Posts Tagged ‘smash’
 

 

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/6/12

> For one night, at least, all NBC’s dreams came true. NBC:  THE VOICE blew away its competition, especially in the 9-10PM hour.  Its 6.6 rating over 2 hours was naturally way down from Sunday night, where it ha...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: The Voice & Smash Predictions for Monday after the Super Bowl

>If you haven’t heard that NBC’s biggest hope for its lost season, Smash, premieres the Monday after the Super Bowl, you don’t watch television or listen to the radio or look at billboards or go online or read...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/19/12

> SMASHWatch says:  could’ve been worse. ABC:  DANCING WITH THE STARS returned to the schedule with a 3.5 that was only 2/3 of last year’s spring premiere number, and accordingly the lowest-rated premiere ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/23/12

> SMASHWatch likes it when Castle and Hawaii 5-0 take the night off. NBC:  Last night’s episode of SMASH, written by (soon to be ex-) showrunner Theresa Rebeck, featured a Bollywood fantasy number, a plot to undermin...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: MONDAY RATINGS March 5

> With the February sweep over, we enter the treacherous March/April period, where more than half the time periods on the broadcast networks have repeat episodes on any given week.  Having originals is a distinct advantage...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED: Friday Pre-Empted

  A brief ratings note:  the bulk of Friday’s network primetime schedule was preempted on the East Coast for live news coverage of the arrest of the suspected Boston Marathon bomber, and reruns were substituted for ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Smash”

> 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: Happy SMASHday!

> As we know from the final ratings, last night went as well for NBC as it possibly could have, with the Giants/Patriot Super Bowl (yay, Giants!) becoming the most watched broadcast in television history, boasting an audience o...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Smash”

  And so the curtain drops on the first season of SMASH, which may have set the all-time television speed record for going from shining beacon to punching bag.  Tonight’s season finale, written by now-deposed showru...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: MONDAY RATINGS March 19 Highlights

>Dancing with the Stars returned to ABC’s schedule with a preliminary 3.5 rating from 8-10 pm, down from a 5.3 rating for the spring premiere last year on the comparable night.  The Voice averaged a 4.5 rating with y...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: MONDAY RATINGS April 23

> CBS took the night off last night with repeats, allowing NBC and ABC to rise one tenth of a rating point from last Monday, while FOX increased two tenths of a rating point to third place.         &nbs...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Cable Ratings April 24-30

>Big time professional sports dominate the top of this week’s cable ratings chart.  The NFL Draft turned in an excellent 3.3 rating with Adults 18-49 and nearly 7 million viewers 2+.  The Draft finished in third...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

ShowBuzzDaily SUPER BOWL Forecast

>The biggest day of the television season is here.  The highest-rated show of the year airs at 6:30 pm ET and more people will be watching television tonight in general than any night of the year.  In between all thos...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/12/12

> SMASHWatch has a note from THE BACHELOR. NBC:  SMASH was down 0.3 last night, to a still-decent 2.4 that was nevertheless only 0.1 above its season low thus far.  But it faced atypical competition from the post-Bach...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/14/12

    A night for departures and arrivals..   CBS:  The 1-hour season finale of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (which disclosed not The Mother, but Barney’s wife) was up from recent episodes at 3.6, also better than ...
by Mitch Salem