Posts Tagged ‘TV’
 

 

The Sked: Wednesday Week 6 — Scary Halloween for Networks

Halloween always depresses television usage levels of 2-34 year-olds, but last night it looks like 35-49 year-olds also took the night off from watching TV in greater than normal numbers.  Just an awful night for network TV, w...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Monday Ratings — Solid Debut for The Following

CBS won Monday with a 3.1 adult 18-49 rating from 8-11 pm, down from last week’s season high for Monday (3.3) and tied with the second-highest CBS Monday rating (also 3.1 on 11.26, 12.10 and 12.17).  How I Met Your Mothe...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: Olympic Ratings through 12 Nights — Updated Chart

Updated London Summer Olympic ratings chart.  Preliminary 9.3 Adult 18-49 rating last night (back on track and higher than previous recent summer games on this night). Average through 12 nights now 10.3 rating, down a tenth fr...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Friday #2 of the Season

The second Friday of the new season was down 16% in the fast nationals from last year (4.7 rating with Adults 18-49 TOTAL for the four broadcast network versus 5.6 the same night in 2011). It’s pretty much a disaster for ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: Tuesday Week 8 — A Particularly Weak Night

After two atypical Tuesdays (Election Night and a two-hour Voice the week before), NBC has come back down to a 2.6 rating with adults 18-49 on Tuesday (below the 3.3 Tuesday average so far this season), just slightly ahead of...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Episodes”

  The first season of Showtime’s EPISODES was hobbled by its own agenda, but in its much better Season 2, the series relaxed into a very solid sitcom.  The show, written throughout by Must-See-TV veterans David Cran...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: Monday Week 5

On the last night affected by a Presidential Debate this election cycle, NBC stayed on top with a 3.8 preliminary rating with Adults 18-49.  (The night featured 90 minutes of commercially-rated programming: an hour of The Voi...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

SKEDBALL: Weekend Sports Ratings Bowl

CBS’s second half of the Sunday NFL doubleheader did a terrific 17.0 HH rating in the metered markets (mostly Pittsburgh at Dallas between 4:30 and almost 8:00 pm). NBC’s Sunday Night Football at 8:30 pm averaged a ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

Weekly Network Ratings & Summer to Date Standings

Projected weekly network ratings in prime time (based on four days of official nationals and three days of fast nationals).  ABC wins another week, thanks to three NBA Finals games on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.  ABC is dow...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Summer Olympics Ratings Night 2 — Solid But Not Record Breaking

The second night of the London Summer Olympics (and the first night of competition featuring Beach Volleyball, Men’s Gymnastics Qualifying, and Swimming — including the official changing of the guard as Michael Phel...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: Monday Ratings September 24 — The Season Begins

It’s going to be a long fall for CBS on Monday nights.  Last night’s slate of season premieres on CBS average a 2.7 Adult 18-49 rating in the fast nationals, far below the 3.6 nightly rating we forecast back in May...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 
 

The Sked: Friday Nov 2 — NBC Does Some Good But ABC Has a Winning Night Going

ABC finally premiered its entire Friday night lineup, and it won the night, won each half hour, and averaged a 2.0 rating (an extremely difficult feat on a Friday night with a regular schedule).  Last Man Standing starring Ti...
by Mitch Metcalf
 

 

 

The Sked: Tuesday Ratings — A 2.2 Rating Is As Good As It Gets?

With CBS in re-reruns last night, it was one grim night on network TV Tuesday.  ABC won the night with a 2.0 adult 18-49 rating from 8-11 pm, slightly above the 1.7 season-to-date rating for ABC Tuesday.    The network premi...
by Mitch Metcalf