Posts Tagged ‘the x factor’
 

 

The Sked: SUNDAY RATINGS October 16

>A sub-par Sunday Night Football game turned in a 5.7 Adult 18-49 rating in the fast nationals last night on NBC.  The game will probably go up to a 6.0 or 6.1 in the official nationals, enough to win the night but fa...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED: Thursday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 11/3/11

> With baseball out of the way, last night was a picture of what a “typical” Thursday will look like. FOX:  The return of BONES was a very healthy 0.6 higher than its season premiere last year (when it was in t...
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’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/22/11

> Season 1 of X Factor is in the books. FOX:  On a night with only 2 other weak hours of first-run network programming, THE X FACTOR‘s season finale of course dominated, with a 3.8 rating that concluded a very solid ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: Week 2 + 1 – FOX Network Scorecard

> The third week of a network season is a critical one.  Ratings erosion after a series or season premiere is expected and even acceptable, because it’s understood that not every viewer drawn by hype and marketing wi...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: WEDNESDAY Ratings September 21

> Two massively-promoted programs premiered last night, both to strong but not groundbreaking ratings.  FOX’s The X Factor opened to a 4.2 Adult 18-49 rating (4.0 in the first hour and 4.4 at 9 pm).  This is abo...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/17/11

> The final Thursday of November sweeps wasn’t impressive for anyone. ABC:  The network had to be disappointed with the 2.5 earned by its 2-hour, much-promoted “intervention” episode of PRIVATE PRACTICE, ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: “X” Marks The Renewal

> In a week when the ratings news has been pretty bleak for FOX, they’ve whipped up some glad tidings by announcing that X FACTOR is renewed for the 2012-13 television season.  It’s the first renewal of the sea...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: FOX Delays – Baseball Hits “Terra Nova,” Wait For “Girl”

> FOX’s week isn’t going as originally planned.  Last night a rainout of the American League playoffs forced the network to air repeats and drop out of the Sunday ratings picture.  Today that game was resc...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: Thursday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 10/6/11

> Once-glorious Thursdays continue to become just another broadcast network night. NBC:  Before the season started, all the attention on THE OFFICE was focused on how the show would replace Steve Carell.  But it’...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/14/11

> Viewers continue to be uninspired by the network offerings:  with one exception, season lows were the order of the evening. CBS:  CSI benefited from a repeat SVU on NBC and no Revenge on ABC, and scored its second-b...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

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
 

 

 

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
 

 
 

The Sked: THURSDAY RATINGS October 13

> The X Factor won Thursday (the fourth of the season) with a 3.6 Adult 18-49 rating.  The Thursday track for X Factor has been 4.3…3.9…4.0…3.6.  The 3.6 will probably go up to a 3.7 or 3.8 in the of...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED: Tuesday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 10/18/11

> 4.7.  That was last year’s World Series Game 1 rating in 18-49s, which appears to be the lowest Game 1 rating ever in the demo.  As FOX prepares to begin its St. Louis vs. Texas series tonight, that’s th...
by Mitch Salem