The Sked: SUNDAY RATINGS September 25
> With an “average” NFL game on NBC (if you consider a 7+ rating in primetime average), the other networks premiered their Sunday lineups with only moderate success at best. ABC got off to a very sluggish star...
THE SKED: NBC
> Here’s SHOWBUZZDAILY’S comprehensive guide to the just-announced NBC schedule for 2011/12. Stay tuned for updates as we see the new pilots and give you our take on this Fall’s likely ratings once the c...
THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Awake”
> 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...
THE SKED: 1st Pre-Look at NBC’s New Midseason Dramas
> DISCLAIMER: These initial impressions are based on the clips (usually 3-5 minutes) released by the networks to use in their Upfront presentations and for promos. They’re chosen to sell the show, not to accurately ...
The Sked: Tuesday Ratings — A 2.2 Rating Is As Good As It Gets?
With CBS in re-reruns last night, it was one grim night on network TV Tuesday. ABC won the night with a 2.0 adult 18-49 rating from 8-11 pm, slightly above the 1.7 season-to-date rating for ABC Tuesday. The network premi...
THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Animal Practice”
A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and the production of episodes for the regular season: a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may have ha...
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...
NIELSENWAR: Early Notes From the Front
We’re a bit more then 2 weeks into the Fall 2014 TV season, most of the new series have had their debuts, and a few selected hours aside, the results aren’t pretty. We’re going to take a capsule loo...
THE SKED: It’s Official – Leno Hands Over the “Tonight Show” Pink Slip to Jimmy Fallon
Well, as TONIGHT SHOW transitions go, this one was relatively painless (so far). NBC announced today what’s been an open secret for weeks: in Spring 2014 (specific date TBD), after what’s sure to be an ex...
THE SKED REVIEW: SNL With Christina Applegate
There were a few moments in this week’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE where you could actually have mistaken it for a place that offers trenchant political satire. That’s hasn’t been SNL‘s mode since Tina...
AUDIENCE MAP: NBC Fall 2015
The AUDIENCE MAP series continues with a look at fall 2015: NBC’s primetime lineup is shown below. As a reminder, the programs are arranged by broadcast schedule, with each show placed on the night it spent most of t...
THE SKED REVIEW: SNL with Seth MacFarlane
The opening 15 minutes of the 38th season premiere of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (fun fact: Barack Obama was 14 years old when the show first went on the air) set a blazing pace that the rest of the show, alas, couldn’t...
THE SKED FALL FINALE REVIEW: “Revolution”
One of the many ways in which broadcast networks have started to resemble their cable counterparts is in the structure of a series season. For years, cable has aired its shows, especially serialized series, in clearly-...
The Sked: Tuesday Ratings — America’s Got Talent Sags
NBC held on to win another Tuesday last night, with a soft 2.1 Adult 18-49 rating from 8-11 pm (down from a 2.3 last week and the fairly routine 2.2-2.3 before the Olympics started). America’s Got Talent remains the hi...