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THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/28/12

> NBC’s sitcoms don’t get a fond farewell. NBC: How bad was the network’s night? Its highest rating was a 1.5 for the season finale of WHITNEY. About the best you could say about that number ...

by Mitch Salem

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

> With the television season at Upfronts minus about 6 weeks, Mitch Metcalf, veteran programming executive Ted Frank and I are continuing our survey of the issues each network may and should be thinking about while strategizing...

by Mitch Salem

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Finale Review: “Downton Abbey”

In this era of peak TV, there are more shows than ever that we devour, that we obsess about and are thrilled by and that shock us and tear us apart. There are fewer, however, that we simply love. Julian Fellowes̵...

by Mitch Salem

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NIELSENWAR 2014-15 Trailer Review: NBC’s “Marry Me”

MARRY ME: Tuesday 9PM on NBC THE FACTS: Happy Endings creator David Caspe reunites with Casey Wilson, one of that show’s stars, for a rom-com that pairs her with Ken Marino, as a longtime couple who finally get...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/14/12

> Look away. FOX: The only network with anything to boast about, and even that has a couple of asterisks. AMERICAN IDOL will probably edge out The Voice for bragging rights to the week once final numbers are in (rig...

by Mitch Salem

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “Once Upon A Time”

As everyone knows by now, although ONCE UPON A TIME has been renewed for a 7th season, tonight’s 2-hour “Final Battle” episode marked the end of the series as we’ve known it. Only 3 members of t...

by Mitch Salem

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The Sked: WEDNESDAY RATINGS October 12

>ABC’s Wednesday is humming along and won the night with a 3.4 Adult 18-49 rating in the fast nationals. Modern Family at 9 led the way of course with a 5.7 (the same as last week). Suburgatory seems to ...

by Mitch Metcalf

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THE SKED: ABC’S Spring Schedule

> The bi-yearly gathering of TV journalists is going on in LA this week, and while the schedules for most networks have already been set through the rest of the season (sudden cancellations notwithstanding), ABC, with its piles...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED: WHAT TO WATCH THIS FALL ON WEDNESDAYS (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

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THE SKED: Baseball Beans FOX

Last night’s intermittent rain delay in the St. Louis/San Francisco NATIONAL LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS game caused a potential 2-night disaster for FOX (but an unexpected opportunity for ABC). The game had started a...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED: Wednesday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 11/2/11

> After 2 nights of sinking numbers, stability returned to the ratings on Wednesday. ABC: All in all, a good night. The first half of the evening was down a tenth or so here and there, but the network got help where...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/3/12

> NEW GIRL is losing that new-show gleam. FOX: Whether it’s been caused by the accumulated agony of FOX’s 4-sitcom schedule (with I Hate My Teenage Daughter and Raising Hope reruns as lead-ins), the reality re...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED Series Finale Review: “True Blood”

Before the final 2 weeks of its run, the word no one would ever have dreamed of attaching to TRUE BLOOD was “subdued”; it was the guilty pleasure HBO series that was loaded with sex and violence and got great...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/7/12

> Viewers could tell that REVENGE wasn’t FOR REAL. ABC: Serialized dramas repeat notoriously badly, so the network had the clever idea of filling in the spring schedule gap with a “news” show about true-...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD- 2/22/12

> At FOX, perhaps the most terrifying 7 words in the English language: AMERICAN IDOL May Not Have Hit Bottom. FOX: Despite no special competition on any other network, Idol‘s 5.1 was down a full ratings point ...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/28/12

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

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Finale Review: “Downton Abbey”

NIELSENWAR 2014-15 Trailer Review: NBC’s “Marry Me”

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/14/12

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “Once Upon A Time”

The Sked: WEDNESDAY RATINGS October 12

THE SKED: ABC’S Spring Schedule

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

THE SKED: Baseball Beans FOX

THE SKED: Wednesday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 11/2/11

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/3/12

THE SKED Series Finale Review: “True Blood”

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/7/12

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD- 2/22/12

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