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The Sked: TV Ratings Terms Demystified

> Ever wondered how the fast national ratings are calculated?  Or how DVR recording is counted in the ratings you see each day?  Do you know the difference between a PUT and a NAD?  Check out the updated Sho...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: Ratings No Horror For “Story”

> FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY held up quite well in its second airing last night with a 1.4 in 18-49s, dropping only about 15% from its premiere (even though it faced new competition from the return of USA’s PSYCH, w...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED: AB–See Our Happy Wednesdays

> We said ABC would be wearing a smiley face after last night’s fine numbers, and the network wasted no time in acting on the good news.  REVENGE and SUBURGATORY have received full-season back orders, and HAPPY ENDIN...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: Wednesday Ratings – Network Scorecardj – 10/12/11

> A smiley face for one network and a frowny one for another, on the third night this week disrupted by postseason baseball. ABC:  Everything came up fairly rosy last night at the Alphabet.  SUBURGATORY should be inch...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Thing”

    THE THING:  Watch It At Home – Not Interesting Enough To Be Scary   The third movie iteration of THE THING is as impersonal as the creature it’s about.  This version, the first feature directed ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: FOX Watching Detroit Weather Carefully

> FOX will be staring at the weather radar in Detroit all day today.  Game 5 of the American League Championship Series (Texas going for a 4 games to 1 end of the series on the road) is set to start at 4:19 pm.  FOX s...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “American Horror Story”

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season:  a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may hav...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

The Sked: PROMO WATCH — Update through Wednesday October 12

>ShowBuzzDaily’s PROMO WATCH shows ABC is shifting into heavy support mode for Man Up!, which premieres next Tuesday.  The new comedy (which follows Tim Allen’s Last Man Standing) received multiple hits in the&...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: Baseball Postseason Schedule Update

>Poor TBS.  FOX’s coverage of ALCS Game 4 (Texas at Detroit) ended up going 11 innings and four hours, from a delayed start at 6:35 pm ET to 10:35 pm.  The TBS game (NLCS Game 3, Milwaukee at St Louis) started o...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: Tuesday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 10/11/11

> j It’s taken this long for full ratings to be released from yesterday, mostly because of FOX’s baseball coverage.  And as Mitch Metcalf just reported, tonight is going to be a disaster for FOX as well, with a...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: MLB Postseason Hell

> The Postseason just keeps getting worse for MLB and its broadcast partners FOX and TBS.  ALCS Game 4 in Detroit was supposed to have started shortly after 4 pm ET today, but it was raining in Detroit.  FOX is now sa...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: UPDATED – CW Declares All-Out Victory; NBC Rewards the Undead

> The definition of “success” on network television becomes ever more flexible… CW has decided to make lemonade with its awfully lemony-looking new shows, and it’s given back-orders to HART OF DIXIE, THE...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

The Sked: PROMO WATCH — Tuesday October 11 Update

>ShowBuzzDaily’s PROMO WATCH shows that FOX really has to suffer through the Postseason.  Last night FOX had to air two 30-second generic promos for the Postseason itself (no days and times mentioned, just FOX and TB...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

PROMO WATCH Coming Soon

>PROMO WATCH, updated with on-air promo activity in last night’s sample of shows, will be posted soon this morning.
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Last Man Standing”

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season:  a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may hav...
by Mitch Salem