Posts Tagged ‘grimm’
 

 

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: “Grimm’s” Fairy Tale

> Earlier this afternoon, final national ratings for last Friday were released, and once they confirmed that GRIMM had pulled a 1.6 rating, even with the previous week (and just 0.1 out of first place for its hour), NBC reacted...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

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...
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: 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 — 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...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED MIDSEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Grimm”

  GRIMM:  Fridays 9PM on NBC NBC took a risk in placing GRIMM, one of its few successful shows, onto its microscopic bench for months of midseason hiatus, but at least it broke off with a solid cliffhanger.  Without over...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

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 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, ...
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 FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/3/12

> America wasn’t in the mood for scripted drama. NBC:  The network replaced the deceased Chuck with the reality show WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? and could only pull a 4th place 1.1 in the hour (admittedly a bit better ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: PROMO WATCH — Update through Sunday October 16

>CBS promoted an incredible 18 different programs inside 60 Minutes Sunday night, with an average 15 seconds per promo.  With Andy Rooney out of the program, the network has more promo time in the hour until they reformat ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: Friday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 10/28/11

> The night was dominated by the World Series, but there was some fairy tale news from an unexpected place. NBC:  All things considered, it could have gone worse for the premiere of GRIMM.  A lot worse.  Although...
by Mitch Salem