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NIELSENWAR: Bring Out Your Dead! NBC Executes “Bad Judge” and “A To Z”

After last night’s atrocious 0.9/0.7 pairing, it was clear that the writing on the wall for NBC’s BAD JUDGE and A TO Z was scrawled in blood. The network chose Halloween afternoon to announce the burials. ...

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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...

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NIELSENWAR 2014-15: News From FOX, NBC, TNT, TBS

Nothing so far today matches yesterday afternoon’s high-profile pick-ups by NBC and FOX, but there’s nevertheless some news as we approach next week’s Upfronts: FOX Amid speculation that the network wil...

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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...

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NIELSENWAR: This Revolution Is Being “Televised”

Over the past few days, in the lead-up to the gala Upfront ceremonies that will begin with NBC’s presentation to advertisers and the world on Monday morning, there’s been a steady stream of announcements and ...

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THE SKED’S NIELSENWAR CHRONICLES: Mondays

As The Joker would say: Here… We… Go. After weeks of semi-starts and special “previews” of new shows racking up big numbers against minimal competition, the real 2012-13 TV season gets underway ...

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NIELSENWAR: NBC Fall Schedule & Analysis [5-Network Program Grid Added]

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 tha...

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NIELSENWAR 2014-15 Trailer Review: ABC’s “Manhattan Love Story”

MANHATTAN LOVE STORY: Tuesday 8:30PM on ABC THE FACTS: Boy (Jake McDorman) meets girl (Analeigh Tipton), but here’s the gimmick: we hear all of the couple’s hidden thoughts throughout. The series crea...

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THE SKED’S NIELSENWAR CHRONICLES: Tuesdays

We’re continuing our week-long look at the hour-by-hour battles that will enliven the new network TV season. Today it’s the turn of Tuesday, a night notable for its Invasion of the Sitcoms. 8PM: THE VOICE...

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

Fridays aren’t the most exciting night on the broadcast network schedule, but there are some interesting changes coming next fall. We’re following our predictions for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs...

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

STALKER: Wednesday 10PM on CBS THE FACTS: From the grisly mind of The Following‘s Kevin Williamson, a procedural about an LAPD squad that specializes in tracking down dangerous stalkers. Maggie Q runs the uni...

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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...

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NIELSENWAR: The Fall 2019 CW 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 hit bottom, which h...

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UPDATED – NIELSENWAR UPFRONTS: FOX Fall–and Midseason–2016 Schedule (with NBC/FOX grid)

UPDATED with reactions to FOX trailers, which are available here: The FOX fall schedule is a puzzlement. FOX seems to have done little to help itself with its fall 2016 line-up, leaving two of its weakest nights unimp...

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NIELSENWAR 2014-15 Trailer Review: “Secrets and Lies”

SECRETS AND LIES: Midseason TBD on ABC THE FACTS: Another ABC murder soap, this one starring Ryan Phillippe as a man who finds the body of a neighbor’s child in the woods, KaDee Strickland as his wife, and Juli...

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NIELSENWAR: Bring Out Your Dead! NBC Executes “Bad Judge” and “A To Z”

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: More NBC Pick-Ups

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: News From FOX, NBC, TNT, TBS

THE SKED’S NIELSENWAR – Week 8

NIELSENWAR: This Revolution Is Being “Televised”

THE SKED’S NIELSENWAR CHRONICLES: Mondays

NIELSENWAR: NBC Fall Schedule & Analysis [5-Network Program Grid Added]

NIELSENWAR 2014-15 Trailer Review: ABC’s “Manhattan Love Story”

THE SKED’S NIELSENWAR CHRONICLES: Tuesdays

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

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

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

NIELSENWAR: The Fall 2019 CW Schedule & Analysis

UPDATED – NIELSENWAR UPFRONTS: FOX Fall–and Midseason–2016 Schedule (with NBC/FOX grid)

NIELSENWAR 2014-15 Trailer Review: “Secrets and Lies”

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