Posts Tagged ‘Tuesday’
 

 

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “The River”

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season:  a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may hav...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: FOX Adjusts Its Tuesdays

> FOX had announced last year that rather than air GLEE repeats in the space between its original February episodes and the new ones that will close out the season, it would instead air a 2-hour block of sit-coms.  That...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/31/12

> Some things are eternal, and Michael Jackson appears to be one of them. FOX:  GLEE‘s Michael Jackson episode propelled the show to a 3.6, its best rating in months.  The strong lead-in didn’t help the ne...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: TUESDAY RATINGS January 31

>On Thursday the February sweep will begin and suddenly original episodes will abound on the network schedules.  In the meantime, we have a night like last night where FOX was the only broadcast network with a full slate o...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The SKed: TUESDAY RATINGS January 24 (State of the Union)

>State of the Union coverage (most of which is not actually rated because it is “sustaining” programming, i.e. no commercials) dominated the night.  The night only counts about half as much as a normal Tuesday ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/17/12

> The FOX Tuesday line-up returned to moderate results. FOX:  The network won the night, but unimpressively:  GLEE tied the season low it hit during the holiday season, and NEW GIRL was only 0.1 above its own. CBS:&nb...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: TUESDAY RATINGS January 17

>CBS took the night off last night, handing FOX a Tuesday victory.  FOX is finally getting its original episodes going in anticipation of tonight and tomorrow’s American Idol return.  Otherwise, the night was ex...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED: ABC (Finally) Hearts “Cougar Town”

> It’s taken far, far too long, but the news that COUGAR TOWN fans have been longing for has finally arrived:  the smart, quirky, hilarious ensemble comedy that isn’t about cougars of any kind has found a home ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/10/12

> Potentially good news for Cougar Town fans. ABC:  Cougar Town needs a timeslot, and Tuesday 8:30PM should be opening up any minute now, as 20% of the people who watched WORK IT the first time ran away screaming this week...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: TUESDAY RATINGS January 10

>ABC’s Work It is sinking fast (and Last Man Standing is struggling, as well), while the CBS Tuesday schedule continues to chug along and NBC’s line up ages toward irrelevance.          &nbs...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/3/12

> Justice was swift for the worst new show of the season. ABC:  WORK IT debuted with a lousy 2.0 on its quick journey to the TV boneyard.  In fairness, LAST MAN STANDING‘s 2.4 gave it a much weaker lead-in than ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: TUESDAY RATINGS January 3

>ABC premiered the “comedy” Work It, and America did not turn out for it.  CBS went back to basics and brought back its regular Tuesday schedule (all in originals), winning the night unlike the same night last ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: TUESDAY RATINGS December 27

>An incredibly quiet final Tuesday of 2011 last night on the broadcast networks, with CBS’s 1.4 rating leading the pack.  Last year on this night, NBC had an incredible performance from a rescheduled Sunday Night Foo...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/27/11

> The broadcast networks continue their holiday vacation, with virtually no new programming on the air. CBS:  The KENNEDY CENTER HONORS are a prestige show that no one watches, and more so this year:  a dismal 1.1 tha...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: TUESDAY RATINGS December 20

>NBC managed to win last night (the only network to average a 2 rating across the evening) by programming an original game show and a Christmas-themed SNL special (the same strategy the network employed last year on this night)...
by Mitch Metcalf