Posts Tagged ‘Ringer’
 

 

THE SKED PILOT REPORTS: The CW’s “Ringer”

> Disclaimer:  Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall.  Pilots are often reedited and rescored, and in some cases even recast or reshot.  So these critiques sh...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD 3/27/12

> Dancing doesn’t mambo as fast as it used to. ABC:  The DANCING WITH THE STARS results show did a whole lot better at 9PM than The River‘s ratings, winning the hour with a 3.0 (compared to River‘s mid-1 ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: UPDATED – CW Declares All-Out Victory; NBC Rewards the Undead

> The definition of “success” on network television becomes ever more flexible… CW has decided to make lemonade with its awfully lemony-looking new shows, and it’s given back-orders to HART OF DIXIE, THE...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: CW’s Finale Schedule

> CW has announced the line-up for its 2011/12 regular season finales, as well as a late-season premiere: First to exit will be ONE TREE HILL, which winds up its 9 seasons on April 4 with a 2-hour special. On April 17, RINGER w...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: Tuesday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 10/11/11

> j It’s taken this long for full ratings to be released from yesterday, mostly because of FOX’s baseball coverage.  And as Mitch Metcalf just reported, tonight is going to be a disaster for FOX as well, with a...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/6/12

> FOX’s 4-sitcom Tuesday excited no one. FOX:  I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER and BREAKING IN made unimpressive returns to the schedule.  Daughter could claim a decent retention of its RAISING HOPE lead-in, and it a...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: Tuesday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 10/18/11

> 4.7.  That was last year’s World Series Game 1 rating in 18-49s, which appears to be the lowest Game 1 rating ever in the demo.  As FOX prepares to begin its St. Louis vs. Texas series tonight, that’s th...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/13/12

> FASHION STAR‘s premiere wasn’t very attractive. NBC:  FASHION STAR debuted with a 1.6 which, as lousy as it was, allows the network to briefly claim a timeslot victory–next week, when Unforgettable (whi...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: Wednesday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 10/19/11

> The arrival of the World Series meant remarkably little to the other networks last night. FOX:  Last night’s was the lowest rated non-Saturday Game 1 in history, and basically did the same rating for FOX as X Facto...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/20/12

> FOX chants:  bring back GLEE! FOX:  The network’s 4-sitcom Tuesday is starting to look less like an unsuccessful experiment and more like a disaster.  I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER is already all-but-cancele...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: Tuesday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 11/1/11

> Isn’t Sweeps supposed to be when viewers watch more TV? FOX:  The post-baseball hangover continues.  After Terra Nova and House struck out at the plate on Monday night, the Tuesday line-up came to bat and didn...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Ringer”

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season:  a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may hav...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/8/11

> Post-baseball hangover over?  Not so fast. FOX:  Unlike Monday, FOX’s Tuesday seems to have been seriously dented by baseball preemptions.  GLEE only recovered a bit of its pre-baseball number, and despit...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/3/12

> NEW GIRL is losing that new-show gleam. FOX:  Whether it’s been caused by the accumulated agony of FOX’s 4-sitcom schedule (with I Hate My Teenage Daughter and Raising Hope reruns as lead-ins), the reality re...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: Tuesday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 9/20/11

> Two of the fall’s most publicized new shows premiered last night, to very different results. FOX:  The House of Murdoch won the night, as well as the biggest headline:  all those ads showcasing the goofy charm...
by Mitch Salem