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THE SKED PILOT REPORT: The CW’s “Hart of Dixie” PREMIERING TONIGHT

> Disclaimer:  Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall.  Pilots are often reedited and rescored, and in some cases even recast or reshot.  So these critiques sh...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD 4/30/12

> SMASHWatch demands to know why “Bombshell” didn’t get any Tony nominations today.  NBC:  Last night’s SMASH encapsulated its season.  The episode began with high promise (a buoyant ̶...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD 5/14/12

    A night for departures and arrivals..   CBS:  The 1-hour season finale of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (which disclosed not The Mother, but Barney’s wife) was up from recent episodes at 3.6, also better than ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD 3/12/12

> SMASHWatch has a note from THE BACHELOR. NBC:  SMASH was down 0.3 last night, to a still-decent 2.4 that was nevertheless only 0.1 above its season low thus far.  But it faced atypical competition from the post-Bach...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Hart of Dixie”

> 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’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD 3/12/13

With the NCIS shows in reruns, only one series even reached a 2 last night. FOX:  The season premiere of KITCHEN NIGHTMARES was at 2.2, down a very reasonable 0.2 from last year and the highest-rated show on a slow night. ABC:...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD 2/20/12

> So much for SMASH being a hit. NBC:  Leaving the numbers aside for a moment, on a dramatic level SMASH after 3 episodes is starting to lose its practically-cable sheen, and look a lot more like a high-class ABC soap.&nbs...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Hart of Dixie”

  CW’s good-humored not-Gilmore Girls small town romance HART OF DIXIE concluded its first season tonight with the same pleasant, likable, unthrilling touch it’s had since last fall. Hart isn’t really abo...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S STATE OF THE NETWORK: CW

  The Sked’s State of the Network Reports:  NBC, CBS, ABC and FOX Of the 10 hours each week programmed by the CW network, a grand total of 3 regularly have ratings over 0.6.  This gives rise to the question:  how ...
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THE SKED MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD 4/2/12

> Not even championship basketball can dent SMASHWatch. NBC:   Perhaps the moment last night that most typified the lows SMASH has reached was the bit where Ivy popped pain pills while staring into a mirror affixed wi...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: Some Pre-Upfront Thoughts About CW’s Fall Schedule

  See Also:  THE SKED’s Pre-Upfront Projected NBC Fall 2013 Schedule                  THE SKED’s Pre-Upfront Projected FOX Fall 2013 Schedule                  THE SKED’s Pr...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD 8/28/12

  Republicans ♥ NBC? NBC:  Somewhat ironically, considering the Right’s loathing of MSNBC, preliminary numbers have the Peacock as the GOP network of choice for last night’s coverage of the REPUBLICAN NATION...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: CW Picks Up, Renews

  CW only programs 10 hours per week , but with its many bubble shows and outright failures, it’s generating plenty of activity.  Today it ordered 5 new dramas, and renewed bubble shows HART OF DIXIE and NIKITA.  D...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

PREMIERING TONIGHT THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: CW’s “Emily Owens, MD”

  EMILY OWENS, MD: Tuesday 9PM on CW – If Nothing Else Is On… Say this for EMILY OWENS, MD:  it really makes you appreciate Shonda Rhimes.  The seeming ease with which Grey’s Anatomy mixes medical drama...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Hart of Dixie”

  HART OF DIXIE:  Tuesday 8PM on CW WHERE WE WERE:  The bedroom of Dr. Zoe Hart (Rachel Bilson) in Bluebell, Alabama, where the New York transfer was finally getting some action after an entire season of dithering.  On ...
by Mitch Salem