategies for next season. We̵...

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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/30/12

> Don’t give up on Fringe just yet. FOX: Maybe all the fans really were at The Hunger Games last week. FRINGE had a huge rebound to 1.2 last night, which still put it in 3d place for the hour (this is Fringe, ...

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The Sked: FRIDAY RATINGS — ABC Catches Lottery Fever

>On an otherwise typically sluggish Friday night of broadcast television, one program topped a 2 rating: ABC’s 20/20 from 10-11 pm, smartly pegged to the enormous $640 million MegaMillions jackpot. The news magazine...

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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...

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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: FRIDAY RATINGS March 16

>CBS had a good night with the NCAA basketball tournament, averaging a preliminary 2.2 rating with Adults 18-49 from 8-11 pm and beating the 1.5 rating from last year’s comparable night. Credit goes to a thrilling u...

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THE SKED: “Grimm” is No Fairy Tale

> NBC, taking its successes where it can find them, has renewed GRIMM for a second season. The show has done solidly on Friday nights, with ratings in the mid-1s that often win the hour, so it was never in any danger of b...

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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’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/2/12

> Adieu, GIFTED MAN. CBS: The season finale of A GIFTED MAN ticked up a bit to a 1.4, but while that would be great news for, say, Fringe, don’t get your hopes up for Man‘s renewal. A far more telling si...

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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 – 5/4/12

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

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

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/13/12

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD

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

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/30/12

The Sked: FRIDAY RATINGS — ABC Catches Lottery Fever

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

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

The Sked: FRIDAY RATINGS March 16

THE SKED: “Grimm” is No Fairy Tale

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

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/2/12

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

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