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NIELSENWAR 2014-15: CBS and Its Very CBS Pick-Ups

CBS was, for the most part, very CBS in its choice of new series for next season, with a pair of spin-offs, some additional procedurals, one retread sitcom and another that fits right into the network’s multi-camer...

by Mitch Salem

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NIELSENWAR: The NBC Fall Schedule

Although its official Upfront presentation isn’t until tomorrow morning, NBC has unveiled its Fall 2015 primetime schedule, and here it is along with some instant analysis (new shows are in ALL CAPS, new timeslots ...

by Mitch Salem

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NIELSENWAR Full Season Network Report Cards: ABC

Other Nielsenwar Network Report Cards: FOX, NBC Most improved. Full Season To Date (thru May 3) 18-49 Rating Average: 1.61 (#3), down 1.9% from last season Season Grade: B+ What Happened: Sunday: Once Upon A Time...

by Mitch Salem

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NIELSENWAR 2014-15: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Fearless Fall Ratings Predictions – Monday

Last week, the glamorous part of the network “Upfronts” took place, largely for viewer and media purposes: hordes of new shows were announced, stars were trotted out, executives madly spun this past season&...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED’S NIELSENWAR – Week 8

We’re now mid-way through November sweeps, and it’s time to ask once again: What do we know now about this TV season that we didn’t know before? THERE WERE NO NEW BREAKOUT HITS THIS FALL. Despite al...

by Mitch Salem

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NIELSENWAR: Olympics Post-Mortem, and Top 5 Midseason Storylines

SQUIRREL! NBC, and its media enablers, will do their best to focus discussion of the WINTER OLYMPICS ratings on total viewers, daytime and online numbers, and–SQUIRREL!–anything other than the evident fact...

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NIELSENWAR 2014-15: The NBC Schedule – Grid and Instant Analysis

NBC has kept a lot of is pieces in place, but also made some significant changes for next season, especially on its once-signature Thursday night. Let’s dig in. MONDAY: No surprise that THE VOICE is staying whe...

by Mitch Metcalf

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NIELSENWAR: The Fall 2019 ABC Schedule & Analysis

We’ve reached the broadcast networks’ Upfront Week… which used to be a lot more central to our television lives than it is now. Ratings everywhere are down, and there’s no reason to think they’ve...

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NIELSENWAR 2014-15 Trailer Review: ABC’s “Cristela”

CRISTELA: Friday 8:30PM on ABC THE FACTS: The Hollywood American Dream: Cristela Alonzo is a Latina comic who wrote (with Kevin Hench) a family comedy pilot script loosely inspired by her own life, about a young wo...

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NIELSENWAR 2014-15: C7 Will Save the Networks! (Or Maybe Not)

According to Advertising Age, advertisers have begun to buy time on the broadcast networks for the 2014-15 TV season, which is the whole reason the hoopla of the “Upfronts” exists in the first place. There ...

by Mitch Salem

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NIELSENWAR: FOX Fall Schedule & Analysis (Includes 5-Network Grid)

Welcome to Upfronts week, when the broadcast networks (or what’s left of them) announce their Fall schedules and attempt to generate billions of dollars worth of excitement from advertisers. It’s harder than ever t...

by Mitch Salem

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NIELSENWAR 2014-15: The CW Schedule – Instant Analysis

CW didn’t need to make a lot of changes after a successful (on its terms) season, and it hasn’t. The network confined its fall moves to 2 nights, opting for stability the rest of the week and keeping 4 addi...

by Mitch Salem

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NIELSENWAR: REVISED 5-Network Grid with New NBC Line-Up

In a very unusual move, NBC has already made major changes in the fall schedule that it announced just 2 weeks ago. In fact, it’s changed the centerpiece of that schedule, reversing the move of its breakout hit ...

by Mitch Salem

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NIELSENWAR 2014-15: Housekeeping At NBC & CBS

The pick-ups are mostly done, so today was a time for the networks to clean up after themselves with some decisions on existing shows: NBC canceled DRACULA and remains in negotiations on PARENTHOOD, with the big issue re...

by Mitch Salem

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NIELSENWAR 2014-15 Trailer Review: CBS’s “The McCarthys”

THE MCCARTHYS: Thursday 9:30PM on CBS THE FACTS: Ronnie McCarthy (Jake Lacy) is part of a lovingly smothering Boston Irish-Catholic family, who are just fine with him being gay but embarrass him at every turn anyway....

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NIELSENWAR 2014-15: CBS and Its Very CBS Pick-Ups

NIELSENWAR: The NBC Fall Schedule

NIELSENWAR Full Season Network Report Cards: ABC

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Fearless Fall Ratings Predictions – Monday

THE SKED’S NIELSENWAR – Week 8

NIELSENWAR: Olympics Post-Mortem, and Top 5 Midseason Storylines

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: The NBC Schedule – Grid and Instant Analysis

NIELSENWAR: The Fall 2019 ABC Schedule & Analysis

NIELSENWAR 2014-15 Trailer Review: ABC’s “Cristela”

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: C7 Will Save the Networks! (Or Maybe Not)

NIELSENWAR: FOX Fall Schedule & Analysis (Includes 5-Network Grid)

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: The CW Schedule – Instant Analysis

NIELSENWAR: REVISED 5-Network Grid with New NBC Line-Up

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: Housekeeping At NBC & CBS

NIELSENWAR 2014-15 Trailer Review: CBS’s “The McCarthys”

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