THE SKED: “Hatfields & McCoys” Keep Shooting
History Channel, which just entered the world of scripted television 2 days ago, now owns the #1 and #2 scripted programs in the history of basic cable, as the 2d installment of HATFIELDS & MCCOYS barely declined fro...
THE SKED FINALE REVIEW: “Hatfields & McCoys”
HATFIELDS & MCCOYS, already a blockbuster hit, kept its best and most compelling hours for last. Although the conclusion of the 6-hour tale, directed throughout by Kevin Reynolds and with this installment wr...
The Sked: WEDNESDAY RATINGS May 30
With the NBA conference finals continuing last night and History’s hit mini-series Hatfields & McCoys ending its short run last night, the best the broadcast networks could muster was a 2.6 Adult 18-49 rating for FO...
THE SKED: “Hatfields & McCoys” Blows Up The Record Books – Again
It’s not exactly a surprise that History’s HATFIELDS & MCCOYS had another spectacular ratings night with its conclusion on Wednesday. The show actually went up from its record-setting Part 1 audi...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Act of Valor”
ACT OF VALOR: Watch It At Home – Fast Forward When They’re Not Shooting If there were a genuine national military crisis, and a small group of expert soldiers were needed to protect t...
THE SKED REVIEW: “Hatfields & McCoys” Episode 2
The second 2-hour chunk of the newly anointed most popular scripted show in the history of basic cable, History’s HATFIELDS & MCCOYS, was much like the first episode: a strong opening hour followed by a secon...
The Sked: Cable Ratings May 29-June 4
The highest rated program on cable the past week was Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals on ESPN, a very good 4.9 rating with Adults 18-49 Sunday night. (Boston tied the series 2-2 with a 93-91 overtime victory over t...
THE SKED: A’Feudin’ and A-Watchin’
History Channel has to be awfully happy with its decision to get into the scripted programming business. Part 1 of HATFIELDS & MCCOYS (our review is here) premiered last night to the largest non-sports audience in ...
THE SKED REVIEW: “Hatfields & McCoys” Episode 1
Even as the scripted drama business on the broadcast networks subsides into increasing irrelevance, new players arise who want to take part. Dramas may not be cost-effective in the way that they once were, but t...