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THE SKED: More ABC Decisions

ABC looks to be all but done with its pre-Upfront orders, adding several bubble show renewals and a few new series to its prior haul. DON’T TRUST THE B___ IN APT 23, LAST MAN STANDING, BODY OF PROOF, and PRIVATE ...

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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/10/11

> For one network, a night that moved in the wrong direction. FOX: Does FOX have to start worrying about X FACTOR? The show seemed to make its way through the wave of baseball-related preemptions and reschedulings v...

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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/22/12

> Maybe everyone went to see The Hunger Games last night. FOX: With lower than usual competition on all the other networks, TOUCH debuted with its first regular episode to a 3.3 that wasn’t as good as it looked.&nbs...

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THE SKED: ABC Fall Schedule and Instant Analysis

Lots of moves from ABC, some–but not all–of which we anticipated. Let’s take a look night-by-night: MONDAY: The aging DANCING WITH THE STARS isn’t ideal, but as we anticipated, it’s the be...

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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/17/11

> The final Thursday of November sweeps wasn’t impressive for anyone. ABC: The network had to be disappointed with the 2.5 earned by its 2-hour, much-promoted “intervention” episode of PRIVATE PRACTICE, ...

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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 SEASON FINALE REVIEW: ABC’s “Private Practice”

For a show perceived as standard medical soap, PRIVATE PRACTICE has gone through quite a few permutations in style and focus over its 5 seasons. Conceived originally as a light-hearted spinoff to Grey’s Anat...

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THE SKED’S MIDSEASON RETURN: “Private Practice”

> Thursday night brought a mother lode of returning serialized dramas to broadcast TV, with both ABC and CW returning to duty. Let’s start by looking at ABC’s 10PM PRIVATE PRACTICE, airing a fresh episode for ...

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THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/16/12

> SMASHWatch is glad it’s on NBC. NBC: Last night SMASH slipped for the first time below the Mason-Dixon line of network TV ratings, to a 1.9 (and in each of last 3 weeks, the show has declined further when final nu...

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THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/15/12

This is why CBS doesn’t need to change its line-up much for the Fall. FOX: Although the ratings don’t reflect it, last night’s 2-hour GLEE included probably the series’ strongest episodes of t...

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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/5/12

> Most of the other networks yielded the floor to ABC for the night. ABC: GREY’S ANATOMY hadn’t aired a new episode, remarkably enough, since November 10, and viewers were thrilled to have it back, providing t...

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The Sked: PROMO WATCH — Starting to Prepare for the Summer

>The most recent Promo Watch numbers are based on prime time broadcast network programming between April 10 and April 16, with about 8 hours of programming sampled for each network over that period. (Click “read mor...

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THE SKED: ABC Fall Premiere Dates

ABC used its podium at the Television Critics’ Association gathering today to finally release the premiere dates for its fall shows. They are: Friday Sept 14 8PM: SHARK TANK 9PM: WHAT WOULD YOU DO?...

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THE SKED: ABC’S Spring Schedule

> The bi-yearly gathering of TV journalists is going on in LA this week, and while the schedules for most networks have already been set through the rest of the season (sudden cancellations notwithstanding), ABC, with its piles...

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THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/17/12

> Another experiment fails. ABC: PRIVATE PRACTICE has been comfortably successful on Thursdays, in the shelter of older sibling Grey’s Anatomy. but the network’s attempt to try it out on Tuesday nights–w...

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THE SKED: More ABC Decisions

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/10/11

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/22/12

THE SKED: ABC Fall Schedule and Instant Analysis

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/17/11

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

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: ABC’s “Private Practice”

THE SKED’S MIDSEASON RETURN: “Private Practice”

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/16/12

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/15/12

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/5/12

The Sked: PROMO WATCH — Starting to Prepare for the Summer

THE SKED: ABC Fall Premiere Dates

THE SKED: ABC’S Spring Schedule

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/17/12

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