Posts Tagged ‘smash’
 

 

THE SKED: NBC MIDSEASON SCHEDULE

> NBC has unaccountably decided not to air a midseason schedule consisting of a test pattern and the words “For the love of God, bring back football…” scrolling at the bottom of the screen.  On the contra...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED PILOT REPORT: PREMIERING TONIGHT – “Smash”

> 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: MONDAY RATINGS February 13

> NBC not surprisingly settled down a bit from last week’s post-Super Bowl launch of its new Monday.  The Voice continues to set the pace for all the networks on Monday and is now about the same as American Idol̵...
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 THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/1/12

> AWAKE didn’t keep anyone from a full night’s sleep. NBC:  In the universe of NBC these days, you take your glass-half-full where you can get it, and here it is:  AWAKE won its time slot, it was up from i...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: “Smash” – Pow! Season 2 Character Exits

    Tell the understudies to start learning their lines, as NBC wants it to be known that the Season 2 version of SMASH, under new showrunner Josh Safran, will be markedly different from the generally assailed Season ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’S FALL 2011/12 TUESDAY TV SCHEDULE

> Welcome to ShowbuzzDaily’s coverage of the upcoming TV schedules for the 2011/12 TV season!  Above you see our guide to what to expect on Tuesday nights this Fall:  the numbers are our projected Adults 18-49 r...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: MONDAY RATINGS March 19

> The Voice on NBC took a haircut to a mid-4 rating with young adults, as ABC’s Dancing with the Stars premiered with a mid-3 rating, a decent rating compared to other programs (especially during this horrific season) but...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

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...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/4/12

> Maybe ABC should have left “Bitches” in the title. ABC:  GCB (aka Good Christian Bitches, aka Good Christian Belles) had a very unimpressive debut, a 2.2 that was way below Pan Am‘s premiere in the fall...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: Partial NBC Midseason Schedule

  NBC today announced the broad strokes of its midseason schedule, although there are still holes to be filled in.  Some major points that we do know: MONDAY: THE BIGGEST LOSER will air between cycles of THE VOICE at 8P...
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 – 2/13/12

> NBC can’t put away that Alka-Seltzer just yet. NBC:  THE VOICE, down only around 10% from last week’s huge rating, is in great shape at 8PM, and those 2 strong hours pretty much guarantee NBC Monday wins the ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

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: 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