Posts Tagged ‘TV ratings’
 

 

THE SKED: The World According to HBO

> You couldn’t ask for a better example of the way in which HBO is different from all other networks–even other pay-cable networks–than its decision today to cancel BORED TO DEATH, HUNG and HOW TO MAKE IT IN A...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: Advisory — ABC Ratings Will Be Inflated Tuesday Morning

>When you see the fast nationals Tuesday morning, ABC’s ratings for Dancing with the Stars and Castle will be overstated by at least a few tenths of a rating point.  WXYZ, the ABC station in Detroit, is carrying the ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports TV Ratings 11.28-29.2015

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday November 28 and Sunday November 29, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television popu...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 9/19/12

CBS had an exit and an entrance last night, neither of them very impressive. CBS:  SURVIVOR: PHILIPPINES  debuted with 3.1, down 0.3 from last fall’s premiere (although that faced weaker competition).  That was followe...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: MAY SWEEP UPDATE (through 4 nights)

>With four nights of the May Sweep in (Thursday’s official ratings and Friday-Sunday’s fast national ratings), here’s an early look at the final major ratings sweep period of the broadcast season, when ratings...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/16/11

> With reruns and holiday specials occupying most of the airwaves, NBC was able to grab a rare non-Sunday win. NBC:  The Peacock was the only network airing original scripted programming, and although CHUCK and GRIMM were ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 12/9/11

> No news was good news for NBC last night. NBC:  The network returned from several weeks of seasonal hiatus in pretty chipper shape.  CHUCK was up slightly from its last airing, but more importantly, GRIMM held stead...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: MONDAY RATINGS December 12 — Fear Factor Returns Big

>CBS Monday won the night yet again with a 3.6 rating.  The night was all originals, except for the benching of How I Met Your Mother.  Freshman hit 2 Broke Girls aired at 8:00 pm and scored a 4.1 Adult 18-49 rating, ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: MONDAY RATINGS April 2

> CBS won the night last night, mostly with the NCAA Basketball Championship.  The preliminary rating for the night matches last year’s mark, although the individual program ratings for CBS Monday (two comedy repeats...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/29/13

  Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Garth Brooks. CBS:  On an otherwise weak night, GARTH BROOKS: LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS towered over everything else at 1.8, better than anything CBS has run all fall in the 9-11PM Friday slot.  It ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 4/23/12

> SMASHWatch likes it when Castle and Hawaii 5-0 take the night off. NBC:  Last night’s episode of SMASH, written by (soon to be ex-) showrunner Theresa Rebeck, featured a Bollywood fantasy number, a plot to undermin...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 2/4/13

8PM comes alive. CBS:  The network just closed its deal to bring back HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER for a 9th and final season, and after last night, the only part it may be regretting is “final,” as HIMYM (with a highly-p...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: MONDAY RATINGS December 19

>CBS Monday hung on to first place last night (2.2 Adult 18-49 rating from 8-11 pm) with an all-repeat schedule.  On this night last year (Monday, December 20, 2010), CBS averaged a 1.9 rating, also with repeats of its reg...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: THURSDAY RATINGS March 8

>Back to a first place tie on Thursday between CBS (with mostly original episodes this week) and FOX (with Idol down to a one-hour edition) followed by The Finder.  You will notice we do not have year-to-year comparisons f...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED’S FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/4/13

You can’t go wrong with football. FOX:  Most of the major college bowl games have migrated to ESPN, but the COTTON BOWL remains on broadcast (for now), and gave FOX an easy win for the night, with a preliminary 3.1 ratin...
by Mitch Salem