Posts Tagged ‘grimm’
 

 

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Grimm”

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season:  a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may hav...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/29/12

    The real question is whether Hatfields & McCoys outrated all the networks again. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT is so far the dominant network show of the early summer, its 3.7 more than doubling every othe...
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’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/18/11

> Something unusual for NBC these days:  good news. NBC:  A 1.6 rating may not sound like anything to celebrate, but it’s a pretty good number for Friday night (only one show all evening did better last night).&...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED Season Finale Review: “Grimm”

  In all ways but one, GRIMM had a highly enjoyable third season.  Its one significant flaw came when it tried to cultivate a deeper mythology than the events in Portland where it’s set.  That took the show away fr...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: FRIDAY RATINGS November 4 & Sweep Update

> The big news last night was the second telecast of Grimm, NBC’s bit of good cheer from an otherwise dismal fall.  The second episode scored a 1.8 Adult 18-49 rating in the fast nationals, down from a 2.1 premiere b...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: FRIDAY RATINGS November 11 & Sweep Update

>Last night, Grimm had its third outing and scored a preliminary 1.5 Adult 18-49 rating.  It dropped the same amount (down three tenths of a rating point) in week three as it did in week two, not a good sign at all.  ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8/27/12

Nobody is earning any stripes at NBC. NBC:  STARS EARN STRIPES is now a full-fledged disaster, falling to 0.9 in its 3rd week.  GRIMM fell a bit as well to 1.6 against reruns, which isn’t much better than the show had b...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: WHAT TO WATCH THIS FALL ON FRIDAYS (1st Draft)

> The networks have proclaimed their Fall schedules, the new series have been (partially) unveiled, so… what now?  What will actually be worth watching when network TV comes back to life in a few months?  SHOWBU...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: FRIDAY RATINGS November 18

>Updated sweep standings and comparisons will be posted later.  In the meantime, a brief update.  Grimm has stabilized at a 1.6 rating, good for an NBC tie for first place at 9 pm.  Chuck, however, continues at a...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 7/9/12

NBC does the other networks a favor. NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT didn’t air last night in favor of a FEAR FACTOR special, which shot a hole in the network’s ratings for the night.  Fear only managed a 1.3, an...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

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 ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’s Fall TV Ratings Predictions – Friday

  We’ve arrived at Friday in our tour of the fall primetime schedule, and former head of NBC Scheduling Mitch Metcalf, former head of NBC Current Programming Ted Frank and I have our predictions ready.  (Here are ou...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

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 ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: PROMO WATCH — Through Wednesday October 19

>NBC is really turning on the heat to launch Grimm in its tough Friday night time period next week.  Over the last week, NBC has given 170 promo seconds to Grimm in our sampled shows, including a robust 55 seconds in ...
by Mitch Salem