Posts Tagged ‘TV ratings’
 

 

The Sked: THURSDAY RATINGS February 16

>FOX Thursday was up from last week, thanks to a second hour of American Idol replacing The Finder at 9 pm.  But those two hours of Idol were also the lowest Thursday episode to date.  CBS was also down a bit from rec...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Upscale Ratings — ABC Profile

>Previously we examined the upscale ratings picture of the Monday at 10 pm hour, which showed the first few episodes of Smash as solidly upscale, Hawaii Five-0 as fairy downscale and Castle in the middle.  Today we turn ou...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/15/12

>REVENGE… not so sweet.ABC: It was finally time for Revenge to wind itself back around and reach the flashforward that started the pilot, climaxing the series’ initial plotline, but viewers weren’t all that in...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: WEDNESDAY RATINGS February 15

>American Idol expanded to two hours last night, and the show did its now reliable 6.0 rating.  Survivor premiered its latest cycle on CBS with a 3.0 rating, down from a 3.2 rating for last year’s winter/spring cycle...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: Upscale Ratings for Smash and What It Means for NBC

>As we have discussed, the jury is still out on Smash.  We don’t know where its ratings will settle, as it gives up over half of its massive lead in from The Voice, it was down sharply in its second week versus the p...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: Thou Shalt Not Appeal Directly to Nielsen Homes

>Oprah Winfrey broke a cardinal rule of the Nielsen ratings game by appealing directly to Nielsen sample members to watch her struggling network.  As reported in the New York Times and elsewhere, Oprah tweeted Sunday night...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: TUESDAY RATINGS February 14

>A pretty uneventful Valentine’s night on the broadcast networks, with only NCIS above a 3.5 rating (3.9) and only NCIS: LA and New Girl between a 3.0 and 3.4 (3.2 each).  Also, Cougar Town returned to the air on ABC...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Cable Ratings February 7-13

>AMC’s Walking Dead is the new king of the weekly cable ratings chart, with a terrific 4.2 Adult 18-49 rating for Sunday’s season premiere.  Read more on the Walking Dead premiere here.  The rest of the to...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/13/12

> NBC can’t put away that Alka-Seltzer just yet. NBC:  THE VOICE, down only around 10% from last week’s huge rating, is in great shape at 8PM, and those 2 strong hours pretty much guarantee NBC Monday wins the ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: MONDAY RATINGS February 13

> NBC not surprisingly settled down a bit from last week’s post-Super Bowl launch of its new Monday.  The Voice continues to set the pace for all the networks on Monday and is now about the same as American Idol̵...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD

> Americans, faced with tragedy, gather around their television sets.  For the death of Whitney Houston, that meant the GRAMMYS. CBS:  The sudden (and not so sudden) death of Whitney Houston turned the Grammys into An...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: SUNDAY RATINGS February 12

>CBS hit the jackpot last night with amazing ratings for The Grammy Awards, perfectly timed with an music icon’s death and the return of Adele’s voice.  Sports and live events continue to remain the point of re...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/10/12

> Not a great night for bubble shows. CBS:  On a night where CSI NY and BLUE BLOODS both won their hours and were up slightly from last week, A GIFTED MAN went down 0.1 and tied for 3rd place at 8PM. FOX:  KITCHEN NIG...
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 February 9

>American Idol is stabilizing in the high-5 rating area on Thursday and a 6 rating on Wednesday, while Grey’s Anatomy had a good night on ABC and The Office hits a new low on NBC (though still the network’s highest-...
by Mitch Metcalf