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A New Way to Look at TV Viewers: The AUDIENCE MAP of American Idol & Empire

We spend a lot of time talking about demographics such as adults 18-49 or women 18-34, but those groups are still fairly broad abstractions of the television audience, which of course is made up of individual people. Although...

by Mitch Metcalf

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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

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THE SKED: The Return of COMMUNITY! (And Other NBC Stuff)

> If you hear bells pealing and catch sight of Human Beings dancing (well, not so much dancing as meta-dancing that references obscure pop culture artifacts from 20 years ago), it’s because NBC has finally freed COMMUNITY...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED: NBC Fall Schedule and Instant Analysis

There’s an old saying that you can’t plan for crazy. And that brings us to some of NBC’s official Fall TV schedule: Let’s take a look, night by night. MONDAY: Things begin logica...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED: Wednesday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 11/2/11

> After 2 nights of sinking numbers, stability returned to the ratings on Wednesday. ABC: All in all, a good night. The first half of the evening was down a tenth or so here and there, but the network got help where...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/28/12

Post-Sweeps malaise. NBC: Cleveland must be feeling pretty good about its preemptions last night, as the 9-11PM regular network schedule averaged under a 1.0 rating, with 0.9s for a new 1600 PENN and rerun SVU, and a 1.0 for ...

by Mitch Salem

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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

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THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/16/12

ABC is glad last night happened after its Upfronts. ABC: With the exception of THE MIDDLE, which stayed even (albeit at its season low 1.9), everything plunged: SUBURGATORY‘s season finale down 0....

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/14/13

A historically bad night. FOX: That sound was every FOX executive’s communal indigestion, as once-mighty AMERICAN IDOL hit its all-time low for a regularly-scheduled episode, a 3.0 that was just barely over X Fac...

by Mitch Salem

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The Sked: WEDNESDAY RATINGS March 7

>American Idol is still way down from last year, but last night’s episode ticked from the past few weeks. But The Voice also had a good week — so Idol remains behind the pace of the upstart singing show. ...

by Mitch Metcalf

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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Law & Order: SVU”

Check Out THE SKED’s Complete Season Finale Reviews HERE How can anyone say that LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT has an antiquated feel, when the producers proved in the last scene of tonight’s...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/16/11

> It was ABC’s turn for some post-preemption malaise. ABC: The network’s Wednesday schedule returned from its CMA Awards break to drops across the board. The 2 new shows were hit hardest, as SUBURGATORY ...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/21/13

March Madness takes a toll on American Idol. CBS: Per Mitch Metcalf: The CBS numbers are adjusted fast nationals (ShowbuzzDaily estimates of what the live telecast will look like in the official nationals whe...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/7/12

> Viewers could tell that REVENGE wasn’t FOR REAL. ABC: Serialized dramas repeat notoriously badly, so the network had the clever idea of filling in the spring schedule gap with a “news” show about true-...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/23/12

Say goodnight, broadcast season. FOX: AMERICAN IDOL‘s season finale did what the show’s done all season: win the night convincingly, but at a significantly lower level than it’s ever b...

by Mitch Salem

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A New Way to Look at TV Viewers: The AUDIENCE MAP of American Idol & Empire

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

THE SKED: The Return of COMMUNITY! (And Other NBC Stuff)

THE SKED: NBC Fall Schedule and Instant Analysis

THE SKED: Wednesday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 11/2/11

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/28/12

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

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/16/12

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/14/13

The Sked: WEDNESDAY RATINGS March 7

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Law & Order: SVU”

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/16/11

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/21/13

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/7/12

THE SKED WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/23/12

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