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THE SKED: CBS Fall Schedule and Instant Analysis

  When you’re CBS, you don’t have to do much.   J   Let’s take a look, night by night: MONDAY:  CBS confounded expectations by not expanding its comedy presence on Thursdays.  So it was less i...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/9/11

> A seemingly atypical night turned out to be fairly typical after all. ABC:  The network preempted its entire line-up for the CMA AWARDS, and did very well, with a preliminary 4.8 that was up a tick from last year’s...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/25/12

> The last dull night of network TV for 4 weeks. ABC:  With MODERN FAMILY airing a repeat (as well as THE MIDDLE and SUBURGATORY), DON’T TRUST THE B– IN APT 23 crashed to a 2.0 rating.  That was a bit high...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: Wednesday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 10/26/11

> It was a great night to be ABC. ABC:  With the World Series tricking FOX, it was all treat for the Alphabet.  Noteworthy in the general wave of success was that HAPPY ENDINGS shot to a 3.5, and while that won’...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/28/12

> NBC’s sitcoms don’t get a fond farewell. NBC:  How bad was the network’s night?  Its highest rating was a 1.5 for the season finale of WHITNEY.  About the best you could say about that number ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/29/12

> February Sweeps go out not with a bang, but with the other thing. ABC:  The first “midseason arc” episode of REVENGE looked almost exactly like all the other episodes, so it was fitting that the rating stayed...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: Wednesday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 9/28/11

> Everyone was down, as the new season started to settle in on itself–but some were down more than others. ABC:  MODERN FAMILY is doing quite spectacularly, more than 20% above last season’s average.  The ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 10/31/12

  Halloween is traditionally not a great night for network TV, especially on the younger-skewing side, brecause viewers have other plans.  Last night was no exception. ABC:  With all the promos for NASHVILLE, THE CMA AW...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: WEDNESDAY RATINGS March 21

>FOX declined again last night as American Idol continues to erode.  However, viewers didn’t shift to the network competition as CBS was down a touch and ABC, as expected, was down significantly (repeats this week ve...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD- 2/22/12

> At FOX, perhaps the most terrifying 7 words in the English language:  AMERICAN IDOL May Not Have Hit Bottom. FOX:  Despite no special competition on any other network, Idol‘s 5.1 was down a full ratings point ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’s Fall TV Ratings Predictions – Wednesday

  Our journey through the fall primetime schedule–and by “our,” I mean former head of NBC Scheduling Mitch Metcalf, former head of NBC Current Programming Ted Frank and myself–takes us to what may b...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/27/13

Even without The Voice as an excuse, most networks headed downward. FOX:  AMERICAN IDOL continued to plunge, down half a ratings point to 3.1, which happens to be just 0.1 ahead of X Factor’s average last fall. ABC:...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: WEDNESDAY RATINGS March 14

>Original episodes graced the schedules of CBS and ABC Wednesday night, bringing ABC back above a 2 rating for the night and CBS close to a 3 rating.  American Idol suffered a bit, down four tenths of a rating point with A...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: WEDNESDAY RATINGS March 28

>FOX is beginning to stabilize around a 5 rating on Wednesday night with American Idol.  CBS declined almost a full rating point from last week, but it had a good excuse: two-thirds of its line up was repeat programming.&n...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED SERIES PREMIERE REVIEW: “Siberia”

  SIBERIA:  Monday 10PM on NBC-Worth A Look SIBERIA holds onto its conceit for a very long time.  Until the closing minutes of tonight’s series premiere, the show presents itself as being what it’s pretending...
by Mitch Salem