Posts Tagged ‘The Office’
 

 

THE SKED’S MIDSEASON RETURN: “The Office”

> Pending the return of The Voice and NBC’s high hopes for Smash, THE OFFICE is the closest thing hte network has to a successful television show.  As the series greets a new hour-mate in Up All Night, let’s ta...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: Thursday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 10./27/11

> November sweeps began with a baseball bat in its hand, and for one network, that bat was the one wielded by Robert DeNiro in The Untouchables. NBC:  A disaster, although its full extent won’t be known until the Wor...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “The Office”

  The thing to remember, when charting the collapse of THE OFFICE, is that the producers weren’t taken by surprise.  Steve Carell made it clear early last season that he wouldn’t be returning, and the show had...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/29/11

> More repeats:  CBS could do this all season. CBS:  A sparkling 2.0 average, spearheaded by BIG BANG THEORY‘s 2.8–a number so good that if it were earned by a new episode on any other network, it would be...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

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
 

 
 

THE SKED THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/31/12

    The question, as it is every summer:  will the viewers come back in the fall? ABC:  DUETS got off to a bad start last week, and despite little competition, it was down to a 1.5 in its second installment.  ROOKI...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: Thursday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 9/29/11

> On what used to be network TV’s marquee night, only one series had a rating over a 4… NBC:  …and it certainly wasn’t on NBC.  THE OFFICE is now the only non-football show on NBC to exceed eve...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 3/8/12

> AWAKE is getting sleepy. NBC:  A 20% drop from a series premiere isn’t ordinarily anything shocking or particularly worrisome.  But when you start with a 2.0 the way AWAKE did, that leaves you with a 1.6 in We...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/12/12

> Lots of news, but it’s only good for one network. CBS:  Keeping in mind that the Thursday 8-9PM landscape will change drastically next week with the return of American Idol, CBS got everything it could have wished ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: Thursday September 27 Ratings — Updated with Official Nationals

Completely updated with official national ratings. Thursday premiere night is down 23% collectively for the broadcast networks (10.5 Adult 18-49 rating last night versus 13.7 last fall on premiere Thursday).  CBS is most on tr...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED: “Community” Makes It To Senior Year

  Late today, NBC thrilled… well, not many viewers, but we’re very enthusiastic.  The network announced its renewal of COMMUNITY for a 4th season.  As had been rumored, the order is for 13 episodes (although ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S 2012/13 FIRST CUT: NBC Needs & Possibilities

> Today Mitch Metcalf, veteran programming executive Ted Frank and I continue our week-long pre-Upfronts look at the challenges facing each of the broadcast networks and their potential strategies for next season.  We̵...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/9/12

> Unfortunately for NBC, there are other nights in the week besides Monday. NBC:  The gradual season-long collapse of THE OFFICE continued last night, as the show’s 2.5 hit not just a season low, but its lowest ratin...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: Thursday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 10/13/11

> On a rare night this week not affected by baseball, a mixed set of results for the networks. NBC:  The strategy of double-pumping WHITNEY and PRIME SUSPECT with repeat episodes on Mondays and Wednesdays in order to expos...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: NBC Can’t Have Too Many Sitcoms

  The Chinese water torture that has been NBC’s announcement of its renewals and pick-ups continues with the glad tidings that PARKS & RECREATION has at long last received its (albeit 13-episode) order, as well a...
by Mitch Salem