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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10/12/12

No one at CBS misses MADE IN JERSEY. CBS: Without Jersey breaking up the night, both CSI NY and BLUE BLOODS were up by 0.2 to 1.4, giving the latter a tie for the 10PM lead. Even the NCIS rerun at 8PM manage...

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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10/5/12

It’s getting to be time for the season’s first cancellation. CBS: MADE IN JERSEY plummeted to 0.8, below even (gulp!) Fringe, and can’t be long for this world. It probably didn’t have much effect on ...

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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 9/28/12

Another step toward the end of original programming on Fridays. CBS: MADE IN JERSEY is the worst flop of the season’s first week, a disaster at 1.1 any way the numbers are cut. The show could only tie a repeat of the ...

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THE SKED NIELSENWAR CHRONICLES – Friday

Friday isn’t yet Saturday for the broadcast networks–there’s still plenty of original programming on the night. But declining ratings and revenues have made it something like the network Island of Mis...

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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 9/14/12

ABC’s Friday makes its season debut. ABC: SHARK TANK, PRIMETIME and 20/20 all arrived for the new season with great consistency: 1.7/1.7/1.8. That was enough to win every hour (and the night), although none too impr...

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THE SKED FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/25/12

Hey, what’s on the DVR? ABC: On a night of across-the-board repeats, ABC was the only network to top a 1.0 rating, with 20/20 (1.4) and PRIMETIME (1.2). SHARK TANK did around a 1.0. CBS: UNDERCOVER BOSS, CSI NY and ...

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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/18/12

Grimm has its night. NBC: The season finale of GRIMM was the night’s highest rated show, with a 1.6 that was up 0.4 from last week and marked its highest-rated episode in months. (Imagine if the show wer...

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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/11/12

Even with finales on hand, nothing stirred viewers. FOX: THE FINDER aired what turned out to be its series finale and FRINGE had its season finale, with a respective 1.1 and 1.0, up very slightly for both. &n...

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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/4/12

Apparently ABC viewers are unimpressed by superheroes. ABC: On a night when the other networks were mostly down (were viewers at the multiplex to see the near-record Avengers opening?), all of ABC’s shows were up, and t...

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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/27/12

> FRINGE ties for its network lead on the night! (Don’t read the fine print.) FOX: The newly-renewed FRINGE went up an essentially meaningless 0.1 to 1.1. Since THE FINDER (facing original competition on...

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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/20/12

> Network TV takes a snooze. FOX: On a night when no show on any broadcast network rated higher than 1.4, the closest thing to an event was THE FINDER rising to 1.2 from the previous week’s 0.9. This is almost...

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THE SKED: NBC Picks Up An Old “Friend”

> NBC has jumped the gun on this year’s Upfront season, and ordered 13 episodes of the Matthew Perry single-camera comedy Go On for its 2012/13 primetime schedule. In addition to starring Perry, the show is written ...

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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/13/12

> FRINGE continues to live far from the ratings center. FOX: THE FINDER and FRINGE had matching 0.9 ratings, respectively setting and matching series lows. Finder is just running out the string, while it’s bec...

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THE SKED’S 2012/13 FIRST CUT: ABC Needs & Possibilities

> With the television season at Upfronts minus about 6 weeks, Mitch Metcalf, veteran programming executive Ted Frank and I are continuing our survey of the issues each network may and should be thinking about while strategizing...

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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/30/12

> Don’t give up on Fringe just yet. FOX: Maybe all the fans really were at The Hunger Games last week. FRINGE had a huge rebound to 1.2 last night, which still put it in 3d place for the hour (this is Fringe, ...

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THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10/12/12

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10/5/12

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 9/28/12

THE SKED NIELSENWAR CHRONICLES – Friday

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 9/14/12

THE SKED FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/25/12

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/18/12

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/11/12

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/4/12

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/27/12

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/20/12

THE SKED: NBC Picks Up An Old “Friend”

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/13/12

THE SKED’S 2012/13 FIRST CUT: ABC Needs & Possibilities

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/30/12

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