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THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: ABC Trailer – “Back In the Game”

ABC rounds out its new Wednesday with BACK IN THE GAME, placed in the 8:30PM hammock slot between The Middle and Modern Family It’s pretty clearly inspired by the Clint Eastwood movie Trouble With the Curve, with...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: CBS Featurette – “We Are Men”

The CBS featurette for its new Monday 8:30PM comedy WE ARE MEN is at great pains to suggest that the cast–Chris Smith, Tony Shalhoub, Jerry O’Connell and Kal Penn, as divorcees who live in the same residentia...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: CW Promos – “Reign”

CW has released a :30 promo and a little more than a minute of REIGN, the teen Mary, Queen of Scots soap that will have the showcase spot on its schedule next fall, Thursday 9PM after The Vampire Diaries. Here’s ...

by Mitch Salem

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UPDATED – NIELSENWAR UPFRONTS: FOX Fall–and Midseason–2016 Schedule (with NBC/FOX grid)

UPDATED with reactions to FOX trailers, which are available here: The FOX fall schedule is a puzzlement. FOX seems to have done little to help itself with its fall 2016 line-up, leaving two of its weakest nights unimp...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED: The Full 4-Network Fall TV Schedule

Here it is, your Fall 2013 network TV schedule. Watch this space, because next week we’ll be bringing you night-by-night ratings predictions of which shows will win their hours and which are likely to perish. B...

by Mitch Metcalf

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NIELSENWAR 2014-15: SHOWBUZZDAILY’S Fearless Fall Ratings Predictions – Full Network Week

Here are our night-by-night ratings predictions for the Fall network television season: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday Now that we’ve gone through each night’s Fall ratings, l...

by Mitch Salem

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UPDATED WITH ANALYSIS–NIELSENWAR: The ABC Fall 2017 Schedule

Check out our looks at the NBC and FOX fall line-ups. ABC’s 2016-17 season was a tale of two genres. On the comedy side, things were relatively smooth, with American Housewife and Speechless painlessly integ...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: FOX Trailer – “Sleepy Hollow”

We’re continuing our look through FOX’s fall trailers with SLEEPY HOLLOW, which will hold the Monday 9PM slot until The Following takes it back at midseason. It comes from genre specialists Alex Kurtzman an...

by Mitch Salem

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NIELSENWAR: This Revolution Is Being “Televised”

Over the past few days, in the lead-up to the gala Upfront ceremonies that will begin with NBC’s presentation to advertisers and the world on Monday morning, there’s been a steady stream of announcements and ...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED: “Guys” With More Episodes and the Sad State of Network Back Orders

Today’s announcement by NBC that GUYS WITH KIDS has received a 4-episode back order (making for a season total of 17 episodes) seems to require some note. In last night’s ratings, Guys had a 1.3 rating in 18-...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: NBC Trailer – “The Michael J. Fox Show”

As part of today’s Upfronts presentation, NBC has released full trailers of its new series. Now, it’s absolutely unclear to judge a TV series from its trailer–even more than it’s unfair to judge...

by Mitch Salem

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NIELSENWAR 2014-15: CW Makes Its Decisions

Once again, CW demonstrated that it operates under different economics than the other broadcast networks. Much of its revenue comes from episodes streamed online via Netflix and Hulu, which makes sometimes puny on-air ...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: NBC Pick-Ups

NBC has ordered what may just be the first batch of its pick-ups, which of course join the previously ordered MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW. Remember, for now we don’t know whether these shows will be on the air in fall or m...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: CBS Featurette – “The Millers”

For any comedy developed at CBS, the grand prize of pilot season is the slot behind THE BIG BANG THEORY on Thursday night. That prize went this year to Greg Garcia’s THE MILLERS. It’s an unusual multi-cam...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: CBS Featurette – “Mom”

No name has more cachet at CBS than Chuck Lorre’s. He’s given the network The Big Bang Theory, 2 1/2 Men and Mike & Molly, and hopes are high that his MOM, taking over the Monday 9:30PM timeslot this fa...

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THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: ABC Trailer – “Back In the Game”

THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: CBS Featurette – “We Are Men”

THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: CW Promos – “Reign”

UPDATED – NIELSENWAR UPFRONTS: FOX Fall–and Midseason–2016 Schedule (with NBC/FOX grid)

THE SKED: The Full 4-Network Fall TV Schedule

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: SHOWBUZZDAILY’S Fearless Fall Ratings Predictions – Full Network Week

UPDATED WITH ANALYSIS–NIELSENWAR: The ABC Fall 2017 Schedule

THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: FOX Trailer – “Sleepy Hollow”

NIELSENWAR: This Revolution Is Being “Televised”

THE SKED: “Guys” With More Episodes and the Sad State of Network Back Orders

THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: NBC Trailer – “The Michael J. Fox Show”

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: CW Makes Its Decisions

THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: NBC Pick-Ups

THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: CBS Featurette – “The Millers”

THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: CBS Featurette – “Mom”

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