Posts Tagged ‘Thursday’
 

 

The Sked: THURSDAY RATINGS December 29

>Another night of all repeats on the broadcast networks last night.  Saturday night some original programming returns to the schedule with New Year’s Eve specials hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Carson Daly.    ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

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: THURSDAY RATINGS December 22

>Last night FOX concluded The X Factor last night and hit a 3.8 Adult 18-49 rating for the night, which might go up to a 3.9 in the official nationals later today.  CBS finished in second place with an all-repeat lineup, w...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/15/11

> Silent Night = America’s TV sets during holiday season… FOX:  Reality competition shows are supposed to build as contestants are eliminated and the show nears its conclusion.  THE X FACTOR, though, has b...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: THURSDAY RATINGS December 15

>December 15 is traditionally around the last night there is any significant number of original episodes on the broadcast networks’ schedules and also the date when television usage starts to drop dramatically until botto...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/1/11

> Even with weakened competition on the other 2 networks, NBC and FOX weren’t able to capitalize. NBC:  There were holiday specials on ABC and reruns on CBS, and none of it did much for the NBC line-up.  COMMUNI...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: THURSDAY RATINGS December 1

>FOX ratings last night were nearly identical to two Thursdays ago (the last time The X Factor and Bones were in originals).  Both shows last represent major time period improvements over the same night last year: The X Fa...
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: THURSDAY RATINGS November 17 & Sweep Update

>Compared to last year, CBS is closest to the the network rating on the same night last November.  FOX is still way up over the final Thursday of the 2010 November sweep, and ABC and NBC are way down year-to-year.  On...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: THURSDAY Ratings Advisory

>Remember that the fast nationals for The CW Thursday schedule will be vastly inflated by local coverage of NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football. Because of football pre-emptions in New York and Denver (on WPIX and KWGN)...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: MONDAY RATINGS ADVISORY

>NBC Monday fast national ratings for The Sing-Off and Rock Center will be inflated by one or two tenths because Minneapolis affiliate KARE will be carrying the Monday Night Football game locally (Vikings at Packers).  Min...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/10/11

> For one network, a night that moved in the wrong direction. FOX:  Does FOX have to start worrying about X FACTOR?  The show seemed to make its way through the wave of baseball-related preemptions and reschedulings v...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: THURSDAY RATINGS November 10 & Sweep Update

>Last night, FOX won again with a 3.0 Adult 18-49 rating, up from a 2.2 the same night last year.  The X Factor continues to fade but it still represents a massive time period improvement.  CBS was in second place wit...
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 November 3 & Sweep Update

>Last night, FOX won again with a slipping X Factor and the premiere of Bones.  FOX averaged a 3.5 Thursday night, up sharply from the 2.2 the network averaged the same night last year with Bones and Fringe.  CBS was ...
by Mitch Metcalf