Posts Tagged ‘TV ratings’
 

 

THE SKED: Friday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 9/30/11

> It being a Friday, not a single show on network television could even manage a 2 rating in 18-49s.  Even within that narrow radius, though, there was room to be a loser. CBS:  A GIFTED MAN (see our Pilot + 1 Review)...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: FRIDAY RATINGS September 30

> CBS narrowly won the second Friday of the season with a 1.5 Adult 18-49 rating (each of the three scripted programs was down 0.2 from premiere week), while NBC and FOX followed closely with a 1.4 rating, fueled by lower cost ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED: Thursday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 9/29/11

> On what used to be network TV’s marquee night, only one series had a rating over a 4… NBC:  …and it certainly wasn’t on NBC.  THE OFFICE is now the only non-football show on NBC to exceed eve...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: THURSDAY RATINGS September 29

> With two Thursdays down in the young 2011-12 broadcast season, FOX is the #1 network on this important night (especially to heavy spending movie, retail and auto advertisers).  The X Factor is a not inexpensive...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: WEDNESDAY RATINGS September 28

>Put ABC’s Suburgatory in the conditional win column, while Revenge is on a watch list to see where it settles.  FOX’s The X Factor suffered a decline in week two, but the Simon Cowell performance show still po...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED: Tuesday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 9/27/11

> On a night without a lot of movement, sometimes standing still works out for the best. FOX:  Zooey Deschanel may not be a mainstream movie star, but her Manic Pixie Dream Girl charms are definitely making her one on TV:&...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: CABLE RATINGS September 20-26

>The power of the NFL is in full display in this week’s top cable program chart.  ESPN’s Monday Night Football game featuring the Dallas Cowboys at the Washington Redskins scored a mammoth 7.2 Adult 18-49 ratin...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: TUESDAY RATINGS September 27

> Zooey Deschanel in FOX’s New Girl The second Tuesday of the new season was relatively surprise-free.  FOX’s New Girl established itself as the hit of the new season, and CBS turned in a reliable perform...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

THE SKED: Week 1 + 1 – Network Scorecard

> None of the networks should be throwing a parade after the first 8 days of the new season, but some may be in more of a marching mood than others. FOX:  It was all going so well for FOX.  NEW GIRL launched as strong...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED – Monday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 9/26/11

> One network dominated all of primetime last night… FOX:  …and it wasn’t FOX.  You can’t call TERRA NOVA a disaster–a 3.1 rating (slightly adjusted from Mitch Metcalf’s report) is ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: MONDAY RATINGS September 26

> One of the most highly-anticipated premieres last night (of a show with a long and torturous road through development and on to the air) came and went very quietly.  FOX’s Terra Nova didn’t exactly flop, but ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED: Sunday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 9/25/11

> The season’s first week came to an end with more of a whimper than a bang. ABC:  All things considered, PAN AM got off to a solid start (insert “good take-off,” “little turbulence” or simila...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: SUNDAY RATINGS September 25

> With an “average” NFL game on NBC (if you consider a 7+ rating in primetime average), the other networks premiered their Sunday lineups with only moderate success at best.  ABC got off to a very sluggish star...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED: Friday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 9/23/11

> It was a sleepy first Friday for premiere week. CBS:  The network’s marketing team doesn’t have all that much to boast about this week:  2 Broke Girls had a monster opening, but that was because of its e...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: UPDATED – Thursday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 9/22/11

> On what has traditionally been the flagship night for network television, a mostly subdued start. NBC:  Amidst the carnage of its premiere week, finally there was a tenuous hour of good news for the Peacock.  THE OF...
by Mitch Salem