Posts Tagged ‘Nielsenwar’
 

 

NIELSENWAR 2014-15 Trailer Review: NBC’s “Bad Judge”

  BAD JUDGE:  Thursday 9PM on NBC THE FACTS:  Rebecca Wright (Kate Walsh) is given to hard drinking and sex in the office (among other places).  She’s also a criminal court judge in LA.  Further complicating her ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

NIELSENWAR 2014-15 Trailer Review: NBC’s “The Mysteries of Laura”

  THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA:  Wednesday 8PM on NBC THE FACTS:  Laura Diamond (Debra Messing) is an NYPD homicide detective who also has to juggle her responsibilities to her young twin sons and her issues with her estranged...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

NIELSENWAR 2014-15 Trailer Review: NBC’s “A To Z”

  A TO Z:  Thursday 9:30PM on NBC THE FACTS:  The title refers to Andrew (Ben Feldman) and Zelda (Cristin Milioti), who both work at an online dating company, and who, since this is a rom-com, are of course fated for eac...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

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

  CONSTANTINE:  Friday 10PM on NBC THE FACTS:  John Constantine (Matt Ryan) has the ability to see demons and spirits hidden from the outside world and the ability to defeat them; unfortunately, he’s also been damn...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

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
 

 
 

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
 

 

 

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
 

 
 

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: ABC and 20th Make Their Deal: 2 Pick-Ups, “Last Man Standing” Back

  Only those involved will likely ever know the details, but ABC and 20th Century Fox Television worked out whatever they needed to, and the result was a pick-up of LAST MAN STANDING and orders for 2 additional 20th sitcom...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: “Nashville” Renewed

  After a bit of down-to-the-wire negotiating, ABC and Lionsgate have come to an agreement for a Season 3 renewal of NASHVILLE, although details are not yet clear, including just how many episodes have been ordered (ABC ha...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: More NBC Comedies

  NBC has perfected the art of releasing bits of information each day throughout pre-Upfront week, and today’s nuggets introduced a trio of additional new sitcoms.  It appears that at least 2 of these will be given ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

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
 

 
 

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: ABC Picks Up “Secrets & Lies,” Negotiates on “Nashville”

  One more drama for ABC:  the murder-driven soap SECRETS & LIES, which had a high-profile deal that would have required the network to pay a large penalty if it hadn’t ordered the series (it has a 10-episode or...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: House Cleaning at NBC and ABC

  If #6seasonsandamovie is going to happen for COMMUNITY, it won’t be at NBC, which finally fired the bullet that’s been aimed at Dan Harmon’s show seemingly every season since it went on the air.  That ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: ABC Pick-Ups and Renewals

  ABC, unlike all the other networks, didn’t renew all its sure-thing returning shows weeks ago, so it had a lot to announce today.  Most of these aren’t surprising, but the following series will be back next ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: More NBC Pick-Ups

  NBC picked up a handful of shows yesterday, but that was just the first installment, as an additional trio of new shows have been announced so far today.  2 are dramas and the other a comedy, and interestingly, all hail...
by Mitch Salem