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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...

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UPDATED WITH ANALYSIS: NIELSENWAR: The CBS Fall 2017 Schedule

See our analysis of the fall line-ups for NBC, FOX and ABC. CBS always has the same story to tell at this time of year. It portrays itself, with some accuracy, as television’s bastion of consistency, where...

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THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: ABC Trailer – “Betrayal”

BETRAYAL will be the latest inhabitant of ABC’s Sunday 10PM soap hour, trying to outdo such recent occupants as GCB, Red Widow, 666 Park Avenue and Pan Am. It stars Hannah Ware as the wife of a prosecutor who dis...

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NIELSENWAR: FOX Fall Schedule & Analysis (Includes 5-Network Grid)

Welcome to Upfronts week, when the broadcast networks (or what’s left of them) announce their Fall schedules and attempt to generate billions of dollars worth of excitement from advertisers. It’s harder than ever t...

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THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: ABC Midseason Trailer – “Killer Women”

KILLER WOMEN is another ABC TBD for midseason, this one starring Tricia Helfer (from Battlestar Galactica) as a Texas Ranger. Did you know women can be Texas Rangers these days? Hot women, too! No kidding. Killer W...

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NIELSENWAR: CBS Fall Schedule & Analysis (Including 5-Network Grid)

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THE SKED’s Fall TV Ratings Predictions – Monday

The Upfronts are over, which means the real Upfronts are about to begin–that is, the networks’ advance sale of advertising time (usually about 80% of the season’s total) for the Fall 2013 TV season. A...

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THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: ABC Trailer – “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”

AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. is The Big One, not just for ABC but for any network this fall. A spin-off of one of the most successful movies ever made (and part of a gigantically successful ongoing franchise), co-written and...

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THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: CW Promo – “The 100”

We have a short clip from CW’s midseason series THE 100, about a group of teens returning to a post-apocalyptic Earth. Our heroine, it seems, is Octavia, the rebellious standout in the (as usual for CW, very pretty...

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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 ...

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THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: ABC Trailer – “Once Upon A Time In Wonderland”

ABC has had no success at all in the Thursday 8PM slot for years, which is doubly frustrating now that 9PM and 10PM are humming along beautifully with the Grey’s Anatomy/Scandal duo. The network is trying somethi...

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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-...

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THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: NBC Trailer – “Welcome To the Family”

NBC’s trailers for its fall series continue. Next up: the sitcom WELCOME TO THE FAMILY, featuring Mike O’Malley and Mary McCormick as a couple whose teen daughter falls in love with (and gets pregnant by)...

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NIELSENWAR 2014-15: The CW Schedule – Instant Analysis

CW didn’t need to make a lot of changes after a successful (on its terms) season, and it hasn’t. The network confined its fall moves to 2 nights, opting for stability the rest of the week and keeping 4 addi...

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THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: FOX Trailer – “Us & Them”

Currently TBD on the FOX schedule is US & THEM, an adaptation of the well-liked British comedy Gavin & Stacey. It stars the also well-liked Jason Ritter and Alexis Bledel as co-workers from different branches o...

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

UPDATED WITH ANALYSIS: NIELSENWAR: The CBS Fall 2017 Schedule

THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: ABC Trailer – “Betrayal”

NIELSENWAR: FOX Fall Schedule & Analysis (Includes 5-Network Grid)

THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: ABC Midseason Trailer – “Killer Women”

NIELSENWAR: CBS Fall Schedule & Analysis (Including 5-Network Grid)

THE SKED’s Fall TV Ratings Predictions – Monday

THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: ABC Trailer – “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”

THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: CW Promo – “The 100”

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: CW Makes Its Decisions

THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: ABC Trailer – “Once Upon A Time In Wonderland”

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

THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: NBC Trailer – “Welcome To the Family”

NIELSENWAR 2014-15: The CW Schedule – Instant Analysis

THE SKED 2013 UPFRONTS: FOX Trailer – “Us & Them”

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